Bregenz Handball

Austrian handball club

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Bregenz Handball is a professional handball club from Bregenz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

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Location of Bregenz Handball

History

Bregenz Handball was founded in 1946 at the divisions of SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. The team initially played in the German championships. In the 1995/1996 season, the team switched from the German championship to the Austrian championship. After two years in the 2nd league, in the 1996/1997 season, it was promoted to the first division with a championship title. After the handball division of SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz operated as an independent club for several years, the parent association was effectively separated in 1996. The growing importance of the club allowed different companies to become involved as main and name sponsors, so the club name changed often (Casino Zima Alno Bregenz, PTA Bregenz, Post Bregenz, jet2web Bregenz, A1 Bregenz). It was only in the 2012/2013 season that the club management decided that the main sponsor no longer had any influence on the name of the club. The team won the Austrian Cup in 2000. A year later, the first league title in the club's history followed. The team won the Austrian championship 9 times in total (the Austrian record) and the Austrian cup 5 times.

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
– 2009	Puma
2009–2022	Hummel
2022 – present	Select Sport

Kits

HOME
2008–09	2009–11

AWAY
2009–10

Sports Hall information

Arena: – Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster
City: – Bregenz
Capacity: – 1600
Address: – Burggräflergasse 11, 6900 Bregenz, Austria

Management

Position	Name
President	Gregor Günther
Executive Director	Björn Tyrner
Member Of The Board	Bernd Schuler
Member Of The Board	Phillip Radel
Member Of The Board	Michael Lipburger
Member Of The Board	Rupert Manhart

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

Bregenz Handball

Goalkeepers

16 Ralf Patrick Häusle
46 Jan Kroiss

Left Wingers

08 Sebastian Burger
29 Alexander Wassel

Right Wingers

05 Christoph Kornexl
15 Marian Klopcic
17 Raphael König
22 Robin Kritzinger

Line Players

23 Marcel Timm
26 Florian Mohr

Central Backs

06 Lukas Frühstück
30 Claudio Svečak
32 Matic Kotar

Left Backs

11 Matthias Brombeis
24 Mikhail Vinogradov
57 Dian Ramić

Right Backs

13 Uroš Mitrović

Technical staff

Head coach: Michael Roth
Assistant coach: Marko Tanasković
Goalkeeping coach: Goran Aleksić
Athletic Trainer: Johannes Sturn
Physiotherapist: Gerd Rainer
Physiotherapist: Niklas Engel
Club Doctor: Dr. Johannes Hartl

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Raphael König (RW) from SC Ferlach
Robin Kritzinger (RW) from Alpla HC Hard
Sebastian Burger (LW) from BT Füchse
Dragan Pavlović (RB) from RK Koper^[2]
Uroš Mitrović (RB) on loan from Wisła Płock^[3]

Leaving

Ante Ešegović (RB) (retires)
Goran Aleksić (GK) (retires)
Marko Tanasković (RB) (retires)
Marijan Rojnica (RW) to SV Fides St. Gallen
Marko Čorić (LP) to Fram Reykjavík
Luka Vukićević (RB) to Fram Reykjavík
Dragan Pavlović (RB) to RK Koper^[4]

Previous Squads

2019–2020 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia Austria	Goran Aleksić	(1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 41)	Goalkeeper
4	Austria	Christian Jäger	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 26)	Right Back
6	Austria	Lukas Frühstück	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
7	Lithuania	Povilas Babarskas	(1988-12-13) 13 December 1988 (age 35)	Left Back
10	Croatia	Marko Coric	(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)	Line Player
11	Germany	Matthias Brombeis	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 22)	Left Back
15	Austria	Marian Klopcic	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32)	Right Winger
16	Austria	Ralf Patrick Häusle	(1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29)	Goalkeeper
17	Austria	Severin Lampert	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24)	Left Winger
19	Germany	Nico Schnabl	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28)	Central Back
20	Austria	Ante Ešegović	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)	Right Back
22	Austria	Robin Kritzinger	(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22)	Right Winger
23	Croatia	Josip Jurić-Grgić	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29)	Left Back
26	Austria	Florian Mohr	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)	Line Player
28	Austria	Clemens Gangl	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 30)	Line Player
29	Austria	Alexander Wassel	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)	Left Winger
30	Austria	Claudio Svečak	(2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22)	Central Back
32	Austria	Kevin Radic	(1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26)	Goalkeeper
57	Austria	Dian Ramic	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 23)	Left Back
71	North Macedonia	Vlatko Mitkov	(1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 42)	Right Back

2009–2010 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Austria	Lucas Mayer	(1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
4	Austria	Lukas Frühstück	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
5	Austria	Marian Klopcic	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32)	Right Winger
7	Austria	Philipp Günther	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)	Left Back
9	Austria	Emanuel Sonnweber	(1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 (age 34)	Left Back
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982 (age 41)	Left Back
11	Austria	Andreas Varga	(1977-02-06) 6 February 1977 (age 47)	Central Back
12	Austria	Christopher Winkler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35)	Goalkeeper
13	Austria	Matthias Günther	(1976-10-11) 11 October 1976 (age 47)	Line Player
14	Austria	Julian Rauch	(1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36)	Right Winger
15	Austria	Fabian Posch	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36)	Line Player
17	Austria	Gernot Watzl	(1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)	Central Back
18	Austria	Petar Roganovic	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 35)	Left Back
19	Austria	Björn Tyrner	(1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 39)	Left Winger
20	Germany	Fabian Maier Hasselmann	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33)	Right Winger
21	Serbia Austria	Goran Aleksić	(1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 41)	Goalkeeper
22	Croatia	Mario Obad	(1982-12-09) 9 December 1982 (age 41)	Left Back

