Grazer AK
Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common, but they are also known as the "Athletiker"), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (state) (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.
Bankruptcy
During the 2006-2007 season, Grazer AK went into Administration (insolvency). The club was docked 28 points as a result. In the 2007-2008 season, the club will no longer play in Austria's top flight.
Achievements
- Austrian champions (football) (1): 2004 (runners up 2003, 2005)
- Austrian Cup (4): 1981, 2000, 2002, 2004 (finalist 1962, 1968)
- Austrian Supercup (2): 2000, 2002 (finalist 2004)
Managers since 1990
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Heinz Binder (8.1.1990 - 11.9.1990)
- Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Savo Ekmecic (11.9.1990 - 16.4.1992)
- Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Milan Miklavic (16.4.1992 - 24.10.1993)
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hans Ulrich Thomale (26.10.1993 - Summer 1996)
- Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Ljupko Petrović (Summer 1996 - 11.9.1996)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Hans Peter Schaller (11.9.1996 - 20.9.1996)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg August Starek (20.9.1996 - Summer 1997)
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Augenthaler (Summer 1997 - 2.3.2000)
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Hörgl (2.3.2000 - April 2000)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Werner Gregoritsch (April 2000 - 21.9.2001)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Christian Keglevits (21.9.2001 - 29.9.2001)
- Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thijs Libregts (29.9.2001 - 12.8.2002)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Christian Keglevits (12.8.2002 - 7.10.2002)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Walter Schachner (7.10.2002 - 9.1.2006)
- Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Söndergaard (9.1.2006 - 20.5.2007)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Dietmar Pegam (01.06.2007 - current)
Famous players
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Rudolf Hiden
- Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Saleh Selim
- Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Michaël Goossens
- Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Bernard Vukas
- Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Matjaž Kek (1990 - 1994)
- Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleš Čeh (1992 - 2003)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Manninger (1996 - 1997)
- Image:Flag of Togo.svg Éric Akoto
- Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Benedict Akwuegbu
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg René Aufhauser (2001 - 2005)
- Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Halmosi (2002 - 2003)
- Image:Flag of Canada.svg Richard Hastings (2002 - 2003)
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Emanuel Pogatetz (2003 - 8.3.2005)
- Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Sionko (February 2004 - 1.6.2004)
- Ross Aloisi
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