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Andreas Ivanschitz

アンドレアス・イヴァンシッツ　/　あんどれあす・いゔぁんしっつ

Association football player from Austria

October 15, 1983 (age 42)　・　Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria

Burgenland
association football player

My Take

When I think of Andreas Ivanschitz, I picture the Austrian captain's armband he wore so young. The 184cm attacking midfielder from Eisenstadt built an 18-year career as a footballing nomad, moving from Rapid Wien and Red Bull Salzburg to Panathinaikos, Mainz, Levante, the Seattle Sounders and beyond. He carried home-nation pressure at Euro 2008. What I respect about this Croatian-rooted playmaker isn't any single trophy, but the quiet resilience of repeatedly arriving in a new country, a new language, a new dressing room, and earning trust from scratch. That kind of adaptable persistence is its own underrated form of talent.

Overview

Andreas Ivanschitz (Croatian: Andrej Ivančić; born 15 October 1983) is an Austrian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Andreas Ivanschitz
Name (Japanese): アンドレアス・イヴァンシッツ
Reading: あんどれあす・いゔぁんしっつ
Born: October 15, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Boar
Origin: Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.andreasivanschitz.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andivan.23/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%83%E3%83%84

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