Stefan Ilsanker

I have a real soft spot for players like Stefan Ilsanker. A defensive midfielder shaped by the Red Bull Salzburg academy, all 189 cm of him spent fifteen years doing the unglamorous work that lets teammates shine, from Mattersburg to RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt and finally Genoa. The Red Bull style demands relentless running and ferocious duels, and Ilsanker embodied that ethic for a decade and a half. Holding midfielders rarely make highlight reels, but they are the spine of any serious side. I admire the durability and selflessness it takes to be that indispensable, anonymous engine.

Name (English)

Stefan Ilsanker

Name (Japanese)

シュテファン・イルザンカー

Reading

しゅてふぁん・いるざんかー

Born

May 18, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Origin

Hallein, Salzburg, Austria

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%86%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Salzburg
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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