René Toft Hansen

René Toft Hansen (born 1 November 1984) is a Danish professional handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team.^[1][2] He is the oldest of 5 siblings, all of which are handball players: His brother Henrik, who also plays for the Denmark national team, and the three younger siblings: Allan Toft Hansen (da) of Mors-Thy Håndbold, Majbritt Toft Hansen of Viborg HK and Jeanette Toft Hansen. All five siblings play on the pivot position.^[3]

René Toft Hansen
Hansen playing for KIF Kolding in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 (age 40) Skive, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold
Number	19
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
2020–	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–	Denmark	147	(205)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 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.^[4][5]

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.^[6] 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^[7]
• Best Defender of the EHF Champions League: 2015^[8]

Honours

• Danish Championship:
  •  Gold: 2009, 2011, 2012
  •  Silver: 2007, 2010, 2021
  •  Bronze: 2022
• Danish Cup:
  •  Gold: 2011
• German Championship:
  •  Gold: 2013, 2014, 2015
• German Cup:
  •  Gold: 2013

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. "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. "2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
5. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
6. "We know our strengths". European Handball Federation. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
7. "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
8. "All-star team vote reaches new heights with 44,000 fans". ehfcl.com. 29 May 2015.

External links

• Rene Toft Hansen at the European Handball Federation
• Rene Toft Hansen at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
• Rene Toft Hansen at THW Kiel (in German)
• Rene Toft Hansen at Olympedia