Jürgen Schütz (1 July 1939 – 19 March 1995) was a German professional

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who played as a

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. He spent four seasons in the

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with

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and

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

. Schütz also represented

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in six friendlies. He died of

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Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

: 1963 * DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1963

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* * 1939 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Dortmund German footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's international footballers Bundesliga players Serie A players Borussia Dortmund players AS Roma players A.C.R. Messina players Torino FC players Brescia Calcio players TSV 1860 Munich players West German expatriate footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy West German footballers {{germany-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub