Sabitzer Senior played six times for Austria, scoring in a European Championship qualifier against Liechtenstein in 1995, and represented several of the country's top sides, including LASK Linz, a club that Manchester United faced in 2020.
It meant an upbringing within professional football for the Manchester United loanee, who had to deal with all that inevitably happens when you are a making your way as a son of a famous player. Even the fact his dad's nickname 'Sabi' was automatically passed on, possibly felt out of his control, and it necessitated a need for a strong mindset and mentality.