Newcomers rocked in the fall SK Austria Klagenfurt the Admiral Bundesliga, surprisingly landed 4th after 18 rounds and would like to take the flow with them into the spring round. The violets remain “on the (snow) carpet”. For the purpose of preparation (part 1), the Carinthians were in the training camp at the Kaiser Arnulf Sports Center in Moosburg for a few days until Monday, where head coach Peter Pacult put his protégés hard in the freezing cold and did not shy away from extraordinary exercise units. The 62-year-old Viennese divided his squad into three groups on the artificial turf pitch and had them build snowmen against each other.
Despite heavy rainfall and frosty temperatures, striker Markus Pink and Co. found the best conditions in the Kaiser Arnulf Sports Center, and those in charge of SV Moosburg, headed by President Herbert Gaggl and Chairman Marco Feichter, cleared the place of the snow masses in good time. “We feel very comfortable and would like to thank you very much for the hospitality and the great effort,” said Peter Pacult happily.
Rajko Rep, who has returned to the Bundesliga, is also “happy”. The 31-year-old winter newcomer from Klagenfurt said on the club’s website: “Everything is great! I’m fine, the other guys welcomed me with open arms. My goals are clear: I will work hard in preparation to get in top form and I want to help the team score goals and prepare. I’m the kind of guy who plays freely when it fits around. “Addition:” Waidmannsdorf is my second home. “The 31-year-old Slovenian team striker appreciates the closeness to his native country.
After a free Sunday, the team from Wörthersee was back on track on Monday with a double shift in the weight room and on the artificial turf. For the rest of this week, the balls will stay in the closet, the Austria convoy will travel to the winter camp in Bad Kleinkirchheim on Tuesday. At the invitation of Mayor Matthias Krenn, various activities in the snow are on the program around the “Kärntnerhof”.
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It is also an advancement reward! Because he was enthusiastic about the performance of the team in the relegation against St. Pölten, Mayor Krenn contacted club president Herbert Matschek and informed him that he would like to reward coach Peter Pacult and Co. directly in his popular sports and family hotel on the sunny slope. Now the Waidmannsdorfer are redeeming their “promotion bonus”.
“We are very grateful for the invitation and look forward to beautiful days at the ‘Kärntnerhof’ in Bad Kleinkirchheim. The focus is on team-building measures, we will use the time to further integrate the new players and to grow together even more as a group. The solidarity made us strong in autumn and of course we want to build on that. I’m curious to see how the boys fare in the snow, ”says managing director Harald Gärtner.
The family business has been run by Matthias Krenn since 1980, who has headed Bad Kleinkirchheim as mayor since 1997. His “Kärntnerhof” is located in the middle of the Nockberge Biosphere Park, right on the slopes. The hotel is part of the “Safe Hospitality Initiative” and ensures that all safety and hygiene regulations are adhered to.
In the past few weeks, team manager Sandro Zakany has been in regular contact with the management of the four-star hostel and has also put together the program for the violets. It may not be on the soccer field, but it will still be physically challenging: In addition to a snowshoe hike in the mountains, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling and a toboggan run are on the agenda.
Except for the sick Marcel Köstenbauer and Gloire Amanda, Maxi Moreira (rehab after ankle surgery), Julian von Haacke (rehab after knee surgery), Tim Maciejewski (rehab after syndesmotic ligament rupture), Herbert Paul (cruciate ligament rupture) and Benjamin Hadzic (cold) and Florian Rieder (Achilles tendon problems) are all ready for winter paradise. On Monday, Bad Kleinkirchheim reported snow depths of one meter on the mountain and 70 centimeters in the valley.
It is still unclear whether you will return to your home sports park in Klagenfurt or return to the SVM facility in Moosburg. A test match against the regional league team SV Spittal / Drau is planned there on January 15th at 2pm.
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