Grazer AK
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Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austria
n sports club, from the city of Graz
in the federal state of Styria
(Steiermark). The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005. The other sections are basketball, diving
and tennis.
around the medical student Georg August Wagner from Prague, later a professor at the Charles University
and the Charité
in Berlin. Acquainted with football from his hometown, he organised the first public match in present-day Austria on 18 March 1894 in the Graz municipal park. The Grazer Athletik-Sport-Club – modeled after the Wiener AC
– was established eight years later on the 72nd birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph
.
. The club was docked 28 points as a result. In the 2007–2008 season, the club was not allowed to participate in the professional leagues and was relegated to the Austrian Regional League Center. After a second bankruptcy, the club managed to achieve a settlement and accommodation with its creditors in September 2008, ensuring its survival.
(1999–2004) Rudolf Hiden (1925–1927) Paul Halla
(1951–1953) Wilhelm Huberts
(1955 – 1960, 1971 -1975) Saleh Selim
(1962–1963) Bernard Vukas
(1964–1965) Jozef Móder
(1980–1982) Eduard Glieder (1987 – 1994, 1995 – 1996) Roland Goriupp (1987–1992) Dieter Schatzschneider
(1987–1988) Matjaž Kek
(1990–1994) Aleš Čeh
(1992–2003) Adolf Hütter
(1988 – 1989, 1992 – 1993, 2000 – 2002) Carlos Castro
(1994) Alexander Manninger (1996–1997) Boban Dmitrovic
(1996–2003) Benedict Akwuegbu
(1998–2003) Ross Aloisi
(1999–2000) Mario Bazina
(2001–2006) René Aufhauser
(2001–2005) Mario Tokić (2001–2005) Richard Hastings
(2002–2003) Péter Halmosi
(2002–2003) Michaël Goossens
(2003–2004) Emanuel Pogatetz
(2003 – 8.3.2005) Libor Sionko
(February 2004 – 1.6.2004) Éric Akoto
(2006–2007)
1962/63:
1964/65:
1968/69:
1972/73:
1980/81:
1982/83:
1996/97:
1998/99:
1999/2000:
2000/01:
2001/02:
2002/03:
2003/04:
2004/05:
2005/06:
(Goals: 174:168)
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n sports club, from the city of Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
in the federal state of Styria
Styria (state)
Styria is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. In area it is the second largest of the nine Austrian federated states, covering 16,401 km². It borders Slovenia as well as the other Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia. ...
(Steiermark). The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005. The other sections are basketball, diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
and tennis.
History
The club arose from an informal association of local academicsUniversity of Graz
The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
around the medical student Georg August Wagner from Prague, later a professor at the Charles University
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
and the Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
in Berlin. Acquainted with football from his hometown, he organised the first public match in present-day Austria on 18 March 1894 in the Graz municipal park. The Grazer Athletik-Sport-Club – modeled after the Wiener AC
Wiener AC
Wiener Athletiksport Club, also known as Wiener AC or WAC, is an Austrian sports club in Vienna. It is particularly noted for its hockey team, which was established in 1900....
– was established eight years later on the 72nd birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
.
Bankruptcy
During the 2006–2007 season, 'Grazer AK' went into administrationAdministration (insolvency)
As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions. It functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent entities and allows them to carry on running their business. The process – an alternative to liquidation – is often known as going...
. The club was docked 28 points as a result. In the 2007–2008 season, the club was not allowed to participate in the professional leagues and was relegated to the Austrian Regional League Center. After a second bankruptcy, the club managed to achieve a settlement and accommodation with its creditors in September 2008, ensuring its survival.
Achievements
- Austrian Championship (1): 2004 (runners up 2003, 2005)
- Austrian CupAustrian CupThe Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
(4): 1981, 2000, 2002, 2004 (finalist 1962, 1968) - Austrian SupercupAustrian SupercupThe Austrian Supercup was a football competition held annually from 1986 until 2004 between the winners of the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup.-Winners of Austrian Supercup:*1986: SK Rapid Wien...
