Hartberg is different

“We’re here for the cause, there’s no salary!”

Hartberg President Brigitte Annerl in the thick of things instead of just being there(Bild: Sepp Pail)

The year was 2013, when a certain Brigitte Annerl joined TSV Hartberg as a sponsor. "In the regional league back then." Four years later, the successful entrepreneur and head of Lenus Pharma took over as president of TSV - and has been writing a success story in the Bundesliga with HER Hartbergers since 2018 at the latest.

Annerl herself is something of a one-off. Always right in the middle of things instead of just being there, the Viennese shakes on the sidelines. Along for the ride: her dog "Coco", a long-time Bundesliga subscriber. Annerl is also not above walking over to her Hartberg fans' sector and slipping banknotes through the fence so that the fans can water their thirsty throats during a summer match.