Oliver Strunz moves on loan to SCR Altach

With all medical checks and formalities successfully completed, we can now confirm that Oliver Strunz will play on loan at SCR Altach next season. The striker, who recently turned 24, was due to move on loan to Altach last winter, but the move was canceled after he suffered an injury in training in January. Strunz has been with Rapid since joining the academy in 2009 from First Vienna’s youth set-up, but during this calendar year he didn’t make any appearances with the first team, although he returned from his injury in May, playing in the Regional League East for SK Rapid II.

For next season, the forward who has made 44 competitive appearances (scoring 6 goals) for Rapid’s senior side and played a further 49 times for the second team (17 goals) will be wearing the Altach jersey in the Bundesliga. Sporting Director Markus Katzer had this to say about the future loan-player: „There’s a reason why Oliver Strunz has a long contract with us, and even after his serious injury, we have a huge amount of faith in his abilities. Now it’s important for him to play regularly at a high level, and a loan spell at Altach is a perfect solution. We’ll monitor Oli’s progress carefully, and hopefully we’ll have him back stronger in Hütteldorf just under a year from now.“