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
Assistant coach(es)Kai de Jager
Tomasz Szmidt
ManagerHarald Horschinegg
CaptainXaver Hasun
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 19 Decrease 1 (14 October 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 13 August 2023 for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship from 19 to 27 August 2023 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[3]

Head coach: Germany Robin Rösch

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
3 DF Oliver Binder (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 63 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
4 FW Fülöp Losonci (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 22 Germany Harvestehuder THC
5 MF Peter Kaltenböck (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 25 Austria Post SV
8 FW Alexander Bele (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 104 Austria Arminen
9 FW Michael Körper (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 168 Germany Harvestehuder THC
11 FW Nikolas Wellan (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 27 Austria HC Wien
12 FW Josef Winkler (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 9 Austria HC Wien
13 DF Benjamin Stanzl (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 160 Austria Post SV
19 MF Moritz Zotter (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 3 Germany UHC Hamburg
20 FW Franz Lindengrün (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 47 Austria HC Wien
21 MF Benjamin Kölbl (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 26 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
23 MF Fabian Unterkircher (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 54 Netherlands Den Bosch
24 MF Leon Thörnblom (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 88 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
27 DF Xaver Hasun (Captain) (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 129 Germany Harvestehuder THC
29 DF Oliver Kern (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 40 Austria AHTC
30 DF Mateusz Nyckowiak (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 8 Austria Post SV
32 GK Mateusz Szymczyk (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 108 Austria Arminen
33 GK Jakob Kastner (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 2 Austria Post SV

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
MF Bastian Valas (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 18 Austria Post SV v.  Chile, 30 July 2023
GK Laurenzo Rizzi (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 4 Belgium Pingouin v.  Chile, 30 July 2023
Tobias Mimmler (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 1 Austria Post SV v.  Chile, 27 July 2023
MF Moritz Frey (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 13 Germany Harvestehuder THC v.  Ireland, 15 July 2023
MF Daniel Fröhlich (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 117 Austria Arminen v.  Ireland, 14 July 2023
DF Tobias Mayer (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 25 Austria WAC v.  Italy, 1 July 2023

See also

References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Herren-EM: Österreich unter den TOP 8". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 13 August 2023.


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