Andreas Ivanschitz

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Andreas Ivanschitz (Template:Langx; born 15 October 1983) is an Austrian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During his 18-year career as a player, Ivanschitz played for Rapid Wien, Red Bull Salzburg, Panathinaikos, 1.FSV Mainz 05, Levante, Seattle Sounders FC and Viktoria Plzen.

A full international since 2003, he represented Austria at Euro 2008.

Club career

Born in Eisenstadt, Ivanschitz began his football career as a youth in his town's local team called ASK Baumgarten, where he spent nine years. Soon, Rapid Wien scouts found out about his talent and in 1998, he signed his first professional contract with the Austrian champions. He was only 16 years old when he wore his team's shirt during an Austrian Cup match against Ranshofen on 26 October 1999. His first official League match was in 2000 against Wüstenrot Salzburg. In 177 games for Rapid Wien, Ivanschitz scored 27 times, winning the Austrian Championship title in 2004–05. In 2003, he was elected "Austrian Footballer of the Year."

In January 2006, Ivanschitz transferred to Red Bull Salzburg and then to Greek Super League club Panathinaikos in August 2006 on a two-year loan. On 20 June 2008, Ivanschitz agreed on a permanent deal with Panathinaikos.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After three years in Greece with Panathinaikos he agreed on 18 July 2009 on a two-year loan with Mainz 05 with the view to a two-year permanent contract in the summer of 2011. Mainz took advantage of this contract option prematurely, and signed Ivanschitz permanently in January 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 10 June 2013, Ivanschitz left Mainz for Levante.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored his first goal in La Liga on 31 August, the winner with the last kick of a 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished his first season in Spain with three goals from 29 games, the last being in a 2–0 win over city rivals Valencia on 10 May.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 4 August 2015, he signed with Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After suffering from an injury his debut was postponed to 13 September where he assisted a late Obafemi Martins goal to tie up the game against San Jose Earthquakes. Ivanschitz converted Seattle's second kick from the spot in the 2016 MLS Cup penalty shootout, which the Sounders eventually won after six rounds, securing their first MLS Cup Title.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

International career

Ivanschitz made his debut for Austria in a February 2003 friendly match against Greece, coming on as a substitute for Markus Weissenberger. He was also a participant at the UEFA Euro 2008. He has earned 69 caps for Austria and has scored 12 goals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Ivanschitz comes from a musical family and plays various musical instruments in his spare time. He is a part of the Burgenland Croat community.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ivanschitz's son Ilia, is also a footballer who currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		OtherTemplate:Efn		Total		Template:Tooltip
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien	1999–2000	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2000–01		14	2	2	0	2	0	—		8	2	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2001–02		24	1	1	0	5	0	—		30	1	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2002–03		36	5	0	0	—		—		36	5	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2003–04		25	7	2	1	—		—		27	8	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2004–05		29	5	3	1	4	0	—		36	6	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2005–06		18	5	0	0	8	0	—		26	5	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	Total		147	25	8	2	19	0	0	0	174	27	—
Red Bull Salzburg	2005–06	Austrian Bundesliga	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2006–07		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	Total		13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	—
Panathinaikos	2006–07	Super League	0	0	1	0	7	0	—		8	0	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2007–08		24	3	0	0	5	0	3	2	32	5	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2008–09		17	3	0	0	6	1	1	0	24	4	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	Total		41	6	1	0	18	1	4	2	64	9	—
Mainz 05 (loan)	2009–10	Bundesliga	27	6	1	0	—		—		28	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2010–11		20	3	2	0	—		—		22	3	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Total		47	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	50	9	—
Mainz 05	2011–12	Bundesliga	26	6	1	1	2	0	—		29	7	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2012–13		31	7	3	1	—		—		34	8	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Total		57	13	4	2	2	0	0	0	63	15	—
Levante	2013–14	La Liga	29	3	2	1	—		—		31	4	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2014–15		20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	Total		49	4	2	1	—		0	0	51	5	—
Seattle Sounders FC	2015	Major League Soccer	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	9	2	<ref name="Andreas Ivanschitz » Club matches"/>
	2016		28	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	31	3
	Total		34	4	0	0	0	0	6	1	40	5
Career total			360	59	18	5	39	1	10	3	427	68	—

International

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Ivanschitz before Austria's friendly match against Ivory Coast in November 2012

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	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	2
	2013	7	2
	2014	3	0
Total		69	12

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	Template:Fb	2–1	2–3	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2	4 September 2004	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Template:Fb	2–2	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	23 May 2006	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Template:Fb	1–1	1–4	Friendly
4	7 February 2007	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Template:Fb	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5	17 October 2007	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	Template:Fb	2–1	3–2	Friendly
6	26 March 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Template:Fb	1–0	3–4	Friendly
7	6 September 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Template:Fb	3–1	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	7 October 2011	Dalga Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Template:Fb	1–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9	29 February 2012	Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Template:Fb	3–0	3–1	Friendly
10	15 August 2012	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Template:Fb	2–0	2–0	Friendly
11	22 March 2013	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Template:Fb	3–0	6–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	15 October 2013	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Template:Fb	1–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rapid Wien

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2005

Seattle Sounders FC

• MLS Cup: 2016

Individual

• Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2003

External links

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