Andreas Ibertsberger
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982
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

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

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

  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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