René Schnitzler (born 14 April 1985) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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.
Career
Schnitzler was born in
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.
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. He made his debut on the professional league level in the
Bundesliga
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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
Sint-Truiden
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, he returned to Germany and signed for
FC Wegberg-Beeck
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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
1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mönchengladbach
German footballers
Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
Association football forwards
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players
FC St. Pauli players
FC St. Pauli II players
FC Wegberg-Beeck players
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