07.10.2012, 11:10 After being eliminated during the Group Matches of the EHF Champions League in the past, Austrian champions Hypo Niederösterreich are hoping for better luck this season. |
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Countdown, part 11: Hypo NÖAfter being eliminated during the Group Matches of the EHF Champions League in the past, Austrian champions Hypo Niederösterreich are hoping for better luck this season. The Austrian outfit, who have many Brazilians in their squad, have played in the EHF Champions League for every one of the competition's 20-year history. Four times the Women’s EHF Champions League winner and six times a finalist, Hypo nowadays count on a strong group of players from Brazil. Four newcomers from the South American country have signed for this season, and despite three others - including top star Daniela Piedade - having left, the club still have eight Brazilians on their books. Gorica Aćimović returned from Krim to Hypo and is one of four Austrian players in the squad, which is coached by Hungarian András Németh who started his second season at the record winners of the Champions League. The new Hypo manager is Márk Hegedüs, and one of the newcomers - Karol de Souza – is out until October after she had broken her hand. After failing to reach the Main Round in the previous three seasons, Hypo hope to survive the Group Matches this season, as player Ana Paula Rodrigues confirms: "Our group is as tough as last season, no one is to be underestimated. Our goal is to reach the Main Round and to be part of the Champions League in 2013, especially after our early exit last season." Manager Hegedüs is also focused on this objective: "With this new team we are aiming to reach the Main Round," he said.
Three questions to coach András Németh:
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HYPO NÖ (AUT)
Women’s EHF Champions League records: Other EC records:
Cup Winners´ Cup:
Austrian champions: 36 times
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TEXT: Björn Pazen |
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