Handball Tirol is a handball club from Schwaz, Austria. They currently compete in the HLA Meisterliga.
The current name of the club is Sparkasse Schwaz Handball Tirol due to sponsorship reasons.
History
In May 2013, ULZ Schwaz and HIT Innsbruck merged to form Handball Tirol. In the 2013/14 season, the first team, led by Erwin Gierlinger, finished 7th in the HLA Meisterliga. They became silver medalists in the ÖHB Cup in 2021/22 and 2023/24. In 2024/25, the team won the ÖHB Cup, securing its first title since its founding.https://www.handball-tirol.at/post/die-adler-sind-cupsieger-2025 The team also won the HLA Supercup in August 2025.https://www.handball-tirol.at/post/adler-gewinnen-druck-at-hla-supercup-2025
Crest, colours, supporters
Club crest
Kits
HOME
Management
PositionName President Klaus Hauser Sport Director Thomas Lintner
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2025–26 season
Handball TirolGoalkeepers 12 Tobias Alber 52 Boris Tanic Left Wingers 47 Benjamin Erhard 77 Lukas Prader Right Wingers 17 Filip Perić 21 Philipp Jochimsen Line Players 6 Emanuel Petrusic 97 Samuel Kofler
Left Backs 5 Jelte Hiemstra 19 Petar Medić 26 Michael Miskovez 32 Tobias Grothues Central Backs 8 Sebastian Spendier 35 Thomas Wagner Right Backs 3 Thomas Kandolf 99 Johannes Demmerer
Technical staff Head coach: Christoph Jauernik Assistant coach: Benjamin Riemann Fitness coach: Hannes Danler Physiotherapist: Pooya Poostchi Club doctor: Dr. Albin Kulhanek
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Robin Leunissen (LB) from OHV Aurich Jonas Riecke (RB) from MT Melsungen
Leaving Tobias Grothues (LB) Sebastian Spendier (CB) (retires)https://www.hla.at/component/content/article/1675-schwaz-verziechnet-vier-abgaenge?catid=92&Itemid=437 Thomas Kandolf (RB) (retires)https://www.hla.at/component/content/article/1675-schwaz-verziechnet-vier-abgaenge?catid=92&Itemid=437 Johannes Demmerer (RB)
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Jelte Hiemstra (LB) from Limburg Lions
Leaving Aliaksei Kishou (GK) to HC Linz AGhttps://www.hclinz.at/2025/06/12/neu-im-team-aliaksei-kishou/ Alexander Wanitschek (LW) (retires)https://www.tt.com/artikel/30909191/kapitaen-wanitschek-verabschiedet-sich-was-man-alles-mitnimmt-ist-unbezahlbar Jonas Magelinskas (CB)
Accomplishments
Austrian Cup (ÖHB-Cup) : 2025 : 2022, 2024
Austrian Super Cup (HLA Supercup) : 2025
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points139 CSA Steaua București29140 Parnassos Strovolou28141 HK Malmö28142 Handball Tirol27143 RK Budvanska rivijera27144 GRK Tikveš27145 ÍBV27
Former club members
Notable former players The list includes players who have played at least once for their national team or spent at least 10 years with the team.
Goalkeepers Christian Aigner (2013–2015) Aliaksei Kishou (2015–2018, 2020–2025) Aistis Pažemeckas (2016–2018)
Right wingers Richard Wöss (2019–2022) Andrius Račkauskas (2013–2015)
Left wingers Manuel Gierlinger (2013–2014) Alexander Wanitschek (2013–2025)
Line players Dominik Bammer (2013–2014) Balthasar Huber (2013–2021) Emanuel Petrusic (2017–) Aleksandr Pyshkin (2017–2020)
Left backs Michael Miskovez (2017–) Hleb Harbuz (2015–2017) Anton Prakapenia (2014–2018) Petar Medić (2019–) Spyros Balomenos (2013–2014)
Central backs Damir Djukic (2015–2017) Sebastian Spendier (2017–2026) Gerald Zeiner (2020–2022) Krešimir Maraković (2013–2015) Matias Helt Jepsen (2017–2018)
Right backs Armin Hochleitner (2013–2021) Thomas Kandolf (2013–2018, 2023–2026)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2013–2014 Erwin Gierlinger 2014–2015 Krešimir Maraković 2015–2018 Raúl Alonso 2018–2021 Frank Bergemann 2022 Gerald Zeiner 2022 Klaus Hagleitner 2023– Christoph Jauernik
References
External links
Handball Tirol at Handball Base