– In consultation with his family, doctors and Aalborg Handbold, Mikkel Hansen went to the doctor with symptoms of stress. This is the result of an exceptionally hard year for Mikkel – we read on the official website of the Danish club, which is the rival of the Polish champions, Industria Kielce in the group stage of the Champions League.
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Hansen’s break from handball is also commented on by Jan Larsen, director of Aalborg Handbold.
– It’s been a hectic year for Mikkel. In the spring of 2022, he had a blood clot disease, then moved with his family to Denmark after ten successful years abroad. He was the focus of all the attention through the autumn with his move to Aalborg and then at the World Cup. After returning from this tournament, we made the only right choice together. We are fully focused on giving Mikkel the time and professional support he needs to recover. We will be waiting impatiently for his return – admitted Jan Larsen.
Two weeks ago, Mikkel Hansen won his third world championship with Denmark. This player has been a pillar of this team for fifteen years! “I can imagine Danish handball without Mikkel Hansen, but we are happy that he is still playing at a very high level. We will cry when he retires. I believe that it will be a few more years before he decides to take such a step – said Nikolaj Jacobsen, coach of the Danish national team after the final.
Before joining Aalborg, Hansen played for the best clubs in the world – FC Barcelona and for ten years – at PSG. He has never won the Champions League in his career. He finished second in the Final Four in Cologne twice, in 2010 with FC Barcelona and in 2017 with PSG.
With the national team of Denmark, in addition to M¦, he became the champion (2016) and Olympic runner-up (2021) and European champion (2012). Hansen was voted the best handball player in the world three times (in 2011, 2015, 2018).
Source: Sport.PL
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