Bregenz Handball

Bregenz Handball
Bregenz Handball
Short name	Bregenz HB
Founded	1946; 80 years ago
Arena	Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz
Capacity	1,600
President	Gregor Günther
Head coach	Michael Roth
League	Handball Liga Austria
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

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

Bregenz

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.^[1] 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^[2]

Bregenz Handball

Goalkeepers

16 Ralf Patrick Häusle
46 Jan Kroiss

Left Wingers

8 Sebastian Burger
29 Alexander Wassel

Right Wingers

Line Players

23 Marcel Timm
26 Florian Mohr

Central Backs

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 2025–26 season

Joining

Mindaugas Dumčius (RB) from HC Elbflorenz^[3]

Leaving

Matic Kotar (CB) to HSG Graz
Markus Mahr (CB) to 1. VfL Potsdam^[4]

Transfer History

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
Uroš Mitrović (RB) on loan from Wisła Płock

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

Previous Squads

2019–2020 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia Austria	Goran Aleksić	(1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 43)	Goalkeeper
4	Austria	Christian Jäger	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 28)	Right Back
6	Austria	Lukas Frühstück	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
7	Lithuania	Povilas Babarskas	(1988-12-13) 13 December 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
10	Croatia	Marko Coric	(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 30)	Line Player
11	Germany	Matthias Brombeis	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 24)	Left Back
15	Austria	Marian Klopcic	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 34)	Right Winger
16	Austria	Ralf Patrick Häusle	(1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
17	Austria	Severin Lampert	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 26)	Left Winger
19	Germany	Nico Schnabl	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 30)	Central Back
20	Austria	Ante Ešegović	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 30)	Right Back
22	Austria	Robin Kritzinger	(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 24)	Right Winger
23	Croatia	Josip Jurić-Grgić	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 31)	Left Back
26	Austria	Florian Mohr	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 28)	Line Player
28	Austria	Clemens Gangl	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 32)	Line Player
29	Austria	Alexander Wassel	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 33)	Left Winger
30	Austria	Claudio Svečak	(2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 24)	Central Back
32	Austria	Kevin Radic	(1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
57	Austria	Dian Ramic	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 25)	Left Back
71	North Macedonia	Vlatko Mitkov	(1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 44)	Right Back

2009–2010 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Austria	Lucas Mayer	(1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 43)	Right Back
4	Austria	Lukas Frühstück	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
5	Austria	Marian Klopcic	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 34)	Right Winger
7	Austria	Philipp Günther	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 44)	Left Back
9	Austria	Emanuel Sonnweber	(1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 (age 36)	Left Back
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982 (age 43)	Left Back
11	Austria	Andreas Varga	(1977-02-06) 6 February 1977 (age 49)	Central Back
12	Austria	Christopher Winkler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 37)	Goalkeeper
13	Austria	Matthias Günther	(1976-10-11) 11 October 1976 (age 49)	Line Player
14	Austria	Julian Rauch	(1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 38)	Right Winger
15	Austria	Fabian Posch	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 38)	Line Player
17	Austria	Gernot Watzl	(1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 41)	Central Back
18	Austria	Petar Roganovic	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 37)	Left Back
19	Austria	Björn Tyrner	(1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 41)	Left Winger
20	Germany	Fabian Maier Hasselmann	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 35)	Right Winger
21	Serbia Austria	Goran Aleksić	(1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 43)	Goalkeeper
22	Croatia	Mario Obad	(1982-12-09) 9 December 1982 (age 43)	Left Back

2007–2008 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Austria Serbia	Nikola Marinovic	(1976-08-29) 29 August 1976 (age 49)	Goalkeeper
2	Austria	Lucas Mayer	(1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 43)	Right Back
4	Austria	Lukas Frühstück	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
5	Austria Slovenia	Mare Hojc	(1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 44)	Central Back
7	Austria	Philipp Günther	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 44)	Left Back
8	Austria	David Hausmann	(1987-08-12) 12 August 1987 (age 38)	Left Winger
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982 (age 43)	Left Back
11	Austria	Andreas Varga	(1977-02-06) 6 February 1977 (age 49)	Central Back
12	Austria	Johannes Winkler	(1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 (age 43)	Goalkeeper
13	Austria	Matthias Günther	(1976-10-11) 11 October 1976 (age 49)	Line Player
14	Austria	Julian Rauch	(1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 38)	Right Winger
15	Austria	Fabian Posch	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 38)	Line Player
16	Hungary	Gábor Busa	(1987-09-24) 24 September 1987 (age 38)	Goalkeeper
19	Austria	Christopher Winkler	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 37)	Goalkeeper
20	Austria	Michael Knauth	(1983-01-07) 7 January 1983 (age 43)	Right Winger
21	Austria	Bernhard Grissmann	(1982-03-02) 2 March 1982 (age 44)	Line Player
22	Croatia	Zdravko Medic	(1973-01-22) 22 January 1973 (age 53)	Right Back
24	Croatia	Mario Obad	(1982-12-09) 9 December 1982 (age 43)	Left Back
72	Austria	Miroslav Radojicic	(1972-01-03) 3 January 1972 (age 54)	Central Back
98	Austria	Sebastian Manhart	(1975-07-04) 4 July 1975 (age 50)	Left Winger
99	Austria	Gregor Günther	(1978-03-12) 12 March 1978 (age 48)	Left Back

Titles

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

Austrian Cup
- Winner (5) : 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2022

EHF ranking

As of 5/12/2025^[5]

Rank	Team	Points
110	BSV Bern	42
111	HC Buzău	41
112	Kur	40
113	Bregenz Handball	40
114	Mistra	40
115	Handball Esch	39
116	PAUC Aix-en-Provence	38

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

External links

[1] Club history at Bregenz website

[2] "Home: Bregenz Handball".

[3] ttps://hla.at/component/content/article/1184-linkshaender-mindaugas-dumcius-verstaerkt-bregenzer-rueckraum?catid=92&Itemid=437

[4] ttps://www.oehb.at/de/boxnewsshow0-markus-mahr-wechselt-zum-1.-vfl-potsdam

[5] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

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