René Toft Hansen

René Toft Hansen (born 1 November 1984) is a Danish professional handballer for Benfica and the Denmark national team.[1][2] His brother Henrik also plays handball for Denmark national team.

René Toft Hansen
Hansen playing for KIF Kolding in 2009
Personal information
Born (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984
Skive, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Pivot
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
2018–2019
 Telekom Veszprém
2019–2020
 Benfica
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–
 Denmark 147 (206)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2019 Germany/Denmark
2011 Sweden
2013 Spain
European Championship
2012 Serbia
2014 Denmark
Junior World Championship
2005 Hungary

Career

Hansen had his first game with the Denmark national team in 2005.[3][4]

Hansen 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.[5] 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[6]
  • Best Defender of the EHF Champions League: 2015[7]

Honours

References
  1. Dores, Márcia (22 July 2019). "René Toft Hansen: "Vim para um grande clube e estou muito feliz"" [René Toft Hansen: "I have come to a great club and I am very happy"]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. EHF profile
  3. "2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
  4. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "We know our strengths". European Handball Federation. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  7. "All-star team vote reaches new heights with 44,000 fans". ehfcl.com. 29 May 2015.
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