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Once-in-a-lifetime experience for Swiss champions
- Updated: August 26, 2016
After winning their third double (league and cup) in Switzerland since 2011, Kadetten Schaffhausen have clearly bolstered their squad to take on a tough Group A.
Swiss number 1 Aurel Bringolf replaces Nikola Portner between the goal posts, while Polish World Championship bronze medallist and Olympic semi-finalist Michel Szyba and Swedish Kristian Bliznac will increase the squad’s international experience massively.
Despite opponents like Barcelona, Veszprem, Kiel, Flensburg and PSG lying in wait, the Swiss champions hope to reach the Last 16 of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the third time.
“This is perhaps the strongest group in the history of the competition,” says manager Gabor Vass. “This group will be extremely tough, but we are ready to fight for sixth position, which will be a huge challenge,” adds team captain David Graubner.
After German 2007 world champion Markus Baur had been coach for several years, Schaffhausen made a change early in 2016 by signing Lars Walther. The Dane had been coaching several Champions League teams such as Wisla Plock …
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