With the Austrian national team, Kattauerin Klara Schlegel recently qualified for the World Cup, which will take place in Spain in December. Now there is the next change in her still young career at the club level: Schlegel, who will celebrate her 20th birthday on Friday, will switch from THC Thuringia to “Frisch auf Frauen” Göppingen after this season. Four rounds before the end of the season, Göppingen takes the relegation place in the 1st Bundesliga and still has to worry about joining the league.
Schlegel moved from Eggenburg to Germany to Thuringia two years ago. In the first season she was mainly used as a cooperation player in the 2nd division at Zwickau. In the current championship she was equipped with a double play authorization for the second division Kirchhof, but was last only used in Thuringia.
“Time for a higher step”
“When I moved to Germany two years ago, I made a conscious decision to primarily gain experience in the second division. I was able to do that in Kirchhof and last season in Zwickau. Now is the time to go one step higher and only bind myself to one club, ”Schlegel is quoted on the website of her new club. “Frisch Auf is a good address, and my current coach Herbert Müller (note: also ÖHB team boss) has advocated this change.” Schlegel has initially signed a contract for the next three seasons until June 30, 2024.
In addition to Schlegel, other players came to Göppingen. In order for the entrances to acclimatize quickly, team manager Birute Schaich, in cooperation with the Göppingen WGG, arranged for all new entrances to be accommodated in a residential complex. It could take a while for everything to work on the field. “One player needs a little longer, the other can find her way around faster,” asks Schaich for indulgence if everything doesn’t work right away. “You have to give coach Nico Kiener and the new players time. All of them are not yet finished Bundesliga players, but they are young and motivated and want to play handball successfully and assert themselves in the Bundesliga. “
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