Alpla HC Hard

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.

Sports Hall information



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

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2022–23 season

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 2022–23 season


 * Joining [[Image:Arrow-up.png]]
 * 🇦🇹 Nikola Stevanovic (RB) from AEK Athens
 * 🇦🇹 Frederic Wüstner (LB) from TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
 * 🇮🇸 Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (CB) from 🇮🇸 Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja


 * Leaving [[Image:Arrow-down.gif]]
 * 🇦🇹 Thomas Hurich (GK) (retires)
 * 🇦🇹 Manuel Schmid (CB) (retires)
 * 🇦🇹 Robin Kritzinger (RW) to 🇦🇹 Bregenz Handball

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–)