Rene Toft Hansen
Hansen playing for KIF Kolding in 2009. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Rybjerg, Denmark | 1 November 1984||
Nationality | Danish | ||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | THW Kiel | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
2003–2007 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012– –2003 |
HF Mors 2000 Viborg HK KIF Kolding AG København THW Kiel | ||
National team | |||
2005– | Denmark | 114 (175) | |
René Toft Hansen (born 1 November 1984) is a Danish handballer, playing for the German league club THW Kiel. He is also the clubs captain. 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 two younger siblings, Allan Toft Hansen of Mors-Thy Håndbold and Majbritt Toft Hansen of SK Aarhus who also plays the pivot position.[1][2]
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.[3] 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[4]
- Best Defender of the EHF Champions League: 2015[5]
Honours
- Danish Championship:
- Gold: 2009, 2011, 2012
- Silver: 2007, 2010
- Danish Cup:
- Gold: 2011
- German Championship:
- German Cup:
- Gold: 2013
References
- ↑ "2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
- ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "We know our strengths". European Handball Federation. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "All-star team vote reaches new heights with 44,000 fans". ehfcl.com. 29 May 2015.