Lukas Hutecek

Lukas Hutecek
Personal information
Born (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000
Horn, Austria
Nationality Austrian
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club TBV Lemgo
Number 2
Youth career
Years Team
–2015
UHC Eggenburg
2015–2016
Fivers Margareten
2015–2016
→ UHC Hollabrunn (loan)
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2021
Fivers Margareten
2021–
TBV Lemgo Lippe
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
Austria 73 (524)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26 August 2025[1]

Lukas Hutecek (born 2 July 2000) is an Austrian handball player for the German club TBV Lemgo and the Austrian national team.

Career

He started playing handball at UHC Eggenburg, where his father was a coach. His brother, Sebastian Hutecek is also a handballer.[2] In 2015 he joined the youth team of Handballclub Fivers Margareten. He was then loaned to UHC Hollabrunn, where he played for their U-20 team.[3] In 2017 he was promoted to the first team.[4] In his first season he won the Austrian Bundesliga in 2017/2018, and in 2020 he won the Austrian Pokal with the club. In 2020-21 he was named Austrian player of the year.[5]

In February 2021 he signed a contract with the German club TBV Lemgo from the 2021-22 season onwards.[6]

National team

On 6 january 2020 he player his first game for the Austrian National Team.[7] At the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship he scored 28 goals in 7 games, when Austria finished 26th.[8] At the 2025 World Championship he scored 21 goals in 6 games. Austria finished 17th at the tournament.[9]

References

  1. ^ "EURO-Kader steht fest und hebt nach Dänemark ab". oehb.at (in German). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Aus Eggenburg in die LIQUI MOLY Handball-Bundesliga: Der Werdegang von Lukas Hutecek". www.handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Bernd Dangl (15 September 2015). "Der nächste Hutecek". noen.at (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ Bernd Dangl (6 July 2018). "Lukas Hutecek wurde mit den Fivers Handball-Meister". noen.at (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Handball-Wahl 20/21: Titel für Hutecek, Reichert und Frauen Nationalteam". oehb.at (in German). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "TBV Lemgo Lippe verpflichtet "Österreichs Handballer des Jahres", Spielmacher Dani Baijens geht" (in German). handball-world.news. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Gelungene EURO-Generalprobe trotz 28:32-Niederlage". oehb.at (in German). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Cumulative Statistics Austria 2021" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "29th IHF Men's World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics Austria" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 12 February 2025.