Tales Schütz (born 22 August 1981 in
Porto Alegre
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,
Brazil
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) is a Brazilian ex-footballer. He is also of
German
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**Ge ...
ancestry.
Honours
*
Hong Kong First Division League
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:''Winner (4):''
2006–07,
2007–08,
2008–09, 2009–10
*
Hong Kong Senior Shield
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:''Winner (2):''
2006–07, 2009–10
Career
Schütz started his career his Brazilian club
Botafogo
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before loan spells at
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
,
Ashdod
Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...
and
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...
in Israel and
Akratitos
A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Ακράτητος Άνω Λιοσίων) is a Greek football professional club from Ano Liosia, Athens, Greece. They currently play in the Alpha Division of the Football League championship, which is t ...
in Greece. Schütz also had a brief spell playing in
Poland
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for
Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home g ...
.
Hong Kong
On 14 August 2006, Schütz went on loan to
Hong Kong First Division League
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...
side
South China
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for the 2006–07 season. During his first season in Hong Kong, he obtained 3 out of the 4 Top Scorer Awards in local competition, including the main Hong Kong First Division League Top Scorer Award. He wore the No. 28 jersey in
South China
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which represents the date on which he first met his wife. In January 2008, Schütz signed permanently on a four-year contract with South China for a transfer fee of more than HK $1 million, a record breaking fee for Hong Kong. Schutz returned to Brazil in early 2011 for injury treatment before not having his contract renewed by South China in the summer.
Azerbaijan
Following his release in the summer of 2011, Schütz moved to
Azerbaijan Premier League
The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...
side
AZAL. After one season with AZAL, scoring 10 goals in 23 games, Schütz moved to fellow
Baku
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based team
Inter Baku
Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice.
History
Early years (1997– ...
where he scored twice in 15 games, both of which came in their
Second qualifying round
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matches against
Asteras Tripoli
Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...
of
Greece
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.
Return to Hong Kong
After being released by Inter Baku,
Schütz signed with
Biu Chun Rangers
Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Ko ...
on 19 September 2013.
Career statistics
Notes and references
External links
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Tales Schützat
HKFA
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1981 births
Living people
Brazilian emigrants to Poland
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Association football forwards
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
F.C. Ashdod players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players
Jagiellonia Białystok players
Clube Atlético Juventus players
Leixões S.C. players
South China AA players
Shamakhi FK players
Hong Kong Rangers FC players
Esporte Clube São José players
Primeira Liga players
Israeli Premier League players
Hong Kong First Division League players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Hong Kong League XI representative players
Footballers from Porto Alegre