ESK Graz
| ESK Graz | |||
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Eggenberg Sports Club | ||
| Seat | Schloßstraße 20, 8020 Graz | ||
| founding | 1921 | ||
| Colours | blue-black | ||
| Board | Karin Hütter | ||
| Website | eskgraz.at | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Wolfgang Hierzer | ||
| Venue | ASKÖ Stadium Graz-Eggenberg | ||
| Places | 2,000 | ||
| league | Regional League Middle (Styria) | ||
| 2016/17 | {{{rank}}} | ||
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The ESK Graz (officially Eggenberger SK ) is an Austrian football club from the Styrian capital Graz .
society
The club currently plays with the combat team in the regional league center, the sixth division. The home of ESK Graz has been the ASKÖ stadium in Eggenberg since it was founded . The club colors are defined as blue and black. Founded in 1921, the association is currently run by Karin Hütter as chairwoman. Today the ESK Graz is an important point of contact for children and young people when it comes to football education.
History of the ESK Graz
In 1921, the ESK Graz was founded as a workers 'football club, as the Eggenberg district is traditionally a workers' district. In the last few decades the club initially played in lower leagues (1st class, lower league). One of the greatest successes was participation in the Styrian regional league in the 1948/49 and 1949/50 seasons . In the 1980s, the fighting team played again in the regional league, which was then the third highest soccer league in Austria.
Information about the club / key data
Important successes
- 2004 - championship team
- 2009 - Promotion to the minor league
Former players
Numerous former players of the club made careers in other clubs, including:
- Patrick Wolf (SK Sturm Graz)
- Karl Aigner (GAK)
- Fritz Demschar (Grazer SC Tram)
- Gerhard Goldbrich (SK Sturm Graz)
- Walter Höfler (SK Sturm Graz)
- Alois Jarc (SK Sturm Graz)
- Walter Payer (ESV Austria Graz)
- Hans Pigel (LASK Linz)
- Siegfried Plank (SK Sturm Graz)
- Gerald Pripfl (SK Sturm Graz)
- Gerhard Schlatzer (GAK)
- Markus Schopp (SK Sturm Graz)
- Walter Strohmayer (SK Sturm Graz)
- Anton "Burli" Wolf (SK Sturm Graz and SC Wacker Vienna)
- Norbert Zechner (ESV Austria Graz)
Former trainer of the ESK Graz (since 1995)
- Werner Gregoritsch (1995-2000)
- Günther Koschak (2000)
- Hans Strikovic (2000)
- Savo Ekmečić (2001)
- Walter Koleznik (2001)
- Thomas Hösele (2001)
- Wolfgang Hierzer (2002–2004, promotion from 1st class to regional league center)
- Bernd Kovacic (2004)
- Erwin Dampfhofer (2004)
- Otto Dampf (2005-2007)
- Gernot Koleznik (2007)
- Hans Eisner (2007-2010)
- Robert Ornik (2010-2011)
- Erich Wagner (from 2011–2012)
- Wolfgang Hierzer (2012-2018)
- Philipp Pelzl (2018-2019)
- Markus Leeb (2019-)
Chairman of the ESK Graz
- Karl Pölzl (1941–1975)
- Hermann Fliesser (1975-2002)
- Helmut Krottmayer (2002-2003)
- Hermann Fliesser (2003-2004)
- Helmut Spanner (2004-2006)
- Josef Grabner (2006-2014)
- Helga Rachl (2014-2016)
- Karin Hütter (2016-)
Integration award 2012
On November 12, 2012, the ESK won the State Prize for Integration Sport, which was awarded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for National Defense and Sport . The ESK thus achieved 1st place out of 71 applicants and won the main prize for its commitment to integration with its program “The ESK is breaking new ground”.
Web links
- News | ESK Graz club homepage , accessed on November 9, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official press release on the Integration Prize 2012 ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
