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Sandra Toft

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Sandra Toft (born 18 October 1989) is a Danish professional handball goalkeeper for Győri ETO KC and the Danish national team.[1]

Sandra Toft
Toft in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sandra Toft
Born (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35)
Gribskov, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Győri ETO KC
Number 89
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2007
 Virum-Sorgenfri HK
2007–2014
 TTH Holstebro
2014–2017
 Larvik HK
2017–2019
 Team Esbjerg
2019–2022
 Brest Bretagne HB
2022–
 Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–
 Denmark 190 (2)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macedonia
Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Canada
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Turkey

She made her debut on the Danish national team on 27 March 2008, against Czech Republic.[2]

She participated for the first time in a major international at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, where she was the third choice keeper behind Karin Mortensen and Christina Pedersen.[3]

She missed the 2013 World Cup in Serbia due to illness.

Club Career

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Pre-professional career

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Sandra Toft started playing handbold at Team Helsinge, before joining Virum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub in 2002 at the age of 14. In 2007 she joined Team Tvis Holstebro for her first professional contract.

Team Tvis Holstebro

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At TTH Holstebro she was part of the team to reach the 2010/2011 Women's EHF European League, where they lost to league rivals FC Midtjylland Håndbold.[4] In 2012/2013 TTH Holstebro with Sandra Toft in goal manage to reach the final once again and win it this time.[5] Sandra Toft almost missed the match due to an injury in her left knee in january 2012.[6]

Car crash in 2009

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In 2009, Sandra was driving back home from North Zealand when she lost control over her vehicle. At 10 pm, north of the city Give, the car spun off the road, flew 50 metres across a field and made four rollovers. Sandra survived the car crash, but suffered a severe neck vertebra collapse. Only five months later she was back on court for Team Tvis Holstebro.[7]

Larvik

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In the summer 2014 Toft signed with Norwegian club Larvik HK.[8] Here she won the Norwegian Championship and the norwegian cup three times each in the four years she played for the club.

She also reached the EHF Champions League final in 2015 where Larvik HK lost to Montenegrin side ŽRK Budućnost. After the tournament She was a part of the tournament all star team as the Best EHF Goalkeeper 2014/2015.[9]

Team Esbjerg

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Toft returned to Danish handball in 2017/2018 on a two-year contract.[10] She won the Danish Cup in 2017 and the 2018–19 Danish League with the club.[11] In 2019 Toft once again reached the Women's EHF European League final, but this time her club lost to Hungarian side Siófok KC.[12]

Brest

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In 2019 she joined the French top club Brest Bretagne Handball,[13] where she reached the 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League. Once again Sandra Toft lost a European final, this time to Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand.[14]

Győr

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In 2022 she signed with Hungarian side Győri ETO KC, where she won the Hungarian Championship in her first season.

She then won the 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League.

Achievements

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Sandra Toft - Statistik - Håndbold.dk" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Pytlick med VM-overraskelse". Ekstra Bladet. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ "FCM vandt EHF-trofæ med et nederlag". Politiken (in Danish). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Jan (12 May 2013). "Vildt comeback: Team Tvis vinder Europa Cup-finale". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Sandra Toft knæskadet". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Håndboldtalent kvæstet i bilulykke". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). 27 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Officielt: Sandra Toft til Larvik". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Sandra Toft udtaget til Champions League-Allstar-hold". DR (in Danish). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Sandra Toft skifter til Team Esbjerg". Håndbold nyheder om dansk og udenlandsk håndbold, VM og EM (in Danish). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Team Esbjerg er dansk mester - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Team Esbjerg taber finalen i EHF Cuppen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Sandra Toft forlader Danmark - skifter til Champions League-klub - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Superb Vipers celebrate first Champions League title".
  15. ^ "DANISH DELIGHT IN THE 2021 IHF WORLD PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE YEAR AWARDS". International Handball Federation. 28 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Spain 2021 All-Star Team". ihf.info. 19 December 2021.
  17. ^ "EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled". women2020.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  18. ^ "EHF Champions League 2014/15 – All-stars take to the court at the 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4". Ehfcl.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  19. ^ "World Female Best 8 in 2019!". handball-planet.com. 20 January 2020.
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