is a Japanese former

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player. He is goalkeeper coach of

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club AC Nagano Parceiro.

Playing career

Schneider was born in

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, Tokyo on May 22, 1977. He is the son of a Swiss-German father and a Japanese mother. After graduating from

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, he joined Prefectural Leagues club Gunma FC Fortona in 2000. In 2001, he moved to

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club Sagan Tosu. He debuted in 2002 and played many matches as goalkeeper. He became a regular goalkeeper from summer 2004. In 2007, he moved to J2 club

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. He became a regular goalkeeper soon. However he lost his position for injury in June 2007 and he could not play at all in the match after the injury. In 2009, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club

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. He played all 34 matches in 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC. Although he played many matches until summer 2010, he could not play at all in the match behind

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from September 2010.J.League
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. In 2014, he moved to Regional Leagues club

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. The club was promoted to JFL from 2015. He retired end of 2015 season.

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* 1977 births Living people Meisei University alumni People from Shinjuku Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Japan Football League players Arte Takasaki players Sagan Tosu players Vegalta Sendai players Gainare Tottori players Yokohama FC players Nara Club players Men's association football goalkeepers Japanese people of German descent Japanese people of Swiss descent People of Swiss-German descent {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub