René Schnitzler

René Schnitzler (born 14 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.

René Schnitzler
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985
Place of birth Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1999 Rheydter SV
1999–2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 27 (11)
2005 Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 17 (3)
2006–2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 43 (14)
2006–2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (0)
2007–2009 FC St. Pauli 33 (7)
2007–2009 FC St. Pauli II 4 (0)
2009–2010 FC Wegberg-Beeck
International career
2005 Germany U-20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Schnitzler was born in Mönchengladbach. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 19 May 2007 when he came on as a substitute in the 57th minute in a game against VfL Bochum.

In 2009, after just one day with Sint-Truiden,[1] he returned to Germany and signed for FC Wegberg-Beeck on a two-year contract. He left the club in December 2010.[2]

In 2011 Schnitzler admitted receiving €100,000 to fix five matches while playing for St. Pauli in 2008.[3] On 19 July 2011, he was banned for 30 months in Germany for his part in fixing five second division matches in 2008.[2]

References
  1. "Sint-Truiden shopt bij Bordeaux en St. Pauli" (in Dutch). Voetbalkrant. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  2. "Fußball-Wettskandel: Ex-Profi René Schnitzler für 30 Monate gesperrt". Tagesspiegel (in German). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Ex-St Pauli player 'admits taking bribes'". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.


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