Torsten Jansen
| Torsten Jansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 December 1976 Adenau, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1992 | TV Witzhelden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Wermelskirchener TV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | TUSEM Essen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2001 | SG Solingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | HSG Nordhorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2015 | HSV Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | THW Kiel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | HSV Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–? | Germany | 178 | (503) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | HSV Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torsten "Toto" Jansen (born 23 December 1976) is a former German handballer, who spent the majority of his career playing for HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga. He was also a regular member of the German national team. He was known as a good defensive player. In March 2017 he took over as head coach of the Handball Sport Verein Hamburg.
He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and also represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Jansen became a World champion in 2007, and European champion in 2004. He has been awarded the Silbernen Lorbeerblatt for his triumph at the 2007 world championship.