(2): 2000, 2002 (finalist 2004)
Managers since 1990
- Heinz Binder (8.1.1990 – 11.9.1990)
- Savo Ekmecic (11.9.1990 – 16.4.1992)
- Milan Miklavic (16.4.1992 – 24.10.1993)
- Hans Ulrich Thomale (26.10.1993 – Summer 1996)
- Ljupko Petrović
Ljupko PetrovicLjubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:...
(Summer 1996 – 11.9.1996) - Hans Peter Schaller (11.9.1996 – 20.9.1996)
- August StarekAugust StarekAugust Starek is a former international Austrian footballer and football manager. He ist also known as Gustl Starek and der Schwarze Gustl .-External links:* - Weltfussball * - National Football Teams...
(20.9.1996 – Summer 1997) - Klaus AugenthalerKlaus AugenthalerKlaus "Auge" Augenthaler is a former football player and now manager.-Playing years:...
(Summer 1997 – 2.3.2000) - Rainer Hörgl (2.3.2000 – April 2000)
- Werner GregoritschWerner GregoritschWerner Gregoritsch is an Austrian football manager formerly with Kapfenberger SV, SV Mattersburg and Grazer AK. -Personal life:...
(April 2000 – 21.9.2001) - Christian KeglevitsChristian KeglevitsChristian Keglevits is a retired Austrian footballer.-Club career:He started his career at SC Eisenstadt and also played for SK Rapid Wien, Wiener Sportclub, LASK Linz and SV Austria Salzburg...
(21.9.2001 – 29.9.2001) - Thijs Libregts
Thijs LibregtsThijs Libregts is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1950s. His daughter Patricia was one of Holland's leading water polo players in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club career:...
(29.9.2001 – 12.8.2002) - Christian Keglevits (12.8.2002 – 7.10.2002)
- Walter SchachnerWalter SchachnerWalter "Schoko" Schachner is a football manager and former Austrian national player .As he always brought chocolate to the games when he was a boy, he got the nickname schoko...
(7.10.2002 – 9.1.2006) - Lars Söndergaard (9.1.2006 – 20.5.2007)
- Dietmar Pegam (1.6.2007 – 31.12.2007)
- Stojadin Rajkovic (January 2008 – Aug.2008)
- Gregor Pötscher (Aug.2008 – Jan. 2010)
- Heinz Karner (Jan. 2010 - Nov. 2010)
- Peter StögerPeter StögerPeter Stöger is a retired Austrian football player.-Club career:Stöger started his career at Favoritner AC Wien and played 6 years for FK Austria Wien from 1988 through 1994, winning the league three years in a row. After a year at FC Tirol Innsbruck, he joined SK Rapid Wien in 1995 and won a...
(Nov. 2010 - June 2011) - Aleš ČehAleš CehAleš Čeh is a retired Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified .-Club career:...
(June 2011 - current)
Current squad
Famous players
Skelley Adu TutuSkelley Adu Tutu
Skelley Adu Tutu is a Ghanaian football striker.-International career:Adu Tutu represented the Ghana national under-20 football team in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-External links:***...
(1999–2004) Rudolf Hiden (1925–1927) Paul Halla
Paul Halla
Paul Halla was an Austrian footballer.-Club career:He played for SK Sturm Graz, Grazer AK and SK Rapid Wien...
(1951–1953) Wilhelm Huberts
Wilhelm Huberts
Wilhelm Huberts , also Willi or Willy Huberts is a former Austrian football player.-Club career:...
(1955 – 1960, 1971 -1975) Saleh Selim
Saleh Selim
Saleh Selim was a famous Egyptian football player and actor. He was nicknamed El Maestro because of his way of leading the Ahly football team to many victories. He then became the manager of the team, then member of the board of directors of the club...
