René Toft Hansen (born 1 November 1984) is a Danish professional

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er for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team. He is the oldest of 5 siblings, all of which are handball players: His brother

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, who also plays for the Denmark national team, and the three younger siblings: Allan Toft Hansen ( da) of

Mors-Thy Håndbold Mors-Thy Håndbold is a handball club, based in Nykøbing Mors and Thisted, Denmark. Currently, Mors-Thy Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Sparekassen Thy Arena and Thyhallen in Thisted. It ...

, Majbritt Toft Hansen of

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...

and Jeanette Toft Hansen. All five siblings play on the pivot position.

Career

Hansen made his senior debut for HF Mors. In 2003, he joined

, which had just been relegated to the 1st Division. In 2004, he extended his contract at the club. In the 2006-07, he reached the final of the Danish championship, but lost to GOG Svendborg TGI. In 2007, he joined

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

, which had bought him. Here, he won the Danish championship in 2009. In July 2010, he joined AG København. Here, he won the 2011 and 2012 Danish championships. The latter of which he played with his brother,

Henrik Toft Hansen Henrik Toft Hansen (born 18 December 1986) is a Danish professional handball player for Mors-Thy Håndbold and the Danish national team. Club career Hansen started his career at Mors-Thy Håndbold, and later moved to Aalborg Håndbold. In ...

. Hansen moved to

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed t ...

for the 2012–2013 season. He was named the new

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for

beginning in the 2015–16 season, after

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's transfer to

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. With Kiel, he won the 2013 and 2017

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and the 2013, 2014 and 2015 German Championships. In 2016, he ceased to be the Kiel captain, leaving the position for

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at Hansen's own wish. In 2018, he joined Hungarian team

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. Here, he won the Hungarian championship in the one season he played for the club. In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Benfica. In 2020, he returned to Denmark and joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. In October 2024, he announced his intention to retire after the 2024-25 season.

National team

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

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, defeating the host nation in the final, 21–19. Also, he won the silver medal at the

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in 2013 in

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(after losing to Spain 35–19) and in 2011 in

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(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. At the

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, he won gold medals with the Danish team; the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Danish men's team. In 2019, he won the

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with the Danish team; the first time Denmark ever won the title.

Individual awards

*All-Star Line Player of the European Championship:

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*Best Defender of the EHF Champions League:

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Honours

* Danish Championship: **: 2009, 2011, 2012 **: 2007, 2010, 2021 **: 2022 *

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: **: 2011 * German Championship: **:

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: **: 2013

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Rene Toft 1984 births Living people Danish male handball players Viborg HK players KIF Kolding players THW Kiel players Handball-Bundesliga players Veszprém KC players S.L. Benfica handball players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Denmark Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in handball Danish expatriate handball players in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Sportspeople from Skive Municipality Handball players from the Central Denmark Region Expatriate handball players in Portugal Danish expatriate handball players in Hungary 21st-century Danish sportsmen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg players