Danish handball player

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

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Individual awards
• 3 Honours
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

Hansen had his first game with the Denmark national team in 2005.

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. 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
• Best Defender of the EHF Champions League: 2015

Honours

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

References

External links

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