Andreas Ivanschitz

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Andreas Ivanschitz
Personal information
Full name Andreas Ivanschitz
Date of birth (1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 (age 40)
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)
2009–2011Mainz 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)
National team
Austria U16 10 (0)
Austria U17 7 (1)
Austria U18 5 (1)
2001–2003 Austria U21 10 (1)
2003–2014 Austria 69 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Career[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

[2]

Club statistics 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[change | change source]

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

References[change | change source]

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