Alpla HC Hard

Alpla HC Hard is a handball club from Hard, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Hard

Location of Alpla HC Hard

Alpla HC Hard
Full name	Alpla Handball Club Hard
Nickname(s)	Die Roten Teufel
Short name	HC Hard
Founded	1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Arena	Sporthalle am See, Hard
Capacity	2,400
President	Günther Lehner
Head coach	Hannes Jón Jónsson
League	Handball Liga Austria
2023–24	2nd
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

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^[1] 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 EHF Challenge Cup, but won the final against Romanian UCM Sport Reșița with a score of 54:47 on aggregate.^[2]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
HC Alpla Hard	−2002
Alpla HC Hard	2002–2004
HC Superfund Hard	2004–2007
Alpla HC Hard	2007–present

Club crest

Kits

AWAY
2019–20

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Sporthalle am See

• Arena: – Sporthalle am See
• City: – Hard
• Capacity: – 2400
• Address: – Seestraße 60, 6971 Hard, Austria

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[3]

Alpla HC Hard

Goalkeepers 16 Emanuel Baldauf 20 Benjamin Edionwe 32 Golub Doknić Left Wingers 05 Manuel Maier 07 Luca Raschle Right Wingers 18 Paul Schwärzler 38 Lennio Sgonc Line Players 29 Lukas Schweighofer 92 Jadranko Stojanović Central Backs 19 Nico Schnabl 24 Linus Weber 31 Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson Left Backs 03 Karolis Antanavičius 06 Dominik Schmid 13 Frederic Wüstner 15 Valentin Mischi 37 Ivan Horvat Right Backs 08 Nikola Stevanovic 28 Srđan Predragović

Technical staff

• Head coach: Hannes Jón Jónsson
• Assistant coach: Benjamin Trautvetter
• Fitness coach: Stefan Jäger
• Masseur: Martin Maier
• Club Doctor: Dr. Michael Fink

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Marc-Andre Haunold (LB) from ASV Hamm-Westfalen

Leaving Karolis Antanavičius (LB) to GWD Minden[4] Nico Schnabl (CB) to TuS Ferndorf

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Joining Nikola Stevanovic (RB) from AEK Athens Frederic Wüstner (LB) from TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (CB) from Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Leaving Thomas Hurich (GK) (retires) Manuel Schmid (CB) (retires) Robin Kritzinger (RW) to Bregenz Handball

Previous Squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Austria	Thomas Hurich	(1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
3	Austria	Konrad Wurst	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 27)	Right Back
5	Austria	Manuel Maier	(1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 27)	Left Winger
6	Austria	Dominik Schmid	(1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 35)	Left Back
7	Switzerland Austria	Luca Raschle	(1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 34)	Left Winger
8	Austria	Manuel Schmid	(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31)	Central Back
9	Austria	Boris Zivkovic	(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 33)	Right Back
11	Croatia	Marijan Maric	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 29)	Left Back
15	Slovenia	Nejc Zmavc	(1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34)	Line Player
18	Austria	Paul Schwärzler	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 25)	Right Winger
22	Austria	Robin Kritzinger	(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 23)	Right Winger
23	Serbia	Marko Krsmančić	(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 35)	Central Back
27	Austria	Thomas Weber	(1987-06-07) 7 June 1987 (age 38)	Left Winger
28	Austria	Lukas Schweighofer	(1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 32)	Line Player
32	Montenegro Austria	Golub Doknić	(1982-04-16) 16 April 1982 (age 43)	Goalkeeper
37	Croatia	Ivan Horvat	(1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 (age 32)	Left Back

