René Schnitzler
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 April 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Sint-Truiden shopt bij Bordeaux en St. Pauli" (in Dutch). Voetbalkrant. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Fußball-Wettskandel: Ex-Profi René Schnitzler für 30 Monate gesperrt". Tagesspiegel (in German). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Ex-St Pauli player 'admits taking bribes'". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mönchengladbach
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players
- FC St. Pauli players
- FC St. Pauli II players
- FC Wegberg-Beeck players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German football forward, 1980s birth stubs