René Toft Hansen

René Toft Hansen
Hansen playing for KIF Kolding in 2009
Personal information
Born (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984
Rybjerg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 7
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2003 HF Mors 2000
2003–2007 Viborg HK
2007–2010 KIF Kolding
2010–2012 AG København
2012–2018 THW Kiel
2018– Telekom Veszprém
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– Denmark 128 (193)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2011 Sweden
2013 Spain
European Championship
2012 Serbia
2014 Denmark
Junior World Championship
2005 Hungary

René Toft Hansen (born 1 November 1984) is a Danish handballer for THW Kiel and the Danish national team.[1]

Career

He had his first game with the Danish national team in 2005. He is the older brother of SG Flensburg-Handewitt player and fellow Danish international Henrik Toft Hansen. He also has three younger siblings, Allan Toft Hansen (da) of Mors-Thy Håndbold, Majbritt Toft Hansen of Aarhus United who also plays the pivot position,[2][3] and Jeanette Toft Hansen (da), who has also played for Aarhus United.

He is European Champion with the Danes, after winning the 2012 Championship in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final, 21–19. Also, he won the silver medal at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2013 in Spain (after losing to Spain 35–19) and in 2011 in Sweden (after losing to France in the overtime 35–37)

Hansen moved to THW Kiel for the 2012–2013 season.[4] He was named the new captain for THW Kiel beginning in the 2015-16 season, after Filip Jícha's transfer to FC Barcelona.

Individual awards

  • All-Star Line Player of the European Championship: 2012[5]
  • Best Defender of the EHF Champions League: 2015[6]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ "2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
  3. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "We know our strengths". European Handball Federation. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "All-star team vote reaches new heights with 44,000 fans". ehfcl.com. 29 May 2015.
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