Union Handballklub Krems
Austrian handball club
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Förthof UHK Krems is a professional handball club from Krems an der Donau, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.
Krems an der Donau
Location of Union Handballklub Krems
FullnameFörthof Union Handballklub Krems
ShortnameUHK
Founded1947
ArenaSporthalle Krems, Krems an der Donau
| Förthof UHK Krems | |||
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| Full name | Förthof Union Handballklub Krems | ||
| Short name | UHK | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Arena | Sporthalle Krems, Krems an der Donau | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Bernhard Lackner | ||
| Head coach | Ibish Thaqi | ||
| League | Handball Liga Austria | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
In 1947 the UHK Krems was founded as the handball section of Union Krems. It has always been in the Austrian First Division since the 2002/2003 season. They won the championship 6 times (1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022, 2025), they were cup winners 5 times (1973, 1975, 1978, 2010, 2019).
Crest, colours, supporters
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Sports Hall information
- Arena: – Sporthalle Krems
- City: – Krems an der Donau
- Capacity: – 1500
- Address: – Strandbadstraße 3, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria
Management
| Position | Name |
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| President |  Bernhard Lackner |
| Vice-president | Josef Nussbaum |
| Honorary President | Hans Penz |
| Member Of The Board | Alois Autherith |
| Member Of The Board | Christoph Hofbauer |
| Member Of The Board | Gudrun Kanzler |
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head coach:
Ibish Thaqi - Assistant coach: Jörg Merten
- Physiotherapist: Claudia Nachtnebel
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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Transfer History
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Previous Squads
| 2021–2022 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 3 | Austria | Jakob Jochmann | 2 October 1993 | Central Back |
| 4 | Austria | Lukas Nikolic | 9 April 2001 | Left Back |
| 5 | Austria Lithuania | Romas Kirveliavičius | 5 March 1988 | Left Back |
| 8 | Austria | Marko Simek | 30 June 1995 | Central Back |
| 9 |  Croatia | Rudolf Bobaš | 1 September 2002 | Right Back |
| 10 | Austria | Tobias Auss | 26 February 2000 | Left Winger |
| 11 | Austria | Matthias Führer | 19 March 1994 | Right Winger |
| 14 | Austria | Fabian Posch | 5 January 1988 | Line Player |
| 15 | Austria | Kenan Hasecic | 15 May 1996 | Line Player |
| 17 | Austria | Stephan Wiesbauer | 17 April 2000 | Right Winger |
| 20 | Austria | Igor Vuckovic | 20 April 1998 | Left Back |
| 21 |  Hungary | Gábor Hajdú | 20 October 1989 | Left Back |
| 22 | Austria | Lukas Domevscek | 10 June 1999 | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Austria | Mario Lippitsch | 2 July 2002 | Central Back |
| 24 | Austria | Benedikt Rudischer | 21 July 2003 | Right Winger |
| 26 | Austria | Jakob Schwanzer | 26 July 2005 | Right Winger |
| 28 | Austria | Sebastian Feichtinger | 5 June 1992 | Left Back |
| 36 |  Slovakia | Samuel Fabry | 1 January 2001 | Goalkeeper |
| 77 |  Slovenia | Gašper Hrastnik | 13 November 1992 | Right Back |
 2008–2009 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 5 | Austria | Bernhard Grabner | 10 August 1985 | Line Player |
| 6 | Austria Croatia | Ivica Belas | 22 March 1977 | Central Back |
| 7 | Austria | Mario Osimitz | 17 July 1988 | Right Winger |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | Pavel Hrachovec | 24 March 1974 | Left Winger |
| 11 | Austria | Gerald Zeiner | 28 June 1988 | Left Winger |
| 15 | Austria | Kristof Vizvary | 21 August 1983 | Left Back |
| 16 | Austria | Bernhard Binder | 27 October 1977 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Austria | Tobias Schopf | 15 December 1985 | Left Winger |
| 18 | Austria | Ibish Thaqi | 21 March 1980 | Central Back |
| 19 | Austria | Patrik Lachmann | 12 September 1977 | Right Winger |
| 20 | Austria | Christoph Svoboda | 16 April 1990 | Right Back |
| 21 | Austria | Daniel Kottan | 19 June 1989 | Left Back |
| 22 | Austria | Georg Chalupa | 1 November 1984 | Left Back |
| 23 | Austria | Peter Marek | 17 February 1989 | Right Back |
| 25 |  Serbia | Rados Pesic | 3 December 1980 | Right Back |
| 30 | Austria | Werner Lint | 4 December 1978 | Line Player |
| 61 | Austria | Wolfgang Filzwieser | 30 September 1984 | Goalkeeper |
Titles
- Handball Liga Austria
- Winner (6) : 1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022, 2025
- Austrian Cup
- Winner (5) : 1979, 1980, 1984, 2010, 2019
In the 1978/79, 1979/80 and 1983/84 seasons, the UHK Krems was automatically Austrian Cup winner as runner-up in the championship and qualified for the international cup winner competition.
EHF ranking
- As of 5/12/2025[6]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 71 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 72 |
| 72 |  Haukar | 72 |
| 73 | MRK Krka | 72 |
| 74 | Union Handballklub Krems | 71 |
| 75 | SKKP Brno | 70 |
| 76 |  Chrobry Głogów | 69 |
| 77 |  Raimond Sassari | 67 |
Former club members
Notable former players
Ivica Belas (2008–2016)- Daniel Dicker (2022–)
- Thomas Eichberger (2022–)
- Sebastian Feichtinger (2021–)
- Wolfgang Filzwieser (2008–2013)
- Jakob Jochmann (2017–2022)
- Thomas Kandolf (2018–2020)
Romas Kirveliavičius (2021–)- Werner Lint (2008–2014)
- Christoph Neuhold (2013–2016)
- Fabian Posch (2016–2022)
- Julian Pratschner (2022–)
- Tobias Schopf (2005–2018)
- Ibish Thaqi (2005–2006, 2007-2009)
- Kristof Vizvary (2008–2013, 2014-2016)
- Gerald Zeiner (2005–2009)
- Ivan Vukas (2009–2011)
Gábor Hajdú (2018–)- Norbert Visy (2009–2018)
- Gerdas Babarskas (2012–2015)
Petar Angelov (2018)- Vlatko Mitkov (2012–2018)
Aleksandar Glendža (2020)
Michal Shejbal (2012–2016, 2018-2020)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 2006–2007 | István Gulyás | |
| 2007–2013 | István Szilágyi | |
| 2013–2016 | Ivica Belas | |
| 2016– | Ibish Thaqi | |