Andreas Lipa
Andreas Lipa ( born August 26, 1971 in Vienna) is an Austrian football player. He currently has his career at SV unterklassigen Mischendorf / Neuhaus finish.
Club career
Lipa began his career in the youth of Vienna. In the 1989/90 season brought him the then coach Ernst Dokupil in the first team, where he came to three brief appearances in the second half of the season. This was followed by one and a half seasons in which he was indeed perceived as an emerging defensive talent, but not passed by the established players such as Jiri Ondra, Kurt Russ and Leopold Lainer and a total of only 15 missions completed.
When the team disintegrated success in the past due to excessive spending, beat in the season 1991/92 his hour. As a defensive all-rounder, he was appreciated by coach Peter Leitl for its versatility and had practically three seasons, albeit at different positions, a regular place. The season was disastrous, however, for the club. Due to the financial problems " leased " Vienna - President Heinz Hawes, for cost effectiveness, simply a motley crew of mostly young talents together, which was only limited competitive. After 22 rounds you held the penultimate place in the 1st Division and had in the relegation round. There you missed calculated against the eternal rival Vienna sports club, only because of the goal difference, the league and had to go back after 6 years in the second division. In addition to Ivica Vastić, the lasting impression left with 6 goals in 11 games, Lipa was considered one of the few winners of the season. Through its strong performance he had made coach Icon Otto Barić attention to himself and changed in a row coming runner- SV Austria Salzburg.
In the former top team Salzburg, he had again a difficult position Barić put in the title fight heavily on established players, Christian Fürstaller or his former Vienna- players Lainer, which Lipa came only three missions team scores a goal. At the end of season one was equal points behind Austria Vienna runner-up.
Without the prospect of a regular seat, he moved together with Herfried Sabitzer to just from the 1st Division descended Linzer ASK. When LASK he came under coach Walter Skocik in the first half of the season 1993/1994 to 9 inserts in the 2nd Division, but without shine. Add an unsatisfying for the club and player situation he dared then the step most promising candidates rise in the Regionalliga West, SC Austria Lustenau.
Areas in the state he adopted elements in a row of old services from Vienna times. In his first six months in Lustenau, he was able to celebrate the championship title in the West Regional and the associated rise in the 2nd Division. In the first year in the second league they played with the ascension, which was due in large part to strong performances Lipas. As a defensive player, he scored 7 goals in 26 season stakes. After an average season 1995/96, in which the team was due banished almost three quarters of the season into exile by the conversion of Reichshof stadium and so the home advantage was robbed, were reinforced the team for season 1996/97 with players like Helgi Kolvidsson, Tamás Tiefenbach, Roger Prince, and Samuel Koejoe, which brought a significant increase in quality with it. Lustenau was throughout the season the measure of all things in the 2nd Division and finished with 5 points ahead of Vorwärts Steyr sovereign master. Thus, the club was first class in its history. Lipa had great by strong performances in the rise and was promoted over the years into a kind Lustenauer Player Icon.
Before the season acted as Fix relegated, they thereupon managed as Penultimate, with 10 points ahead of relegated VfB Admira Wacker Mödling the league. Lipa had already left the club in the winter transfer period and was changed at that top club Grazer AK. Lipa was the new GAK coach Klaus Augenthaler noticed who was about to form a team according to his ideas.
This was followed by 5 has consistently successful years in which he once occupied with the club 4 the third place in the Bundesliga and 2 times, the Austrian Cup and as often won the Supercup. Moreover, he gained international experience and even came under its previous Salzburg coach Otto Barić in 2000 to an international match for Austria by regular European Cup games. Until the 2001/02 season he was the undisputed master player and had in the season 1998/99, in which he was able to record 5 Torerfolge, probably his best season with the GAK. Under the extremely ill resembled active GAK coach Thijs Libregts he lost in the 2001/ 02 season, briefly his place and was thrown back by several minor injuries.
For the 2002/03 season he dared then to move abroad and moved to what was then Austrian branch AO Xanthi in Greece. In Xanthi where Günter Friesenbichler and Jürgen Leitner were still two more Austrians under contract, he completed 14 season games without a goal. Like last year, some small injuries, which prevented it from him plagued him realize its full performance workload. After just one season he left the club and tried his luck in England.
In January 2002, a change to the then Championship club Portsmouth FC was only just failed.
On 18 June 2003 he signed a contract with the Football League One team FC Port Vale. In English history, the club he was received enthusiastically in a row. The fact that with a Lipa erstligaerfahrener ex -National player from Austria would play for Port Vale, brought high expectations with it. The former Vale ' success manager Brian Horton presented him as Star Shopping for the season and was announced through the press that they had brought a "high - quality " player who may already be at the highest level would have shown. " Lipa was in consequence meet the expectations and became the Valiants to the surprise of the season., which is traded as an outsider team played the entire season to move up with and missed qualifying for the ascent play-offs only on goal difference against Hartlepool United. Lipa showed the entire season extremely strong performances, held a regular place unangfochtenen and scored 2 goals in 30 missions.
At the start of the following season he was injured badly and fell over a longer period of. He then fought his way back though, had its form, however, completely lost before he was injured again. In November 2004, he was subsequently dismissed by Port Vale. In an official statement of the association was informed that the notoriously cash-strapped Port Vale had to make this step because Lipa would be top earner of the Association and to keeping injured players could not afford.
