Andreas Ivanschitz

Andreas Ivanschitz (Croatian: Ivančić; born 15 October 1983) is a former Austrian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Andreas Ivanschitz
FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs. Germany 2012-09-11 - Andreas Ivanschitz 01.JPG
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Ivanschitz
Date of birth (1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 (age 40)
Place of birthEisenstadt, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Youth career
1989–1998ASK Baumgarten
1998–2000Rapid Wien
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005Rapid Wien147(25)
2006Red Bull Salzburg13(1)
2006–2011Panathinaikos67(10)
2009–2011Mainz 05 (loan)47(9)
2011–2013Mainz 0557(13)
2013–2015Levante49(4)
2015–2016Seattle Sounders FC34(4)
2017–2018Viktoria Plzeň13(3)
National team
Austria U1610(0)
Austria U177(1)
Austria U185(1)
2001–2003Austria U2110(1)
2003–2014Austria69(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He began his career in his local club ASK baumgarten where he played till 1989. He was discovered by SK Rapids scouts and changed to SK Rapid Wien. He was only 16 years old when he played his first match for Rapid in an Austrian Cup match against WSK Ranshofen. His debut in the first league he made in 2000 versus Wüstenrot Salzburg. He played 147 matches and scored 25 goals for Rapid. In 2006 he went on to FC Red Bull Salzburg but in summer he went to Greece playing with Panathinaikos. In 2009 he went on loan to 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. In 2011 he signed a permanent contract with Mainz.

International

He played for the first time in the national team in February 2003 in a friendly match against France. He came in for Markus Weissenberger. He also played in the EURO 2008 team. In 2009 the new coach, Didi Constantini, told the public, that he would never call him up again.

Club career statistics

[2]

Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
AustriaLeague
1999–00 Rapid Wien Bundesliga 1 0
2000–01 14 2
2001–02 24 1
2002–03 36 5
2003–04 25 7
2004–05 28 5
2005–06 18 5
2005–06 Red Bull Salzburg Bundesliga 12 1
2006–07 1 0
GreeceLeague
2006–07 Panathinaikos Super League 26 4
2007–08 24 3
2008–09 17 3
GermanyLeague
2009–10 Mainz Bundesliga
Country Austria 159 26
Greece 67 10
Germany 0 0
Total 226 36

International career statistics

Austria national team
YearAppsGoals
2003 4 1
2004 6 1
2005 7 0
2006 8 1
2007 9 2
2008 13 2
2009 1 0
Total 48 7

Andreas Ivanschitz Media

References

  1. "Ivanschitz, Andreas" (in Deutsch). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andreas Ivanschitz". www.national-football-teams.com.