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Tough, tougher, Simon Knapp! The defensive ace from Ferlach is the most feared opponent in the domestic handball league. With 25 time penalties and three yellow and red cards each, the 107-kilo giant leads all statistics. He wants to take down top team Bregenz this Saturday: "If we give it our all, it's possible!"
Watch out, here comes Simon Knapp! Ferlach's defensive ace is probably the most unpleasant opponent in the domestic handball league. At 1.96 meters tall and 107 kilos, he is a real bulldozer - and is tough as nails. With 25 time penalties, three red cards and three yellow cards, he leads all penalty statistics in the top league. "When I recently clicked through the league data, I was shocked myself - the 25 time penalties are a bit too many," grins the 21-year-old FH mechatronics student.
Gained weight during injury
In 2021, he came to Ferlach with 85 kg from the now inactive HC Kärnten - when he had a cruciate ligament rupture, he trained hard and even weighed 115 kg for a short time: "There was also fat there, I was too immobile. Over time, however, I gained a good fighting weight of 107 kilograms."
Coach talks about the national team
And he is the Ferlach team's secret weapon - as co-coach Miro Barisic sees it: "For me, he would often be the player of the night - but it's usually the goalscorers who win. Simon is a role model for every one of our talented players - he trains so hard. At some point, I think he could even become an option for the national team."
Bregenz is a tough place
For now, however, the team heads to Bregenz this Saturday - a tough place, Ferlach has never won there. Knapp: "If we give it our all, we can beat them." That would also be important - seven games before the end of the basic round, ninth place is one point off eighth place and thus the last play-off spot.
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