Junnosuke Schneider

Schneider was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo on 22 May 1977. He is the son of a Swiss-German father and a Japanese mother. After graduating from Meisei University, he joined Prefectural Leagues club Gunma FC Fortona in 2000. In 2001, he moved to J2 League club Sagan Tosu. He debuted in 2002 and played many matches as goalkeeper. He became a regular goalkeeper from summer 2004. In 2007, he moved to J2 club Vegalta Sendai. He became a regular goalkeeper soon. However he lost his position for injury in June 2007 and he could not play at all in the match after the injury. In 2009, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Gainare Tottori. He played all 34 matches in 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC. Although he played many matches until summer 2010, he could not play at all in the match behind Kentaro Seki from September 2010. In April 2012, Schneider became a regular goalkeeper again under new manager Motohiro Yamaguchi. In 2014, he moved to Regional Leagues club Nara Club. The club was promoted to JFL from 2015. He retired end of 2015 season.