Raoul Korner
{{short description|Austrian professional basketball coach (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Raoul Korner
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| position = Head coach
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| league = P. League+
| team = Tainan TSG GhostHawks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|2}}
| birth_place = Vienna, Austria
| coach_start = 1999
| coach_end =
| cyears1 = 1999–2001
| cteam1 = Zepter Vienna
| cyears2 = 2001–2003
| cteam2 = Mattersburg 49ers
| cyears3 = 2003–2005
| cteam3 = Traiskirchen Lions
| cyears4 = 2005–2010
| cteam4 = WBC Wels
| cteam5 = EiffelTowers Den Bosch
| cteam6 = Phantoms / Löwen Braunschweig
| cteam7 = medi Bayreuth
| cyears8 = 2022–2023
| cteam8 = Hamburg Towers
| cyears9 = 2024–present
| cteam9 = Tainan TSG GhostHawks
| highlights =
- Dutch League champion (2012)
- Dutch Cup champion (2013)
- Dutch League Coach of the Year (2013)
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Raoul Korner (born April 2, 1974) is an Austrian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the P. League+.
Career
=EiffelTowers Den Bosch (2010–2013)=
After several years of coaching in Austria, Korner signed with the Dutch club EiffelTowers Den Bosch in July 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/139941962/Korner+nieuwe+coach+EiffelTowers.aspx |title=Korner nieuwe coach EiffelTowers |publisher=Omroepbrabant.nl |date= |accessdate=2014-04-13}} In his first season coaching Den Bosch, the team finished at the 3rd place and was defeated in the playoff semifinals. In the 2011–12 season, Korner won the Dutch Basketball League with Den Bosch, by beating Leiden 4–1 in the finals. In his third season, he won the DBL Coach of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/192053682/Andre+Young+en+Raoul+Korner+van+EiffelTowers+in+de+prijzen.aspx |title=Andre Young en Raoul Korner van EiffelTowers in de prijzen |publisher=Omroepbrabant.nl |date=2013-04-16 |accessdate=2014-04-13}} With Den Bosch, he also won his first NBB Cup in 2012–13. After the season Korner's department was announced.{{cite web|url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/193651832/Coach+Raoul+Korner+en+basketbalclub+EiffelTowers+Den+Bosch+uit+elkaar.aspx |title=Coach Raoul Korner en basketbalclub EiffelTowers Den Bosch uit elkaar |publisher=Omroepbrabant.nl |date=2013-05-16 |accessdate=2014-04-13}} His assistant coach Sam Jones became the new head coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/194162772/Sam+Jones+volgt+Raoul+Korner+op+bij+SPM+Shoeters+Den+Bosch.aspx |title=Sam Jones volgt Raoul Korner op bij SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |publisher=Omroepbrabant.nl |date= |accessdate=2014-04-13}}
=Phantoms Braunschweig (2013–2016)=
In 2013, Korner signed a contract with the German club New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig.{{cite web|author=Von Ute Berndt |url=http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/sport/phantoms/raoul-korner-wird-cheftrainer-bei-den-new-yorker-phantoms-id1038175.html |title=Raoul Korner wird Cheftrainer bei den New Yorker Phantoms | Phantoms | Braunschweiger Zeitung |language=de |publisher=Braunschweiger-zeitung.de |date=2013-06-11 |accessdate=2014-04-13}}
Korner left Braunschweig on April 30, 2016, and took over head coaching duties at Medi Bayreuth a few days later.{{cite news| url=http://www.br.de/themen/sport/inhalt/basketball/raoul-korner-neuer-trainer-bei-medi-bayreuth-100.html | title=Raoul Korner neuer Headcoach in Bayreuth |publisher=Bayerischer Rundfunk |date=2015-05-03 |accessdate=2015-05-03}} He cited Braunschweig's financial condition as a factor in his decision to leave the team.{{cite news |url=http://www.laola1.at/de/red/sport-mix/basketball/legionaere/news/raoul-korner-verlaesst-braunschweig-nach-drei-jahren/ |title=Raoul Korner verlässt Braunschweig |publisher=LAOLA1 |date=2016-04-30 |accessdate=2016-04-30}}
=Medi Bayreuth (2016–2022)=
After an impressive start into the season with Bayreuth, Korner was selected as the "Team International" head coach for the 2017 BBL All-Star Game.
=Hamburg Towers (2022–2023)=
After six years at Medi Bayreuth, on June 08, 2022, he signed as head coach at Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga. {{cite news| url=https://www.hamburgtowers.de/raoul-korner-wird-neuer-chef-an-der-seitenlinie/ | title=Raoul Korner wird neuer Chef an der Seitenlinie |publisher=hamburgtowers.de |date=2022-06-08 |accessdate=2022-06-08}}
=Tainan TSG GhostHawks (2024–present)=
On January 29, 2024, he signed as head coach at Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the P. League+.{{cite news |title=T1職籃墊底爐主獵鷹確定換帥 奧地利國家隊總教練柯納接掌兵符 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2673611 |accessdate=January 29, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=January 29, 2024}}
References
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Category:Austrian basketball coaches
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna
Category:Medi Bayreuth coaches
Category:Basketball Löwen Braunschweig coaches
Category:Heroes Den Bosch coaches