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Austria	Thomas Huemer	(1976-04-29) 29 April 1976 (age 49)	Goalkeeper
4	Croatia	Krešimir Kozina	(1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 35)	Line Player
6	Austria	Dominik Schmid	(1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 35)	Left Back
7	Switzerland Austria	Luca Raschle	(1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 34)	Left Winger
8	Austria	Dominik Wetzel	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 36)	Line Player
9	Austria	Boris Zivkovic	(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 33)	Right Back
11	Austria	Michael Jochum	(1985-11-08) 8 November 1985 (age 39)	Left Winger
13	Serbia Austria	Marko Tanasković	(1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 40)	Right Back
16	Austria	Martin Kalischnig	(1986-06-08) 8 June 1986 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
18	Austria	Bernd Friede	(1980-02-18) 18 February 1980 (age 45)	Central Back
19	Austria	Rene Pascal Rigas	(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 35)	Right Winger
21	Austria	Michael Knauth	(1983-01-07) 7 January 1983 (age 42)	Right Winger
23	Serbia	Marko Krsmančić	(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 35)	Central Back
26	Austria	Lukas Herburger	(1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30)	Line Player
27	Austria	Thomas Weber	(1987-06-07) 7 June 1987 (age 38)	Left Winger
28	Austria	Gerald Zeiner	(1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 37)	Central Back
32	Montenegro Austria	Golub Doknić	(1982-04-16) 16 April 1982 (age 43)	Goalkeeper

2007–2008 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Austria	Thomas Huemer	(1976-04-29) 29 April 1976 (age 49)	Goalkeeper
2	Austria	Christoph Jochum	(1987-07-19) 19 July 1987 (age 38)	Left Winger
3	Austria	Christian Grebien	(1979-03-18) 18 March 1979 (age 46)	Line Player
4	Austria	Alexander Kathrein	(1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 (age 42)	Left Winger
5	Poland	Damian Moszczynski	(1980-01-20) 20 January 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
6	Austria	Dominik Schmid	(1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 35)	Left Back
10	Austria	Wolfgang Fürstler	(1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 36)	Left Back
11	Austria	Michael Jochum	(1985-11-08) 8 November 1985 (age 39)	Left Winger
12	Austria	Jürgen Suppanschitz	(1986-03-11) 11 March 1986 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
14	Latvia	Margots Valkovskis	(1976-09-30) 30 September 1976 (age 48)	Line Player
16	Austria	Simon Wallner	(1989-10-03) 3 October 1989 (age 35)	Goalkeeper
17	Austria	Stefan Watzl	(1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43)	Central Back
18	Austria	Bernd Friede	(1980-02-18) 18 February 1980 (age 45)	Central Back
19	Austria	Rene Pascal Rigas	(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 35)	Right Winger
20	Germany	Björn Navarin	(1975-09-20) 20 September 1975 (age 49)	Left Back
22	Poland	Damian Wleklak	(1976-02-28) 28 February 1976 (age 49)	Central Back
27	Austria	Stefan Klement	(1979-06-04) 4 June 1979 (age 46)	Right Back
33	Germany	Markus Pregler	(1971-11-06) 6 November 1971 (age 53)	Line Player
77	Austria	Robert Weber	(1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 39)	Right Winger

EHF ranking

As of 29/09/2022^[5]

Rank	Team	Points
49	Balatonfüredi KSE	103
50	TTH Holstebro	100
51	BM Granollers	100
52	Alpla HC Hard	98
53	AHC Potaissa Turda	97
54	MOL-Tatabánya KC	94
55	Frisch Auf Göppingen	91

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)
• Michael Knauth (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)
• Stanislav Kulinchenko (2004–2007)
• Marko Krsmančić (2011–2015, 2020–2021)
• Mitar Markez (2014–2015)
• Luca Raschle (2009–)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1999–2000	Niels Möller
2000–2005	Frank Bergemann
2005–2007	Goran Zivkovic
2007–2008	Gerald Gabl
2008–2010	Zbigniew Tłuczyński
2010–2016	Markus Burger
2016–2018	Petr Hrachovec
2018–2020	Klaus Gärtner
2020–2021	Mario Bjeliš
2021–	Hannes Jón Jónsson