Tom Schütz

Tom Schütz (born 20 January 1988) is a former German professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.^[1][2]

Tom Schütz

Schütz with Arminia Bielefeld in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bamberg, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Arminia Bielefeld (U17 assistant)
Youth career
0000–2005	1. FC Haßfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Bayern Munich II	111	(1)
2010–2011	SV Babelsberg 03	36	(1)
2011–2020	Arminia Bielefeld	243	(16)
Total		390	(18)
International career
2007	Germany U-20	1	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Arminia Bielefeld (U17 assistant)
2022–	Arminia Bielefeld (U17 assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cocaching career

In the summer of 2020, alongside his playing career, Schütz began working as an assistant coach for Arminia Bielefeld's U-17 team. Schütz then retired from professional football in November 2020.^[3] Starting with his retirement as a player, Schütz also began working in various roles in the club's offices. He also held this role in the 2021-22 season, before becoming assistant coach of the club's U-17 team again from the 2022-23 season.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2006–07		22	0	—		—		22	0
	2007–08		23	0	—		—		23	0
	2008–09	3. Liga	34	0	—		—		34	0
	2009–10		31	1	—		—		31	1
	Total		111	1	0	0	0	0	111	1
SV Babelsberg 03	2010–11	3. Liga	36	1	1	0	—		37	1
Arminia Bielefeld	2011–12	3. Liga	38	2	1	0	—		39	2
	2012–13		35	1	2	2	—		37	3
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	27	1	2	0	2[a]	0	31	1
	2014–15	3. Liga	31	5	4	0	—		35	5
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	24	1	1	0	—		25	1
	2016–17		31	2	4	1	—		35	3
	2017–18		27	3	0	0	—		27	3
	2018–19		17	1	1	1	—		18	2
	2019–20		13	0	1	0	—		14	0
	Total		243	16	16	4	2	0	261	20
Career total			390	18	17	4	2	0	409	22

1. Appearances in relegation play-offs