René Schnitzler (born 14 April 1985) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Schnitzler was born in

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. He made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

on 19 May 2007 when he came on as a substitute in the 57th minute in a game against

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

. In 2009, after just one day with

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, he returned to Germany and signed for

FC Wegberg-Beeck FC Wegberg-Beeck is a German association football club from the town of Wegberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four Regionalliga West three times since 2015. The club has also taken part in ...

on a two-year contract. He left the club in December 2010. In 2011 Schnitzler admitted receiving €100,000 to fix five matches while playing for St. Pauli in 2008. On 19 July 2011, he was banned for 30 months in Germany for his part in fixing five second division matches in 2008.

References

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