During his time in England he also caused a scandal, which caused quite a stir and an associated large media coverage on the island. On October 18, 2003, he allowed himself to be a racist statement against his colorful opponent Jason Bent in the league game against Plymouth Argyle. Bent made the derailment Lipas public, which led to a wide public discussion. Ironically, the incident happened also in the official anti-racism campaign week of the league, making the case even more gained urgency in the media and has been published throughout the country. In consequence, Lipa apologized officially for Bent and underlined that his statement was not excusable, but he had these made in the heat of battle, and be predisposed racist in any way. If he could, he would turn back time. Furthermore Lipa paid a fine, which was used for the anti- racism campaign in the league. Bent accepted the apology Lipas, prompting media interest subsided again. Due to the reconciliation between Lipa and Bent and the fact that players and club refrained from further steps, including the previously introduced by the FA against Lipa case was closed.
In January 2005, failed a league internal move to Wycombe Wanderers on the ailing financial situation of the club.
Then he decided to return to Austria, and signed again in Austria Lustenau. As a result Lipa offered attractive benefits again and formed together with Daniel Ernemann one of the strongest inner defenses in the league. Nevertheless, the highly ambitious team missed in the season 2004 /05 with table space 4 and the 2005/06 season with a place in the table 3 the targeted promotion to the Bundesliga, after which it came to restructuring in the club, which included also a rejuvenation of the team. In addition, Lipa had already fallen out during the season with the damailigen Lustenau coach Heinz Fuchsbichler, resulting in a departure from Lustenau apparent. In the summer of 2006, his contract was not renewed and then Lipa left Lustenau. Without Lipa Lustenau had a strong defensive problem in the 2006/07 season and missed the rise despite a strong offensive again. Already in November 2006 Lustenau - President Hubert nail admitted in an interview with the Vorarlberg news that the non-renewal of Lipa would have been a wrong decision and you might keep him one more year to.
Meanwhile, Lipa decided 36 -year-old to return to Vienna and signed the Vienna Sports Club. The WSK operational at the time a huge financial burden for the promotion to the First League to deal with. In the season 2006/ 07 in addition to Lipa stood among other players like Osman Bozkurt, Diego Viana Markus Holemar or under contract. Despite this peppered with "Stars " squad, the season was disappointing with final ranking table 4. As a result, almost all expensive players were exchanged. Lipa, managed to convince as a sovereign intelligence chief, was one of the few that remained. However, the Player changes also did not bring the desired success and the WSK occupied again only the final ranking table 4. When it came to 2008/ 09 for the first time in savings in the mandrel Bachem, joined Lipa league internally to SV Wienerbergstraße.
When sponsored by Magna Club Lipa can end his career since then. The team will be considered by the Magna and Austria- close as a training club for graduates of the AKA Austria Vienna, which Lipa occupies the position of the veterans as one of the few older players. At the end of the 2008 / 09 season, he finished with the club on the 7th table will finish.
After he had moved to unterklassigen SC Lassee early February 2010, he spent exactly three years before he, about three months before his 42nd birthday, once again joined the association and the SV Mischendorf / Neuhaus joined from the Southern Burgenland.
National
After strong performances in the league for the GAK Lipa was also at the age of 29 years at a time on the subject for the Austrian national team. On 26 April 2000 he came then, just exactly on his 30th birthday, under team manager Otto Baric his debut in a friendly against Croatia. The game was lost with 1:2, Lipa came off the bench in 67 minutes for Günther Neukirchner.
As a result of Lipa was no longer considered for the national team and it remained so when used without scoring.
Private life
Lipa is married to an Englishwoman Sarah Adams - Lipa. This has a PhD criminologist and has a " bachelor's degree " in applied psychology. Among other things, she is currently active as an English teacher in referee training courses for the OFB.
In 2006, she criticized in an article in the British Times, the generalization of the women footballer in the English press. Reinforced by the television series Footballers ' Wives, there was at this time becoming a one-sided coverage of the so-called `S WAG ( wives and girlfriends of high-profile football players ). Adams - Lipa was cited as a counter-example due to their professional training and criticized, among other things, that in England the intelligence is totally ignored when it comes to female beauty:
"There is a kernel of truth to the stereotype, but you must also remember that footballers are not to be particularly intelligent in the call. Maybe attracts like - Equal to. However, there are enough women footballers who have learned a trade and are made fully aware that they are perhaps the breadwinner after her husband's career. "
In 2008, she appeared in an episode of England 's highly successful program " Come Dine With Me", the original artwork of well-known in German-speaking " The perfect dinner " on. The transmitter they marketed just as " WAG " ( Title of the program: A Real Footballer 's Wife ) and put it exactly in the situations is that they had kritistiert 2006 Times interview. Some excerpts from the official press release of the transmitter about the episode:
" Sarah embarks on a two hour round trip to an elegant department store in which the purchase of food is not her priority and the distraction of designer clothes almost leads to disastrous consequences for the evening " or "Will Sarah win the prize of £ 1000 Finally, she needs a new pair of shoes from Gucci - and a matching handbag would not hurt! " "
Because of the scandal around Jason Bent and the appearance of his wife on British television Lipa has a considerable reputation despite his mediocre career in England.
2009 was the couple again. , Victims in the matter to the billions scammer Allen Stanford in the media
Achievements
- 2 x Austrian Cup winner: 2000, 2002
- 2 x Super Cup Winner: 2000, 2002
- 1 x Master of the 2nd Division: 1997
- 1 x Master of the Regionalliga West: 1994