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René Schnitzler

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René Schnitzler
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1999 Rheydter SV
1999–2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 27 (11)
2005 Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 17 (3)
2006–2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 43 (14)
2006–2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (0)
2007–2009 FC St. Pauli 33 (7)
2007–2009 FC St. Pauli II 4 (0)
2009–2010 FC Wegberg-Beeck
International career
2005 Germany U-20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Schnitzler (born 14 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Schnitzler was born in Mönchengladbach. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 19 May 2007 when he came on as a substitute in the 57th minute in a game against VfL Bochum.

In 2009, after just one day with Sint-Truiden,[1] he returned to Germany and signed for FC Wegberg-Beeck on a two-year contract. He left the club in December 2010.[2]

In 2011 Schnitzler admitted receiving €100,000 to fix five matches while playing for St. Pauli in 2008.[3] On 19 July 2011, he was banned for 30 months in Germany for his part in fixing five second division matches in 2008.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sint-Truiden shopt bij Bordeaux en St. Pauli" (in Dutch). Voetbalkrant. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Fußball-Wettskandel: Ex-Profi René Schnitzler für 30 Monate gesperrt". Tagesspiegel (in German). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ex-St Pauli player 'admits taking bribes'". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.