Jan Zwischenbrugger

Jan Zwischenbrugger (born 16 June 1990) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career Early years Zwischenbrugger began his youth career with FC Bizau before moving to regional academy AKA Vorarlberg. In 2009, he joined 2. Liga club Rheindorf Altach, where he would only appear for the reserve team.

Austria Lustenau In 2010, Zwischenbrugger joined Austria Lustenau. He made his professional debut against Admira Wacker Mödling on 2 August 2010 in a 2–0 loss.

TSV Hartberg and SV Ried After becoming a regular starter in Lustenau, he moved to league rivals TSV Hartberg in August 2013. He would only play there for six months, before joining Austrian Bundesliga club SV Ried on 19 December 2013. He made his Bundesliga debut in the starting lineup on 8 February 2014 in a 2–1 victory against Wiener Neustadt.

Return to Rheindorf Altach On 8 July 2014, Zwischenbrugger returned to newly promoted Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach, his first professional club. He made his competitive debut for the club on 11 July in an Austrian Cup win over WSG Tirol. Eight days later he made his league debut on the opening day of the domestic season in a 1–0 win against Sturm Graz. Zwischenbrugger managed to immediately establish himself in the starting lineup, making 38 total appearances as Altach surprisingly finished third in the league table. With 59 points, they outperformed Grazer AK as the highest finishing promoted team in Bundesliga history. The club also qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Zwischenbrugger made his European debut on 30 July 2015 in a 2–1 home win over Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães, playing the full 90 minutes at centre-back alongside César Ortiz. Eventually, Altach would advance with a 6–2 aggregate score and qualify for the play-off round. Zwischenbrugger appeared in all matches of Altach's first European campaign. He returned to European action in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, as Altach made the play-off round, where they narrowly failed to beat Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv with an overall score of 3–2. Zwischenbrugger appeared in both legs.

On 12 November 2021, Zwischenbrugger extended his contract with the club until 2024. On 9 April 2022, he made his 200th league appearance for Rheindorf Altach in a 3–0 victory over WSG Tirol in the Bundesliga, setting the record for most league appearances for the club. Thereby he eclipsed teammate Emanuel Schreiner, who had 197 appearances at that point.

After over 250 competitive matches for Altach, he left the club following the 2023–24 season, ending a ten-year tenure. At the time of his departure, he held the record for the most Bundesliga appearances in Altach's history.