Club profile

FC Blau-Weiss Linz

Fußballclub Blau-Weiß Linz

Linz, Austria2. Liga · tier 2Founded 2 July 1997Colours

www.blauweiss-linz.at ↗Straßerau 3, 4020 Linz, Austria+43 732 272224

Squad

25 players

avg age 25.1

Foreigners

20% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

1 / 16

25 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Hofmann Personal Stadion

5,595 seats

Manager

Michael Köllner

Transfer balance

+€100k

season 2026/27

Squad

25 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Valentin OelzGoalkeeper	21	Austria	192 cm		Jan 2025from FC Liefering	Jun 2028
Christopher GiulianiGoalkeeper	27	Austria	187 cm	left	Jan 2026from First Vienna FC	Jun 2028
Marcel KöstenbauerGoalkeeper	25	Austria	189 cm	right	Jan 2026from SV Ried	Jun 2027
Defenders · 7
Manuel MarandaCentre-Back	29	Austria	188 cm	right	Feb 2021from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2029
Alem PasicCentre-Back	29	Austria	194 cm	right	Jan 2023from SK Vorwärts Steyr	Jun 2028
Fabio Varesi-StraussCentre-BackTeam captain	32	Austria	195 cm	right	Aug 2020from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Dominik FrieserRight-Back	33	Austria	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Grazer AK 1902	Jun 2028
David RieglerCentre-Back	23	Austria	185 cm	right	Jun 2026from SKN St. Pölten	Jun 2028
Felix RuschkeLeft-Back	23	Germany	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Hansa Rostock	Jun 2028
Matthias WetschkaCentre-Back	21	Austria	195 cm	right	Jan 2025from Without Club	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 9
Jonas MayerCentral Midfield	22	Austria	173 cm	right	Aug 2026from SV Ried	Jun 2027
Anton TsarenkoAttacking Midfield	22	Ukraine	162 cm	right	Jul 2026from Dynamo Kyiv	Jun 2027
Dario KreikerLeft Midfield	23	Austria	186 cm	left	Jul 2026from FK Dukla Prague	Jun 2028
Karim ContéDefensive Midfield	27	Guinea	178 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Hertha Wels	Jun 2028
Nico GrimbsAttacking Midfield	22	Austria · Germany	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from 1.FC Schweinfurt 05	Jun 2027
Diego MadritschCentral Midfield	21	Austria	170 cm	right	Feb 2026from SCR Altach	Jun 2027
Thomas SchiestlLeft Midfield	24	Austria	—	left	Jan 2026from Grazer AK 1902	Jun 2028
Felix GerstmayerCentral Midfield	22	Austria	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from SV Grün-Weiß Micheldorf	Jun 2027
Lukas FabianCentral Midfield	18	Austria	—		Jul 2026from AKA Red Bull Salzburg U18	Jun 2027
Forwards · 6
Erik WeinhauerRight Winger	25	Germany	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Erzgebirge Aue	Jun 2028
Romeo VucicCentre-Forward	23	Austria	188 cm	right	Jan 2026from Austria Vienna	Jun 2028
RonivaldoCentre-Forward	37	Austria · Brazil	173 cm	right	Jan 2022from FC Wacker Innsbruck	Jun 2027
Filip RistanicCentre-Forward	22	Austria	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from Admira Wacker	Jun 2028
Jacob CollmannCentre-Forward	25	Germany	191 cm		Jul 2026from FC-Astoria Walldorf	Jun 2027
Mauro HämmerleCentre-Forward	19	Austria	—	left	Aug 2026from FC Augsburg II	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

20 arrivals

Received

€100k

22 departures

Net balance

+€100k

received − spent

Arrivals · 20

Anton Tsarenko
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Dynamo Kyiv
Loan
Christopher Giuliani
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
from First Vienna FC
?
Dario Kreiker
Left Midfield · 23 y/o
from FK Dukla Prague
?
Diego Madritsch
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from SCR Altach
Free
Dominik Frieser
Right-Back · 32 y/o
from Grazer AK 1902
Free
Erik Weinhauer
Right Winger · 25 y/o
from FC Erzgebirge Aue
Free
Felix Gerstmayer
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from SV Wallern
End of loan
Felix Ruschke
Left-Back · 23 y/o
from FC Hansa Rostock
Free