(1962–1963) Bernard Vukas
Bernard Vukas
Bernard "Bajdo" Vukas was a Croatian football player.Bernard Vukas played as a left winger/forward and is mostly remembered for his extraordinary dribbling ability...
(1964–1965) Jozef Móder
Jozef Móder
Jozef Móder is a former Slovak football midfielder and later coach. He is a member of the Czechoslovakia winning team at the UEFA Euro 1976...
(1980–1982) Eduard Glieder (1987 – 1994, 1995 – 1996) Roland Goriupp (1987–1992) Dieter Schatzschneider
Dieter Schatzschneider
Dieter Schatzschneider is a former German footballer, who holds the record for the highest number of 2.Bundesliga goals...
(1987–1988) Matjaž Kek
Matjaž Kek
Matjaž Kek is a former Slovenian footballer and former manager of the Slovenia national team.-Club career:Kek started his professional football career at his home club Maribor in 1979, before moving to the Austrian club Spittal/Drau in 1985, where he spent 3 seasons...
(1990–1994) Aleš Čeh
Aleš Ceh
Aleš Čeh is a retired Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified .-Club career:...
(1992–2003) Adolf Hütter
Adolf Hütter
Adolf Hütter is a retired Austrian football player.Hütter is the former assistant manager and manager of FC Red Bull Salzburg Juniors and the current manager of SC Rheindorf Altach.-External links: *...
(1988 – 1989, 1992 – 1993, 2000 – 2002) Carlos Castro
Carlos Castro Borja
Carlos Alfonso Castro Borja is a retired Salvadoran football player.His position was defender.-Club career:...
(1994) Alexander Manninger (1996–1997) Boban Dmitrovic
Boban Dmitrović
Boban Dmitrović is a Serbian footballer. He currently plays for FK Sloga Kraljevo in the Serbian First League .-Club career:...
(1996–2003) Benedict Akwuegbu
Benedict Akwuegbu
Benedict Akwuegbu is a Nigerian football striker.He played for Nigeria national football team and was a 2002 FIFA World Cup participant.-Early career:...
(1998–2003) Ross Aloisi
Ross Aloisi
Ross Aloisi is a former Australian football player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League - a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and earning entry into 2 Asian Champions League campaigns...
(1999–2000) Mario Bazina
Mario Bazina
Mario Bazina is a retired Bosnian-born Croatian footballer.He last played as an offensive midfielder for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga and signed with the club until 2009...
(2001–2006) René Aufhauser
René Aufhauser
René Aufhauser is an Austrian football player who currently plays for LASK Linz.- Career :In the early part of his career he had stints at ASK Köflach, ASK Voitsberg and Red Bull Salzburg...
(2001–2005) Mario Tokić (2001–2005) Richard Hastings
Richard Hastings
Richard Cory Hastings is a retired Canadian football player, who played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ross County, Grazer AK, MVV Maastricht and Hamilton Academical....
(2002–2003) Péter Halmosi
Péter Halmosi
Péter Halmosi is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Szombathelyi Haladás as a midfielder. Halmosi is a Hungarian International player, having won 31 caps for his country...
(2002–2003) Michaël Goossens
Michaël Goossens
Michaël Goossens is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker.-Club career:Goossens started playing professionally with R.F.C. Seraing at the age of 16, then moved to Standard Liège...
(2003–2004) Emanuel Pogatetz
Emanuel Pogatetz
Emanuel Pogatetz is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Hannover 96 as a defender.- Club career :Pogatetz's career started at Sturm Graz before going to Kärnten and later to Bayer Leverkusen...
(2003 – 8.3.2005) Libor Sionko
Libor Sionko
Libor Sionko is a Czech footballer currently playing for Sparta Prague.- Early career :He previously played for Austria Vienna, Grazer AK, Sparta Prague, Banik Ostrava and Rangers. Playing successfully for Sparta in the Czech League and UEFA Champions League, where Sparta in two occasions , got...
