Mikkel Hansen facts for kids
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| Born | 22 October 1987 Helsingør, Denmark |
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| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997–2000
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Helsingør IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000–2005
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Virum-Sorgenfri HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2005–2008
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GOG Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008–2010
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FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010–2012
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AG København | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012–2022
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Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022–2024
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Aalborg Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007–2024
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Denmark | 276 | (1387) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| 1 National team caps and goals correct as of 11th August 2024 |
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Mikkel Hansen (born October 22, 1987) is a famous Danish former professional handball player. He is known as one of the best handball players ever. Mikkel Hansen has won the award for the best player in the world, called the IHF World Player of the Year, three times. This is a record!
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Mikkel Hansen's Amazing Career
Mikkel Hansen was chosen as the IHF World Player of the Year in 2011, 2015, and 2018. This award is given by the International Handball Federation.
He joined the club FC Barcelona Handbol in June 2008. Before that, he played for a Danish club called GOG. With GOG, he helped them win the Danish championship in 2007.
On June 2, 2010, he went back to Denmark to play for AG København. He played there for two years and won two championships. In 2012, his club closed down. Mikkel then joined a new French team, PSG Handball. He played for PSG for ten seasons. After that, he returned to Denmark to play for Aalborg Håndbold.
Mikkel Hansen has won many big titles with the Danish national team. He is an Olympic Champion, a World Champion, and a European Champion.
He won the Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He also won the World Championship in 2019 in Denmark. In 2012, he won the European Championship in Serbia. He was also named the best left back player in that tournament.
In 2011, Mikkel was part of the Danish team that came in second place at the World Championships in Sweden. He scored the most goals in that tournament.
In 2019, he led Denmark to win their first-ever World Championship. He was the top scorer and the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. Later that year, he was named the best player in the world for the third time.
In 2021, he won the World Championship again with Denmark. He was chosen as both the best left back and the MVP of the tournament.
At the 2020 Olympics, Denmark won a silver medal. Mikkel was again chosen as the best left back. He also scored the most goals with 61 goals. With these 61 goals, he broke the record for the most goals scored in one men's Olympic handball tournament. During the same Olympics, he also became the all-time top goal scorer in men's Olympic handball, with a total of 165 goals.
In April 2024, Mikkel Hansen announced that he would stop playing handball professionally in the summer.
Mikkel Hansen's Family Life
Mikkel Hansen's father, Flemming Hansen, was also a handball player. He played for the Danish national handball team. His father played 120 national team matches and scored 240 goals. He also played in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Mikkel married Stephanie Gundelach in 2020. They have two sons. Their first son, Eddie Max, was born in January 2019. Their second son, Vince, was born in May 2021.
Awards and Achievements
Mikkel Hansen has won many awards for his amazing skills:
- IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2011, 2015, 2018
- Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player: 2016, 2019, 2021
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Olympic Games: 2016
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the World Championship: 2013, 2019, 2021
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the LNH Division 1: 2016
- Top Goalscorer of the Olympic Games: 2020
- Top Goalscorer of the World Championship: 2011, 2019
- Top Goalscorer of the EHF Champions League: 2012, 2016
- Top Goalscorer of the LNH Division 1: 2015, 2016
- All-Star Left back of the Olympic Games: 2016, 2020
- All-Star Left back of the World Championship: 2011, 2021
- All-Star Left back of the European Championship: 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022
- All-Star Left back of the EHF Champions League: 2017, 2019, 2021
- All-Star Playmaker of the EHF Champions League: 2014, 2015, 2020
- His player number 24 was retired at Aalborg Håndbold. This means no other player at that club will wear his number.
Team Honours
Club Wins
- French Championship:
- Winners: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Runners-up: 2014
- French Cup
- Winners: 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022
- Runners-up: 2013, 2016
- French League Cup
- Winners: 2016
- French Champions Trophy
- Winners: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
- Runners-up: 2017
- Danish Championship:
- Winners: 2007, 2011, 2012, 2024
- Runners-up: 2006, 2008, 2023
- Danish Cup:
- Winners: 2005, 2010, 2011
- Runners-up: 2007, 2008, 2023
- Danish Super Cup:
- Winners: 2022
- Spanish Championship:
- Runners-up: 2009, 2010
- Spanish ASOBAL Cup:
- Winners: 2010
- Runners-up: 2009
- Spanish Supercup:
- Winners: 2009, 2010
- Spanish King's Cup:
- Winners: 2009, 2010
- EHF Champions League (Europe's top club competition)
- Runners-up: 2016–17, 2023–24
- Third place: 2011–12, 2017–18, 2019–20
- IHF Super Globe (World club championship)
- Runners-up: 2016
International Wins
- Olympics:
Gold
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2024 Paris
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Silver
- 2020 Tokyo
- World Championship:
- Gold
- 2019 Denmark/Germany, 2021 Egypt, 2023 Poland/Sweden
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- Silver
- 2011 Sweden, 2013 Spain
- European Championship:
- Gold
- 2012 Serbia
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- Silver
- 2014 Denmark, 2024 Germany
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Bronze: 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Images for kids
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Hansen (right) playing for Denmark against Russia at the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship
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Hansen playing for Denmark at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship
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Hansen (left) playing for Denmark against France in 2016
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See also
In Spanish: Mikkel Hansen para niños
- List of handballers with 1000 or more international goals
