Mikkel Hansen
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| Born | 22 October 1987 Helsingør, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kilograms (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | PSG Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997-2000 | IF Helsingør | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2005 2005–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012– | Virum-Sorgenfri HK GOG FC Barcelona AG København PSG Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007– | Denmark | 132 (615)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish handball player, currently playing in PSG Handball. He was voted as the IHF World Player of the Year in 2011 by the International Handball Federation. He joined FC Barcelona in June 2008. He previously played for Danish Handball League club GOG, with whom he won the Danish championship in 2007. On 2 June 2010 he returned to Denmark, to play for AG København, after 2 years of playing in Spain.
Mikkel Hansen is also European Champion with the Danish national team, winning the 2012 title in Serbia. He was also selected into the All-Star team of the tournament as the best left back.[2] In 2011 he was a part of the Danish team that finished second in the World Championships in Sweden. He was the tournament's overall top goal scorer.
On 1 March 2012 Hansen was given the IHF World Player of the Year award in recognition of his performances throughout 2011 both on club and international level.[3]
Personal life
His father Flemming Hansen played for the Danish national handball team, where he played 120 national team matches, scored 240 goals and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
Individual Awards
- IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2011[6]
- Top Scorer of the EHF Champions League: 2011-2012[7]
- Top Scorer of the World Championship: 2011
- All-Star Left back of the World Championship: 2011
- All-Star Left back of the European Championship: 2012,[8]2014[9]
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the World Championship: 2013
Honours
- Danish Championship:
- Winner: 2007, 2011, 2012
- Silver Medalist: 2006, 2008
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2005, 2010, 2011
- Finalist: 2007, 2008
- Spanish Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2009, 2010
- ASOBAL Cup:
- Winner: 2010
- Finalist: 2009
- Spanish Supercup:
- Winner: 2009, 2010
- Spanish Cup:
- Winner: 2009, 2010
- French Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Coupe de France
- Winner: 2015
References
- ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO official website. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "Heidi Løke and Mikkel Hansen World Handball Players of the Year 2011". International Handball Federation. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Mikkel går i farmands fodspor". sporten.dk. 2008-06-10.
- ↑ "HERRE A-LANDSHOLDSPILLERE - FLEMMING HANSEN". håndbold.info.
- ↑ "Heidi Løke and Mikkel Hansen World Handball Players of the Year 2011". International Handball Federation. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "EHF Champions League 2011/12 – Top 50 scorers". European Handball Federation. ehfcl.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2014 official website. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
External links
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Preceded by Filip Jícha |
IHF World Player of the Year – Men 2011 |
Succeeded by Daniel Narcisse |
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