HC Linz AG explained

Clubname:	HC Linz AG
Fullname:	Handball Club Linz AG
Short Name:	Linz
Ground:	Sporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen
Capacity:	1,200
League:	Handball Liga Austria
Website:	https://www.hclinz.at
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HC Linz AG is a handball club from Linz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

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.^[1]

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[2]

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^[3]
Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) from SG Handball West Wien
Elias Derdak (LW) from SG Handball West Wien
Jadranko Stojanović (LP) from Alpla HC Hard
Mislav Grgić (LB) from TSV Bayer Dormagen
Arnad Hamzić (LB) from GRK Tikveš
Dejan Golubović (LP) from SK Keplinger-Traun

Leaving

Alexander Hermann (LB) (retires)^[4]
Maximilian Hermann (RB) (retires)^[5]
Markus Bokesch (GK) (retires)
Dejan Babić (LP) to Alpla HC Hard
Tine Gartner (RW) to Union Handballklub Krems
Tobias Cvetko (LB) to Beşiktaş JK

Titles

Handball Liga Austria
- Winner (7) : 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996
Austrian Cup
- Winner (4) : 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
EHF Cup
- Finalist: 1994

European record

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1993–94 Finalist	1/16	Beşiktaş JK	24–9	32–21	56–30
	1/8	AEL Limassol	*wo.*
	1/4	Budapesti Elektromos SE	24–19	22–23	46–42
	1/2	Steaua București	21–21	38–23	59–44
	Finals	CB Alzira Avidesa	22–21	19–23	41–44

EHF ranking

^[6]

Rank	Team	Points
160	CSM Focșani	24
161	Gyöngyösi KK	23
162	SKKP Handball Brno	23
163	HC Linz AG	23
164	Bækkelagets SK	22
165	HC Odessa	22
166	RK Metaloplastika	21

Former club members

Notable former players

Dominik Ascherbauer (2008–2021)
Damir Djukic (2004–2005)
Sebastian Feichtinger (1997–2008)
Patrick Fölser (1998–2000)
Manuel Gierlinger (1991–2003)
Alexander Hermann (2008–2012, 2022–2023)
Maximilian Hermann (2008–2011, 2020–2023)
Ewald Humenberger (1986–1996, 2000–2008)
Antonio Juric (2015–2020)
Florian Kaiper (2023–)
Klemens Kainmüller (1990–2005, 2013–2018, 2019)
Werner Lint (2001–2007)
Manuel Papsch (2002–2016)
Srđan Predragović (2017–2018, 2019)
Zsolt Kontra (1986–1990)
Zygfryd Kuchta (1976–1979)
Andrzej Szymczak (1976–1980)
Saša Barišić-Jaman (2012–2013)