René Toft Hansen

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
Club information
Current club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold
Number 19
Youth career
Team
–
 HRH 74 Roslev
–
 Skive fH
Senior clubs
Years Team
–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
2020–2025
 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold
National team 1
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
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 March 2025

René Toft Hansen (born 1 November 1984) is a Danish professional handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team.[1] 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.[2]

Career

Hansen made his senior debut for HF Mors.[3] In 2003, he joined Viborg HK, which had just been relegated to the 1st Division. In 2004, he extended his contract at the club.[4] In the 2006-07, he reached the final of the Danish championship, but lost to GOG Svendborg TGI.

In 2007, he joined KIF Kolding, which had bought him. Here, he won the Danish championship in 2009.[5] In July 2010, he joined AG København.[6] Here, he won the 2011 and 2012 Danish championships. The latter of which he played with his brother, Henrik Toft Hansen.[7]

Hansen moved to THW Kiel for the 2012–2013 season.[8] He was named the new captain for THW Kiel beginning in the 2015–16 season, after Filip Jícha's transfer to FC Barcelona.[9] With Kiel, he won the 2013 and 2017 DHB-Pokal and the 2013, 2014 and 2015 German Championships. In 2016, he ceased to be the Kiel captain, leaving the position for Domagoj Duvnjak at Hansen's own wish.

In 2018, he joined Hungarian team KC Veszprém.[10] Here, he won the Hungarian championship in the one season he played for the club. In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Benfica.[11]

In 2020, he returned to Denmark and joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.[12] In October 2024, he announced his intention to retire after the 2024-25 season.[13]

National team

Hansen had his first game with the Denmark national team in 2005.[14][15]

Hansen is European Champion with the Danes, after winning the 2012 Championship in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final, 21–19.[16] 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)

At the 2013 World Championship and the 2014 European Championship, he won silver medals with the Danish team at both occasions.

He missed the 2015 World Championship due to injury.[9]

At the 2016 Olympics, he won gold medals with the Danish team; the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Danish men's team.[17]

In 2019, he won the World Championship with the Danish team; the first time Denmark ever won the title.[18]

Individual awards

  • All-Star Line Player of the European Championship: 2012[19]
  • Best Defender of the EHF Champions League: 2015[20]

Honours

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ Henrik Braad Jacobsen (1 November 2024). "I sine velmagtsdage var han en af de bedste i verden" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Viborg HK forlænger med Rene Toft Hansen". Haandbold.com (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Jensen, Espen (18 May 2007). "Sidste nat med kliken" (in Danish). Dagbladet Arbejderen. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  6. ^ Camilla Dam (10 February 2010). "Rene Toft Hansen til AG København" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ^ www.hbold.dk: Til- og afgange Jack & Jones Ligaen
  8. ^ "We know our strengths". European Handball Federation. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  9. ^ a b "The end of season for Rene Toft Hansen". handball-planet. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Veszprem und Kiel bestätigen Toft-Hansen-Transfer" (in German). handball-world.news. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "BSH bestätigt: René Toft Hansen kommt" (in German). Der Nordschleswiger. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Rene Toft stopper karrieren efter sæsonen". Ritzau (in Danish). Viborg Folkeblad. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  14. ^ "2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
  15. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  17. ^ Bo Bentsen (21 August 2016). "Danmark slår Frankrig i OL-finalen og vinder historisk guld". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Flawless Denmark claim first world title". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 27 January 2019.
  19. ^ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  20. ^ "All-star team vote reaches new heights with 44,000 fans". ehfcl.com. 29 May 2015.
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