Andreas Ivanschitz was born on 15 October 1983 in Eisenstadt, Austria. He is an attacking midfielder of Croatian origin.
The player’s career began in the local club known as ASK Baumgarten in 1989. After nine years passed Andreas moved to SK Rapid Wien, in which he appeared to be the youngest footballer in the history of the Australian Champions. When Ivanschitz got into the first team squad, he was sixteen years old. His debut took place on 26 October 1999 during an Austrian Cup match against Ranshofen. On 20 May 2000, Andreas celebrated his League debut, appearing in the match against SV Wüstenrot Salzburg. He scored the first goal on 2 December 2000 in a 5-0 win against SC Bregenz. In 2000 he became part of the senior team. Ivanschitz successfully put it in the back of the net 27 times in 177 matches for Rapid Wien. The player was crowned the 2003 Austrian Footballer of the Year. In 2004/2005 Ivanschitz won the Austrian Championship title.
On 9 January 2006 Ivanschitz moved to Red Bull Salzburg, where he gained a good reputation and became popular with fans, and a few forceful clubs took an interest in the player. In 2006 Andreas joined Panathinaikos, a Greek professional football club based in Athens. He played 71 matches and netted 12 goals for the team. In 2009 Ivanschitz moved to FSV Mainz 05 on two years’ loan with the intention of signing a two years’ lasting contract in 2011. Mainz drew advantage of this deal and signed the footballer in January 2011. Andreas made his debut on 31 July 2009 in the DFB-Pokal. He made a great impression in the League and gave a good account of himself.
In 2013 Andreas completed a move to a Spanish side Levante.
On 26 March 2003, Ivanschitz debuted for the Austrian national team in the match against Greece. On 11 October 2003, Andreas captained the Austrian squad, at that moment he was only 19 years and 361 days old. It is notable that the player was the youngest captain in the Austrian football history. In total, he appeared on the international pitch in 60 games netting eleven goals.
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