Andreas Ivanschitz

Andreas Ivanschitz

Personal information
Full name	Andreas Ivanschitz
Date of birth	(1983-10-15) 15 October 1983
Place of birth	Eisenstadt, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1989–1998	ASK Baumgarten
1998–2000	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Rapid Wien	147	(25)
2006	Red Bull Salzburg	13	(1)
2006–2011	Panathinaikos	67	(10)
2009–2011	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	47	(9)
2011–2013	Mainz 05	57	(13)
2013–2015	Levante	49	(4)
2015–2016	Seattle Sounders FC	34	(4)
2017–2018	Viktoria Plzeň	13	(3)
International career
	Austria U16	10	(0)
	Austria U17	7	(1)
	Austria U18	5	(1)
2001–2003	Austria U21	10	(1)
2003–2014	Austria	69	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Austria			League
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
Greece			League
2006–07	Panathinaikos	Super League	26	4
2007–08			24	3
2008–09			17	3
Germany			League
2009–10	Mainz	Bundesliga
Country	Austria		159	26
	Greece		67	10
	Germany		0	0
Total			226	36

International career statistics

Austria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	4	1
2004	6	1
2005	8	0
2006	8	1
2007	9	2
2008	13	2
2009	1	0
2011	3	1
2012	7	1
2013	5	1
2014	2	0
Total	65	10

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ivanschitz goal.

List of international goals scored by Andreas Ivanschitz

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2003	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Czech Republic	2-1	2-3	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
2	4 September 2004	Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna, Austria	England	2-2	2-2	FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification
3	23 May 2006	Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna, Austria	Croatia	1-1	1-4	Friendly match
4	7 February 2007	Ta'Qali , La Valetta, Malta	Malta	1-1	1-1	Friendly match
5	17 October 2007	Tivoli , Innsbruck, Austria	Ivory Coast	2-1	3-2	Friendly match
6	6 September 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna, Austria	France	3-1	3-1	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
7	7 October 2011	Stadion Dalga , Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	1-0	4-1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
8	29 February 2012	Wörthersee Stadion , Klagenfurt, Austria	Finland	3-0	3-1	Friendly match
9	15 August 2012	Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna, Austria	Turkey	2-0	2-0	Friendly match
10	22 March 2013	Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna, Austria	Faroe Islands	3-0	6-0	FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification

Family

His son Ilia became also a professional footballer. He plays for FC Liefering in the 2nd Austrian league.