2007–2008 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Austria Serbia	Nikola Marinovic	(1976-08-29) 29 August 1976 (age 47)	Goalkeeper
2	Austria	Lucas Mayer	(1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
4	Austria	Lukas Frühstück	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
5	Austria Slovenia	Mare Hojc	(1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)	Central Back
7	Austria	Philipp Günther	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)	Left Back
8	Austria	David Hausmann	(1987-08-12) 12 August 1987 (age 36)	Left Winger
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982 (age 41)	Left Back
11	Austria	Andreas Varga	(1977-02-06) 6 February 1977 (age 47)	Central Back
12	Austria	Johannes Winkler	(1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 (age 41)	Goalkeeper
13	Austria	Matthias Günther	(1976-10-11) 11 October 1976 (age 47)	Line Player
14	Austria	Julian Rauch	(1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36)	Right Winger
15	Austria	Fabian Posch	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36)	Line Player
16	Hungary	Gábor Busa	(1987-09-24) 24 September 1987 (age 36)	Goalkeeper
19	Austria	Christopher Winkler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35)	Goalkeeper
20	Austria	Michael Knauth	(1983-01-07) 7 January 1983 (age 41)	Right Winger
21	Austria	Bernhard Grissmann	(1982-03-02) 2 March 1982 (age 42)	Line Player
22	Croatia	Zdravko Medic	(1973-01-22) 22 January 1973 (age 51)	Right Back
24	Croatia	Mario Obad	(1982-12-09) 9 December 1982 (age 41)	Left Back
72	Austria	Miroslav Radojicic	(1972-01-03) 3 January 1972 (age 52)	Central Back
98	Austria	Sebastian Manhart	(1975-07-04) 4 July 1975 (age 48)	Left Winger
99	Austria	Gregor Günther	(1978-03-12) 12 March 1978 (age 46)	Left Back

Titles

Austrian Championship
- Winner (9) : 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Austrian Cup
- Winner (4) : 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006

EHF ranking

As of 12/10/2022^[5]

Rank	Team	Points
159	Hapoel Ashdod	28
160	RK Jeruzalem Ormož	28
161	ZTR Zaporizhzhia	26
162	Bregenz Handball	25
163	RKHV Volendam	25
164	Madeira Andebol SAD	25
165	Runar Sandefjord	25

Former club members

Notable former players

Christian Aigner (2003–2007)
Dominik Bammer (2014–2018)
Damir Djukic (2005–2007)
Ante Ešegović (2012–2022)
Lukas Frühstück (2007–)
Gregor Günther (1995–2011)
Matthias Günther (1994–2002, 2007–2012)
Philipp Günther (2000–2013)
Ralf Patrick Häusle (2008–)
Mare Hojc (2007–2009)
Marian Klopcic (2009–)
Michael Knauth (1994–2008)
Sebastian Manhart (1992–2005)
Nikola Marinovic (2005–2009)
Lucas Mayer (2006–2017)
Fabian Posch (2006–2011)
Roland Schlinger (2002–2006, 2007–2010)
Björn Tyrner (2008–2011)
Markus Wagesreiter (2010–2012)
Konrad Wilczynski (2002–2006)
Nikola Prce (2006–2007)
Vedran Banić (2010–2012)
Miro Barišić (2000–2002)
Mario Bjeliš (2005–2007)
Vladimir Božić (2015)
Marko Buvinić (2016–2017)
Filip Gavranović (2013–2015)
Bruno Gudelj (1999–2003)
Josip Jurić-Grgić (2018–2021)
Kristijan Ljubanović (2002–2005)
Mario Obad (2007–2010)
Holger Schneider (1998–1999)
Hans Peter Motzfeldt-Kyed (1995–2001)
Dagur Sigurðsson (2003–2007)
Povilas Babarskas (2012–2015, 2017–2021)
Arūnas Vaškevičius (2001–2005)
Risto Arnaudovski (2011–2012)
Vlatko Mitkov (2018–2020)
Draško Mrvaljević (2012–2013)
Espen Lie Hansen (2015–2016)
Mikhail Vinogradov (2021–)
Luka Kikanović (2017–2019)
Goran Aleksić (2009–2022)
Bojan Beljanski (2015–2018)
Nemanja Beloš (2016–2017)
Ivan Dimitrijević (2013–2014)
Tobias Warvne (2014–2017)
Roman Chychykalo (2017–2018)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1998–1999	Holger Schneider
1999–2003	Bruno Gudelj
2003–2007	Dagur Sigurðsson
2007–2008	Zdravko Medić
2008–2012	Martin Lipták
2012–2014	Geir Sveinsson
2014–2017	Robert Hedin
2017–2019	Jörg Lützelberger
2019–2022	Markus Burger
2022–	Michael Roth

References

^ https://www.bregenz-handball.at/hla-team/kader/
^ https://www.bregenz-handball.at/alle-news/news/getarticle/detail/bregenz-handball-verpflichtet-bosnischen-nationalspieler-dragan-pavlovic/
^ https://www.bregenz-handball.at/alle-news/news/getarticle/detail/bregenz-handball-nimmt-serbisches-rueckraumtalent-unter-vertrag/
^ https://www.bregenz-handball.at/alle-news/news/getarticle/detail/bregenz-handball-und-dragan-pavlovic-einigen-sich-auf-vertragsaufloesung/
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".