Torsten Laen
Danish handball player (born 1979)
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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.
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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| Born |
26 November 1979 Odense, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- 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