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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.

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

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

As of 12/10/2023

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)

References

1. http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/men/1993-94/round/5/finals
2. https://www.hclinz.at/teams/hla-team/
3. https://handball-westwien.at/kaiper-paulnsteiner-und-derdak-wechseln-nach-linz/
4. https://www.hclinz.at/2023/06/20/breaking-bad-news-alex-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
5. https://www.hclinz.at/2023/04/25/max-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
6. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

• Official website
• HC Linz AG on Facebook

• Handball clubs in Austria
• Handball clubs established in 1972
• Sport in Linz
• 1972 establishments in Austria