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

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.

[3] On 19 July 2011, he was banned for 30 months in Germany for his part in fixing five second division matches in 2008.

This biographical article related to association football in Germany, about a forward born in the 1980s, is a stub.