Austria's handball stars 2025: Reichert and Frimmel in the spotlight!

Austria's handball stars 2025: Reichert and Frimmel in the spotlight!

Thüringer HC, Deutschland - The handball world looks back on impressive achievements by Austrian athletes. On June 9, 2025, Johanna Reichert and Sebastian Frimmel were elected to Austria's handball players of the year by an expert jury. According to Laola1 , Johanna Reichert, who plays for the Thuringian HC, was convincing in the last season with a total of 246 goals best thrower crowned. Sebastian Frimmel, who acted as the captain of the men's national team, also convinced and successfully prevailed against his teammates Lukas Hutecek and Lukas Herburger in the competition.

It is particularly noteworthy that the men's national team was also recognized as a team of the year. The coach Ales Pajovic received the title coach of the year and enabled the team to qualify for the EM 2026 before switching to Flensburg-Handewitt.

Reichert leads the league

Johanna Reichert recently demonstrated her class in the Bundesliga when the Thuringian HC won 36:35 in a gripping game against HSG Bensheim/Auerbach. The crucial goal fell only three seconds before the end, which made Reichert not only secured victory, but also became the best thrower of the game with ten goals achieved. The Saxony reports that the Thuringian HC reached fourth place in the table.

The team performed impressive, settled several times from the start and already led 11: 7 in the 14th minute. Goalkeeper Christina Lövgren Hallberg made a decisive contribution to defense work in the second round by showing several important parades. The victory was highly competitive, but finally Reichert was able to get the decisive goal after the opponent Nina Engel compensated for 23 seconds before the end.

Austria in an international context

The Austrian handball team is one of the relevant teams in Europe and is part of an extensive association network that includes numerous countries. In addition to Austria, many other nations are active in the European handball scene, including Denmark, Germany, France and Spain. The domestic women's and men's national teams regularly make their contribution at international tournaments and fight for good placements. This is also underlined by the fact that the women's team has celebrated great successes in the past, and Wikipedia indicates the large number of nations that take part in European competitions.

The awards for Reichert and Frimmel are not only recognized by their individual services, but also an important step for the visibility of handball in Austria. It remains exciting to see how the careers of these two athletes and the teams will develop.