Torsten Laen

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.

Torsten Laen
Torsten Laen in Kölnarena, 20 February 2008
Personal information
Born	(1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 45) 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 Representing  Denmark Men's handball European Championships 2002 Sweden Team competition 2004 Slovenia Team competition Junior World Championship 1999 Qatar[1] Team

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