Henrik Toft Hansen
Henrik Toft Hansen | |||
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![]() Toft Hansen (2018) | |||
Personal information | |||
Born |
Skive, Denmark | 18 December 1986||
Nationality | Danish | ||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1992–2000 | HRH 74 Roslev | ||
2000–2004 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2004–2006 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | ||
2006–2011 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2011–2012 | AG København | ||
2012–2013 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
2013–2015 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2015–2018 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2018– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008– | Denmark | 126 | (218) |
Henrik Toft Hansen (born 18 December 1986) is a Danish handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Danish national team.[1][2]
He is the younger brother of René Toft Hansen. He has three younger siblings: (da) of Mors-Thy Håndbold, Majbritt Toft Hansen of Viborg HK and Jeanette Toft Hansen. All five siblings play on the pivot position.[3]
He is married to former Swedish national team player Ulrika Toft Hansen (formerly Ulrika Ågren), with whom he has a son.
Club career[]
Before transferring to Germany, he has played for Danish league sides HF Mors, AaB Håndbold, AG København and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. In 2013 he won the EHF Champions League with Hamburg.
International career[]
In 2008 Hansen's performances for AaB Håndbold earned him his first call-up for the Danish national team. He was a part of the team when it won the 2012 European Championship in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final by 21–19.
Personal life[]
Henrik Toft Hansen is married to Swedish handballer Ulrika Toft Hansen. They became parents to a boy, Oliver, in November 2015.
Honours[]
- Danish Championship:
Gold: 2012
- German Championship
- German Cup
Silver: 2016,
- EHF Cup:
Silver: 2015
- EHF Champions League:
Gold: 2013
- Summer Olympics:
Gold: 2016
- European Championship:
Gold: 2012
- World Championship:
Silver: 2013
References[]
- ^ "SG Flensburg-Handewitt Player Profile". SG Flensburg-Handewitt. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links[]
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- Henrik Toft Hansen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Aalborg Håndbold players
- SG Flensburg-Handewitt players
- People from Skive Municipality
- Danish male handball players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate handball players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Olympic handball players of Denmark
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
- Danish handball biography stubs