On the way in the mid-term meeting remained Mikkel Hansen is still very quiet and serene. While his colleagues from the Danish national team for the umpteenth Time to contact the people on the powerful standing-only grandstand in the Arena of Herning, dove is the most popular and best handball players of the country is simply in the quantity, and straightway went into the cabin. To push into the foreground, or stage, is not Hansen’s thing. The 31-Year-old with the hipster beard and long mane is away from the football fields of this world as an almost shy man.
On Sunday, however, even Hansen has gone exceptionally properly out of and put in order all the clichés, the Northern Europeans adhering to commonly. Led to a late hour he a grape Danish national players in the field, which brought with it a formidable and much admired dance to the performance. In their midst, of course: Mikkel Hansen.
The occasion was historic: For the first Time ever, the recognised football Nation Denmark had won the title at a world Cup for men. After 60 one-sided minutes, it was 31:22 (18:11) against those of the Norwegian delegation, who had bowled on Friday Germany out of the tournament. 15,000 visitors in the sold-out Arena in Herning that opened in a Party, which will last a couple of days in hand ball crazy Denmark.
Hansen came in total at the world Cup on 72 goals and 37 assists
To the General amazement of Hansen was in the final of the pre-eminent man of his team. But what does it mean? At the end of seven goals and five Assists in the personal balance sheet of the rear space player earns his money in the French club Paris St. Germain.
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What would be for most other handball players an outstanding evening, is for Hansen, rather a solid average. In a preliminary round game 14 hits in just under 50 minutes. Then national coach Nicolaj Jacobsen took him from the field.
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Without their leader, without Mikkel Hansen would be disappointed the Danes never so effortlessly through the world Cup of Gera, that they can outclass in the final, the previously strong Norwegians in such a way. Denmark won all ten games with at least four goals ahead, and Hansen came to a total of 72 goals and 37 assists, respectively, of the tournament-the best values. After the Olympic victory in Rio in 2016, and the Danes, crowned with the last big title that had been missing.