(February 2004 – 1.6.2004) Éric Akoto
Eric Akoto
Eric Akoto is a naturalized Togolese football defender. He is currently a free agent after his previous club, North Queensland Fury ceased to participate in the A-League, through financial difficulties.-Club career:...
(2006–2007)
Statistics
List of international games of GAK in UEFA-Cup, Champions League Qualification, Cupwinners' Cup and in Fairs' Cup:1962/63:
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(CdCs – 1/8 Finale) 1:1 (H) 3:5 (A)
1964/65:
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(MC R1) 0:6 (H) 2:3 (A)
1968/69:
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(CdCs R1) 0:2 (H) 1:4 (A)
1972/73:
- Panachaiki Patras (UC R1) 0:1 (H) 1:2 (A)
1980/81:
- Dinamo TbilisiFC Dinamo TbilisiFC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...
(CdCs – 1/16 Finale) 2:2 (H) 0:2 (A)
1982/83:
- Corvinul Hunedoara (UC R1) 1:1 (H) 0:3 (A)
1996/97:
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(UC Q2) 2:0 (H) 5:1 (A) - Germinal Ekeren (UC R1) 2:0 (H) 1:3 (A)
- Inter Milan (UC R2) 1:0 (H) 0:1 (4:5 i.E.)(A)
1998/99:
- VPS Vaasa (UC Q2) 3:0 (H) 0:0 (A)
- Litex Lovech (UC R1) 2:0 (H) 1:1 (A)
- AS Monaco (UC R2) 3:3 (H) 0:4 (A)
1999/2000:
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(UC Q) 4:0 (H) 5:0 (A) - Spartak Trnava (UC R1) 3:0 (H) 1:2 (A)
- Panathinaikos (UC R2) 2:1 (H) 0:1 (A)
2000/01:
- FC Kosice (UC R1) 0:0 (H) 3:2 (A)
- Espanyol BarcelonaRCD EspanyolReial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
(UC R2) 1:0 (H) 0:4 (A)
2001/02:
- HB Tórshavn (UC Q) 4:0 (H) 2:2 (A)
- FC Utrecht (UC R1) 3:3 (H) 0:3 (A)
2002/03:
- FC Sheriff TiraspolFC Sheriff TiraspolFC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...
(CL Q2) 2:0 (H) 4:1 (A) - Lokomotiv Moscow (CL Q3) 0:2 (H) 3:3 (A)
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(UC R1) 1:1 (H) 0:2 (A)
2003/04:
- SK TiranaSK TiranaKF Tirana is the most successful Albanian football club earning 47 major trophies in the country and is branch of Multiple Sport Klub of Tirana . KF Tirana is the most popular football club in the country with a considerable number of supporters...
(CL Q2) 2:1 (H) 5:1 (A) - Ajax AmsterdamAjax AmsterdamAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
(CL Q3) 1:1 (H) 1:2 (A) - Vålerenga I.F. FotballVålerenga I.F. FotballVålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga...
(UC R1) 1:1 (H) 0:0 (A)
2004/05:
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(CL Q3) 0:2 (H) 1:0 (A) - Litex LovechPFC Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
(UC R1) 5:0 (H) 0:1 (A) - AJ AuxerreAJ AuxerreAssociation de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
(UC Gruppe F) 0:0 (A) - Amica WronkiAmica WronkiAmica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial...
(UC Gruppe F) 3:1 (H) - Rangers F.C.Rangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
(UC Gruppe F) 0:3 (A) - AZ Alkmaar (UC Gruppe F) 2:0 (H)
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(UC 16tel-Finale) 2:2 (H) 1:2 (A)
2005/06:
- Nistru Otaci (UC Q) 2:0 (A) 1:0 (H)
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(UC R1) 0:2 (H) 0:5 (A)
Derby Statistics vs. SK Sturm Graz (as of 23.8.2005)
Total (in 1st Austrian League):- 46 Won
- 42 Drawn
- 42 Lost
(Goals: 174:168)