Rouven Schröder (born October 18, 1975) is a former

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football player. Most recently, he worked as Sporting Director of

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

Career

He made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

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on April 1, 2001, when he started in a game against

FC Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Energie played six seasons i ...

. Schröder announced on 11 November 2009 his return to

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. From June 2021 until 26 October 2022, he was Sporting Director of

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* 1975 births Living people German footballers VfL Bochum players VfL Bochum II players MSV Duisburg players VfB Lübeck players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Association football defenders People from Arnsberg Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia {{germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub