The Austria Klagenfurt Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alexander Briedl arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Alexander Briedl has, at Austria Klagenfurt, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Benedikt Pichler
Austria Klagenfurt asked and Hannover 96 said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Austria Klagenfurt pay Rapid Wien $1.0M for a proper upgrade
Rapid Wien did not want to sell and the number is why they did. $1.0M for Yusuf Demir, and the expectation that arrives with him is the kind no amount of settling-in period softens.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Liam Chipperfield will not be coming to Austria Klagenfurt
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Sion is saying, and nobody at Austria Klagenfurt is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Austria Klagenfurt
Florian Jaritz and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
$1.0M for Yusuf Demir, and Austria Klagenfurt supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Yusuf Demir from Rapid Wien for $1.0M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dejan Baumgartner steps up from the Austria Klagenfurt academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dejan Baumgartner has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Heinz Junuzovic joins the Austria Klagenfurt first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Heinz Junuzovic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Stefan Schlager steps up from the Austria Klagenfurt academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stefan Schlager has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad This league is too small for Alexander Briedl
- Player ratings Bartol Barišić stands above it all
- Transfer targets Austria Klagenfurt try to borrow Patrik Vydra