Torsten Laen (born 26 November 1979) is a Danish former team handball player. His last club was the Danish club GOG. Laen has been a part of the Danish national handball team, winning medals in 2002 and 2004.
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 Torsten Laen in Kölnarena, 20 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 November 1979 Odense, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2007 | GOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | BM Ciudad Real | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Füchse Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | KIF Kolding København | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | GOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2018 | Denmark | 152 | (257) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After his playing Career Torsten Laen has been involved in the Danish handball player labour union, Håndbold Spillerforeningen.[2] He has also been the ambassador at Kolding Handicap Idræt, an organisation for handicap sports in Kolding, Denmark.[3]
Honours
edit- EHF Champions League: 2
Gold: 2008, 2009
- Spanish Championship: 2
- Gold: 2008, 2009
- Danish Championship: 5
- Gold: 2000, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015
- Danish Handball Cup: 4
- Gold: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2013
References
edit- ^ "1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
- ^ "Torsten Laen". www.haandboldspiller.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Jørgensen, Stefan (28 January 2015). "Torsten Laen er KHI-ambassadør". Kolding Ugeavis (in Danish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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