Andreas Ibertsberger

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Andreas Ibertsberger
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Seekirchen
BNZ Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Austria Salzburg 84 (3)
2005–2008 SC Freiburg 82 (1)
2008–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 83 (1)
2013 MSV Duisburg 7 (0)
Total 256 (5)
International career
0000–2000 Austria U18 1 (0)
0000–2003 Austria U21 12 (0)
2004–2009 Austria 14 (1)
Managerial career
2014– 1899 Hoffenheim II (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas Ibertsberger (born 27 July 1982) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was a member of the Austria national team. Ibertsberger is a younger brother of former national team player Robert Ibertsberger whose career was cut short by injury.

Club career[edit]

Ibertsberger played for SC Freiburg, for whom he signed from Austria Salzburg in January 2005.[1] In January 2008, he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim, with whom he originally signed a pre-contract agreement for the 2008–09 season.[2] With smalltown club Hoffenheim he won promotion to the German Bundesliga.

On 15 May 2012, Ibertsberger's contract with Hoffenheim expired, after missing the vast majority of the 2011–12 season with a chronic back problem.[3]

International career[edit]

Ibertsberger made his debut for Austria in an October 2004 World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland. He earned 14 caps, scoring one goal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ibertsberger, Andreas" (in German). kicker.de. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Austria midfielder to join Hoffenheim". UEFA.com. 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Tschüss, Ciao, Goodbye!". Hoffenheim official website. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

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