René Schnitzler

René Schnitzler
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2004–2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2005	Bayer 04 Leverkusen II
2006–2007	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2006–2007	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2007–2009	FC St. Pauli
2007–2009	FC St. Pauli II
2009–2010	FC Wegberg-Beeck
International career
2005	Germany U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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

^ "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.

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[1] "Sint-Truiden shopt bij Bordeaux en St. Pauli" (in Dutch). Voetbalkrant. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

[tagesspiegel-2] "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.

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People	DDB

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