Torsten Laen
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Born
26 November 1979
Odense, Denmark
Odense, Denmark
Nationality
Danish
Height
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position
Pivot
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 Torsten Laen in Kölnarena, 20 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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Torsten Laen (born 26 November 1979) is a Danish team handball administrator and former player. He is currently serving as the chairperson of the Danish Handball Federation.[2] 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.
After his playing Career Torsten Laen has been involved in the Danish handball player labour union, Håndbold Spillerforeningen.[3] He has also been the ambassador at Kolding Handicap Idræt, an organisation for handicap sports in Kolding, Denmark.[4]
In June 2025 he was appointed the chairperson of the Danish Handball Federation following the death of former chairperson Morten Stig Christensen.[2]
