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Tino Wawra (r.) supports Didi Elsneg (l.) at the GAK.(Bild: GAK1902)

The GAK has signed a new technical director! The new squad planner has already been champion twice with Blau-Weiß Linz.

Konstantin "Tino" Wawra joins the Reds as "Technical Director" until 2027! The 45-year-old Upper Austrian, who played for Ried in the Bundesliga (and then for Gratkorn), was most recently sporting director at St. Pölten, before which he led Blau-Weiß Linz to the second division title twice. At the first attempt, only the lack of a stadium prevented promotion. "Tino is the next quality factor in the further development and professionalization of GAK," said sporting director Didi Elsneg, happy that he was able to lure his old sporting director rival to Graz: "He ticks in a similar way to me!"

As technical director, Wawra (who also worked at the Stars & Friends player agency) is the interface between the sporting director, team, coaching team and the academy: "You have to think beyond the here and now," said Elsneg, "we have to be well positioned in scouting for the next transfer periods. His experience will be good for us when it comes to squad planning, as we have unfortunately lacked the resources to date." Yesterday, Wawra was already at Elsneg's side at the training camp in Umag, Croatia, where the temperature was 14 degrees and conditions were perfect.

Wawra is eager for the new task: "Of course it's something special to work for a traditional club like the GAK. The development work that has been done here in recent years is sensational and I'm looking forward to making my contribution in the future."