Austria men's national field hockey team

The Austria men's national field hockey team represents Austria in men's international field hockey.[2]

Austria
Austria
Nickname(s)Goldjungs
AssociationAustrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachRobin Rösch
ManagerHarald Horschinegg
CaptainXaver Hasun
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 18 Steady (21 March 2023)[1]
Highest18 (July 2018)
Lowest41 (2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1928)
Best result7th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1970)
Best result7th (2009, 2017)

Austria mainly competes in the Men's EuroHockey Championship II where they finished second twice. They also have qualified five times for the European championship where they finished seventh in 2009 and 2017. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they have played in three Olympic Games, their last appearance was in 1952.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 did not participate
Belgium 1920
Netherlands 1928 Group stage9th4004114Squad
United States 1932 did not participate
Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948 Group stage8th3021210Squad
Finland 1952 Quarter-finals7th420257Squad
Australia 1956
until
South Korea 1988
did not participate
Spain 1992
until
Japan 2020
did not qualify
TotalBest: 7th3/2411227831

European championships

Hockey World League and FIH Series

Hockey World League and FIH Series record
Season Position Round Pld W D * L GF GA
2012–1322nd Round 1311166
Round 251221413
2014–1519th Round 1211072
Round 26312139
Semifinal5014317
2016–1725th Round 13300268
Round 263211911
2018–19 Open4400293
Finals5203106
TotalBest: 19th3rd round391881312775
*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 16 August 2022 for the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier in Vienna, Austria from 23 to 26 August 2022.[3]

Caps updated as of 26 August 2022, after the match against Croatia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
23 GK Laurenzo Rizzi (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 4 Belgium Pingouin
32 GK Mateusz Szymczyk (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 103 Austria Arminen

2 DF Tobias Mayer (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 24 Austria WAC
3 DF Oliver Binder (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 60 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
6 DF Dominic Uher (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 123 Austria Arminen
27 DF Xaver Hasun (Captain) (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 121 Germany Harvestehuder THC

4 MF Christoph Soldat (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 11 Germany Harvestehuder THC
10 MF Daniel Fröhlich (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 115 Austria Arminen
11 MF Benjamin Kölbl (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 21 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
17 MF Moritz Frey (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 11 Spain Barcelona
24 MF Leon Thörnblom (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 80 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
25 MF Bastian Valas (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 12 Austria Post SV
26 MF Fülöp Losonci (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 14 Germany Harvestehuder THC
29 MF Oliver Kern (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 32 Austria AHTC

9 FW Michael Körper (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 165 Germany Harvestehuder THC
18 FW Fabian Unterkircher (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 46 Netherlands Den Bosch
20 FW Franz Lindengrün (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 39 Austria HC Wien
22 FW Niko Wellan (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 19 Austria HC Wien

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up

DF Sebastian Eitenberger (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 114 Austria Arminen 2021 European World Cup Qualifier
DF Florian Steyrer (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 75 Germany Harvestehuder THC 2021 European World Cup Qualifier

MF Patrick Stanzl (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 85 Austria Post SV 2021 European World Cup Qualifier

FW Peter Kaltenböck (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 18 Austria Post SV v.  Ireland, 7 August 2022
FW Hannes Podpera (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 8 Austria WAC 2021 European World Cup Qualifier

See also

References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "EuroHockey Qualifiers 2022". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 16 August 2022.


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