Alpla HC Hard is a handball club from

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. They currently compete in the

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History

In 1986, the handball division was separated from the ATSV Hard club, and subsequently the independent club HC 86 Hard was founded. Under the guidance of coach Zoltán Balogh, HC Hard reached the Austrian top flight in the 1997/98 season. In the 2002/03 season, HC Hard won the Austrian Championship for the first time under the guidance of coach Frank Bergemann. In the 2004/05 season, the club won its first victory in the Austrian Cup. The club moved to its new home in the Sporthalle am See in 2005. The club won the championship 7 times in total (2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021), the cup 4 times (2005, 2008, 2014, 2018) and the Super Cup 5 times (2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). In 2007/08, HC Hard reached the final of the

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, but won the final against Romanian UCM Sport Reșița with a score of 54:47 on aggregate.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Club crest

File:Alpla_HC_Hard_old_logo.png, Old Logo
(-2016) File:Alpla_HC_hard_logo.png, New Logo
(2016-present)

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Arena: – Sporthalle am See *City: –

*Capacity: – 2400 *Address: – Seestraße 60, 6971

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Hannes Jón Jónsson * Assistant coach: Benjamin Trautvetter * Fitness coach: Stefan Jäger * Masseur:

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* Club Doctor: Dr. Michael Fink

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining * Nikola Stevanovic (RB) from

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* Frederic Wüstner (LB) from

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* Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (CB) from

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;Leaving * Thomas Hurich (GK) ''(retires)'' * Manuel Schmid (CB) ''(retires)'' * Robin Kritzinger (RW) to Bregenz Handball

Previous Squads

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Harald Beilschmied (2000–2001) * Daniel Dicker (2014–2018) * Wolfgang Filzwieser (2002–2007) * Bernd Friede (1999–2008, 2010–2014) * Guido Graf (1998–2002) * Lukas Herburger (2011–2018) * Maximilian Hermann (2018–2020) *

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(2008–2018) * Roland Schlinger (2014–2017) * Dominik Schmid (2008–2014, 2015–) * Lukas Schweighofer (2018–) * Nikola Stevanovic (2022–) * Ibish Thaqi (2006–2007) * Markus Wagesreiter (2005–2007) * Robert Weber (2004–2008) * Frederic Wüstner (2012–2018, 2022–) * Gerald Zeiner (2013–2020) * Boris Zivkovic (2011–2021) * Srđan Predragović (2021–) * Ivan Horvat (2018–) * Bruno Kozina (2019–2020) * Krešimir Kozina (2013–2015) * Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (2022–) * Mārtiņs Lībergs (2003–2005) * Risto Arnaudovski (2017–2019) * Golub Doknić (2011–) * Damian Wleklak (2007–2009) *

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(2004–2007) * Marko Krsmančić (2011–2015, 2020–2021) * Mitar Markez (2014–2015) * Luca Raschle (2009–)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpla Hc Hard Austrian handball clubs