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Filip Ristanic
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Admira Wacker
Free
Jacob Collmann
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from FC-Astoria Walldorf
Free
Jonas Mayer
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from SV Ried
Loan
Karim Conté
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
from FC Hertha Wels
Free
Lukas Fabian
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from AKA Red Bull Salzburg U18
?
Marcel Köstenbauer
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from SV Ried
Free
Matthias Wetschka
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Union Dietach
End of loan
Mauro Hämmerle
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from FC Augsburg II
Free
Nico Grimbs
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from 1.FC Schweinfurt 05
Free
Romeo Vucic
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Austria Vienna
?
Thomas Schiestl
Left Midfield · 23 y/o
from Grazer AK 1902
Free
Valentin Oelz
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from Union Dietach
End of loan

Departures · 22

Simon Seidl
Right Midfield · 23 y/o
to SK Sturm Graz
€100k
Alexander Briedl
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
to Aberdeen FC
Free
Anderson
Right-Back · 28 y/o
to Grazer AK 1902
Free
Cheick Condé
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to Venezia FC
End of loan
Christopher Cvetko
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
David Bumberger
Left-Back · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dominik Reiter
Right Midfield · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Elias Bakatukanda
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to 1.FC Köln
End of loan

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Isak Dahlqvist
Right Midfield · 24 y/o
to Tromsø IL
Free
Jakob Knollmüller
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to ASK Voitsberg
Loan
João Luiz
Right Winger · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kevin Radulovic
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Mamadou Fofana
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to FC Aarau
End of loan
Martin Moormann
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to Motherwell FC
Free
Nico Maier
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
to FC Thun
?
Nico Mantl
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
to FC Arouca
End of loan
Oliver Wähling
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to SSV Ulm 1846
Free
Paul Mensah
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Shon Weissman
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Beitar Jerusalem
Free
Simon Pirkl
Left-Back · 29 y/o
to SV Austria Salzburg
Free
Thomas Goiginger
Attacking Midfield · 33 y/o
to WSG Tirol
Free
Thomas Turner
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
to SKU Amstetten
Free

Manager & staff

14 people

Manager

Michael Köllner

Germany · 56 y/o

Appointed 1 January 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 5

Matthias LugingerAssistant ManagerGermany
Sinan BytyqiAssistant ManagerKosovo
Jan KollmannCo-trainer analysisAustria
Christoph EglseerGoalkeeping CoachAustria

Management · 2

Christoph PeschekChief Executive OfficerAustria
Christoph SchösswendterSporting DirectorAustria

Scouting · 1

Mauricio ZoccolaChief ScoutAustria

Medical department · 4

Stefan FroschauerClub DoctorAustria
Ernst HudskyClub DoctorAustria
Markus MorbitzerPhysiotherapistAustria
Laura NeuhuberPhysiotherapistAustria

Other · 2

Ronald RieplSports coordinatorAustria
Daniel DorningerKit ManagerAustria

Honours

6 titles

2×2. Liga Champion22/23 · 20/21
2×Austrian Regionalliga Mitte Champion15/16 · 02/03
2×Champion Oberösterreich Liga07/08 · 99/00

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Romeo Vucic: FC Blau-Weiss Linz to Wolfsberger AC
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Wolfsberger AC are among clubs interested in signing Romeo Vučić from Blau‑Weiß Linz, per laola1.at citing an Ostsee‑Zeitung report. His contract at Linz runs to June 2028. The claim appeared on 29 Oct 2026; no other…
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Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 20

Departures · 22

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 5

Honours

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Romeo Vucic: FC Blau-Weiss Linz to Wolfsberger AC