Andreas Ivanschitz
Ivanschitz 2012
Ivanschitz [ i.van.ʃɪt͡s ] (* October 15, 1983 in Eisenstadt, Burgenland) is an Austrian football player.
Career
Association
Youth in Baumgarten and Vienna
His athletic career began Ivanschitz the football club of his hometown Baumgarten. He joined in February 1998 with 14 years in the youth department of the SK Rapid Wien. At 16 he was the youngest player to ever fight in the team of Rapid become a compulsory bet came (October 26, 1999 Cup against Ranshofen ). His debut in the Austrian Bundesliga, he completed on 20 May 2000 against the SV Austria Salzburg. His first Bundesliga goal he scored on 2 December 2000 in the 5-0 victory against SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. In 2000 he was included in the senior squad.
Red Bull Salzburg
On 9 January 2006 Ivanschitz switched to Red Bull Salzburg, but could not prevail in the international squad of coach -trailer Giovanni Trapattoni and Lothar Matthäus. The change and be on the verge promise made not to change within Austria, brought him to the Rapid fans greatly into disrepute.
Panathinaikos Athens
On August 12, 2006, he was awarded for one year at the Greek first division club Panathinaikos Athens. In April 2007, Panathinaikos extended the contract of Ivanschitz to 30 June 2008. In July 2008 both clubs agreed on a sale of the national player.
1 FSV Mainz 05
On 18 July 2009, he left the Athenians and joined the German Bundesliga 1 FSV Mainz 05 and signed a loan contract there for two years. This included a purchase option, could be tied to 2013 to the association with the Ivanschitz. His first competitive match, he completed on 31 July 2009 in the first round of the DFB Cup 2009/10. There, however, the subject of the fourth-class Mainz VfB Lübeck.
In his first two league games, he gave each one assist. In the third match on 22 August 2009, he scored his first goal in Mainz Dress. He helped the club to the first victory over Bayern Munich. On Matchday he saw the index topped the scorers list in the league, he gave back only on 13 matchday. In his first eleven games, he scored six goals and had as many assists. After that worsened its shape, what had the flu share. On 3 April 2010 he was playing in Nuremberg after 188 seconds the fastest at this time sending-off in Bundesliga history.
In the season 2010/11 put the Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel a very strong rotation. So Ivanschitz came to only twenty missions and only played three times over the full period. Nevertheless, he was an important part of the team. On January 31, 2011, the first FSV Mainz undertook 05 Ivanschitz for 200,000 euros fixed Panathinaikos Athens. Ivanschitz whose loan contract was due to expire in June 2011, signed a new contract until 30 June 2013. Finally he came on three goals and finished with his club to fifth place in the table. 2011/12 he played in his 26 missions also only rarely, but scored six goals. In the course of the season 2012/13 Mainz announced 05 not to renew his contract expiring at end of season.
Levante UD
For the 2013/14 season Ivanschitz changed in the Spanish Primera División for Levante UD.
National
His debut in the Austrian national team was Ivanschitz on 26 March 2003 against Greece under the then Austrian team boss Hans Krankl. In the European Championship qualifier against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2003, he first wore the captain's loop and is therefore 19 years and 361 days, the youngest ÖFB national team captain in postwar history. After he was not called up for the World Cup qualifier against Romania team boss Dietmar Constantini, Emanuel Pogatetz was team captain.
After two and a half years in which he had not been convened by Constantini, he gave 7 October 2011 against Azerbaijan, his comeback, where he completed his 50th game for the national team and scored a goal.
Achievements
Others
Ivanschitz is the Burgenland-Croatian origin. His name is on the first syllable stressed ( [ i.van.ʃɪt͡s ] ). His older brother by three years Clemens Ivanschitz is also footballers and musicians. Another brother is sports medicine.
Ivanschitz was imaged first Austrians on the cover of the video game FIFA 08 by EA Sports. This was, however, only for the Austrian edition. Furthermore recorded his movements for the game through motion capture. Two years later, he graced the cover again, this time for FIFA 10