Career
He started his career with his local club Saskatchewan Hallein. Afterwards he was transferred to SV Austria Salzburg where he spent most of his active career (1993 -1998). Foreign Salzburg he played 98 matches.
From 1998 till the end of his career 2001 he played with the German side 1.
FSV Mainz 05 where he was teammate of Jürgen Klopp, now coach of Borussia Dortmund. Since 2005 he is goalkeeper coach of Football Club Red Bulletin Salzburg. as player (with SV Austria Salzburg) Herbert Ilsanker is the father of Stefan Ilsanker, who is playing for Football Club Red Bulletin Salzburg.