HC Linz AG is a

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club from

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. They currently compete in the

Handball Liga Austria The Handball Liga Austria (HLA) is the professional handball league of Austria. Competition format The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first five teams qualify for a first playoff round, while the last five play ...

History

The club was founded in 1972. It was promoted to the top division in 1974 and has been in the top division continuously since then. They became Austrian champions seven times (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995 and 1996) and won the Austrian Cup four times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997). In the 1993/94 season, the club reached the final of the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Milan Vunjak * Assistant coach: Manuel Gierlinger * Fitness coach: Matthias Papke * Physiotherapist: Franz Kainz * Physiotherapist: Christoph Eisner * Club doctor: Dr. Franz Gaderer

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Florian Kaiper (GK) from

SG Handball West Wien SG Handball West Wien is a handball club from Wien, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria. History In 1946, police lieutenant colonel Herndlm West Wien founded the club. They won the championship 5 times (1968, 1989, 199 ...

* Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) from

* Elias Derdak (LW) from

* Jadranko Stojanović (LP) from

Alpla HC Hard Alpla HC Hard is a handball club from Hard, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria. History In 1986, the handball division was separated from the ATSV Hard club, and subsequently the independent club HC 86 Hard was foun ...

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(LB) from

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* Arnad Hamzić (LB) from

GRK Tikveš GRK Tikvesh ( mk, ГРК Тиквеш), formerly known as GRK Lozari, is a handball club from Kavadarci, North Macedonia. Tikves is a member of the VIP Super league. History The Tikvesh Club was established in 1955 by the Tikvesh Sports Associa ...

* Dejan Golubović (LP) from SK Keplinger-Traun ;Leaving *

Alexander Hermann Alexander Hermann (born 10 December 1991) is an Austrian handball player for VfL Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach is a handball club from the Germany, German city of Gummersbach. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and ...

(LB) ''(retires)'' *

Maximilian Hermann Maximilian Hermann (born 10 December 1991) is an Austrian handball player for Alpla HC Hard and the Austrian national team. He is the twin brother of Alexander Hermann Alexander Hermann (born 10 December 1991) is an Austrian handball player f ...

(RB) ''(retires)'' * Markus Bokesch (GK) ''(retires)'' *

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(LP) to

* Tine Gartner (RW) to

Union Handballklub Krems Förthof UHK Krems is a professional handball club from Krems an der Donau, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria. History In 1947 the UHK Krems was founded as the handball section of Union Krems. It has always been i ...

* Tobias Cvetko (LB) to

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Titles

** Winner (7) : 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996 * Austrian Cup ** Winner (4) : 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 *

** Finalist: 1994

European record

EHF Cup and EHF European League

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Dominik Ascherbauer (2008–2021) * Damir Djukic (2004–2005) * Sebastian Feichtinger (1997–2008) *

Patrick Fölser Patrick Fölser (born 16 November 1976) is an Austrian former handball player for SG Handball West Wien SG Handball West Wien is a handball club from Wien, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria. History In 1946, police ...

(1998–2000) * Manuel Gierlinger (1991–2003) *

(2008–2012, 2022–2023) *

(2008–2011, 2020–2023) *

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(1986–1996, 2000–2008) *

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(2015–2020) * Florian Kaiper (2023–) * Klemens Kainmüller (1990–2005, 2013–2018, 2019) * Werner Lint (2001–2007) * Manuel Papsch (2002–2016) *

Srđan Predragović Srđan Predragović (born 4 July 1995) is a Bosnian handball player for Alpla HC Hard and the Bosnian national team. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball ...

(2017–2018, 2019) *

Zsolt Kontra Zsolt Kontra (born August 23, 1955, in Sopron) is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 198 ...

(1986–1990) *

Zygfryd Kuchta Zygfryd Kuchta (born 5 January 1944 in Diepholz, Germany) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Econo ...

(1976–1979) * Andrzej Szymczak (1976–1980) * Saša Barišić-Jaman (2012–2013)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:HC Linz AG Handball clubs in Austria Handball clubs established in 1972