Andreas Ivanschitz
Andreas Ivanschitz (Croatian: Ivančić; born 15 October 1983) is a former Austrian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Ivanschitz | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 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 | |||
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 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 |
| 2008 | 13 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 7 |
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References
- "Ivanschitz, Andreas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andreas Ivanschitz". www.national-football-teams.com.