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 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 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.
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
NamePeriodHC Alpla Hard −2002Alpla HC Hard 2002–2004HC Superfund Hard 2004–2007 Alpla HC Hard 2007–present
Club crest
Kits
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Sports Hall information
Arena: – Sporthalle am See City: – Hard Capacity: – 2400 Address: – Seestraße 60, 6971 Hard, Austria
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
Alpla HC HardGoalkeepers 16 Emanuel Baldauf 20 Benjamin Edionwe 32 Golub Doknić Left Wingers 5 Manuel Maier 7 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 3 Karolis Antanavičius 6 Dominik Schmid 13 Frederic Wüstner 15 Valentin Mischi 37 Ivan Horvat Right Backs 8 Nikola Stevanovic 28 Srđan Predragović
Technical staff Head coach: Spyros Balomenos Assistant coach: Benjamin Trautvetter Fitness coach: Stefan Jäger Masseur: Martin Maier Club Doctor: Dr. Michael Fink
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Eleftherios Papazoglou (GK) from Athinaikos H.C.https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/auch-wegen-wm-2027-griechischer-nationalkeeper-fuer-alpla-hc-hard-1234487 Jens Svane Peschardt (CB) from KIF Kolding Mathias Sonne Domino (LB) from DHK Flensborg
Leaving Tumi Steinn Rúnarsson (CB) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflach Tryggvi Jónsson (LB) to TIF Viking Caspar Mosblech (LP) to SG Pforzheim/Eutingen Martin Manaskov (LB) Golub Doknić (GK) (retires)https://www.hchard.at/news/golub-doknic-eine-aera-geht-zu-ende/
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Tryggvi Jónsson (LB) from Fram Reykjavík Martin Manaskov (LB) from GRK Tikveš Caspar Mosblech (LP) from TSV Bayer Dormagen Nico Sager (LW) from SC Ferlachhttps://www.hchard.at/news/nico-sager-uebernimmt-alpla-hc-hard-sichert-sich-torgefaehrliches-fluegel-toptalent/ Marc-Andre Haunold (LB) from ASV Hamm-Westfalen
Leaving Karolis Antanavičius (LB) to GWD Mindenhttps://gwd-minden.de/61822-2/ Ivan Horvat (CB) to HSG Bärnbach/Köflachhttps://hla.at/component/content/article/1347-ivan-horvat-wechselt-zur-hsg-xentis-lipizzanerheimat?catid=92&Itemid=437 Nico Schnabl (CB) to TuS Ferndorf Samuel Wendel (LW) (retires)
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining 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 NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Thomas Hurich Goalkeeper 3 Konrad Wurst Right Back 5 Manuel Maier Left Winger 6 Dominik Schmid Left Back 7 Luca Raschle Left Winger 8 Manuel Schmid Central Back 9 Boris Zivkovic Right Back 11 Marijan Maric Left Back 15 Nejc Zmavc Line Player 18 Paul Schwärzler Right Winger 22 Robin Kritzinger Right Winger 23 Marko Krsmančić Central Back 27 Thomas Weber Left Winger 28 Lukas Schweighofer Line Player 32 Golub Doknić Goalkeeper 37 Ivan Horvat Left Back
2013–2014 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Thomas Huemer Goalkeeper 4 Krešimir Kozina Line Player 6 Dominik Schmid Left Back 7 Luca Raschle Left Winger 8 Dominik Wetzel Line Player 9 Boris Zivkovic Right Back 11 Michael Jochum Left Winger 13 Marko Tanasković Right Back 16 Martin Kalischnig Goalkeeper 18 Bernd Friede Central Back 19 Rene Pascal Rigas Right Winger 21 Michael Knauth Right Winger 23 Marko Krsmančić Central Back 26 Lukas Herburger Line Player 27 Thomas Weber Left Winger 28 Gerald Zeiner Central Back 32 Golub Doknić Goalkeeper
2007–2008 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Thomas Huemer Goalkeeper 2 Christoph Jochum Left Winger 3 Christian Grebien Line Player 4 Alexander Kathrein Left Winger 5 Damian Moszczynski Left Back 6 Dominik Schmid Left Back 10 Wolfgang Fürstler Left Back 11 Michael Jochum Left Winger 12 Jürgen Suppanschitz Goalkeeper 14 Margots Valkovskis Line Player 16 Simon Wallner Goalkeeper 17 Stefan Watzl Central Back 18 Bernd Friede Central Back 19 Rene Pascal Rigas Right Winger 20 Björn Navarin Left Back 22 Damian Wleklak Central Back 27 Stefan Klement Right Back 33 Markus Pregler Line Player 77 Robert Weber Right Winger
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points167 HC Baki21168 TTH Holstebro21169 Stjarnan20170 Alpla HC Hard20171 MRK Čakovec19172 HC Meshkov Brest19173 JD Techniek Hurry-Up19
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 2021–2026 Hannes Jón Jónsson 2026– Spyros Balomenos
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