Schumacher (footballer)

Thiago Maier dos Santos ( born August 31, 1986 in Curitiba, named Thiago Schumacher and Schumacher ) is a Brazilian football player with German roots.

The striker played in the youth of Atletico Paranaense, where he signed his first professional contract in January 2005. There, the Scouts of Udinese Calcio on the offensive talent were attentive.

At the beginning of the season 2005/ 06 Schumacher was sold by Atletico at Udinese Calcio.

For Udine Brazilian graduated in the 2006/07 season, a game in Serie A and was loaned out during the winter break to the Spanish second division club Ciudad de Murcia. For the season 2007/ 08 he does not return to Udine, but moved to the FCO Dijon, where he was also borrowed.

Beginning of the season 2008/ 09 he was awarded the Austrian Bundesliga club SK Austria Kärnten. In his first league match against SV Kapfenberg he already scored his first goal. Another 17 games and five more hits followed. In the summer of 2009 he returned again briefly to Udinese Calcio back to August 31, according to Austria again - to be awarded - to FK Austria Wien. The Viennese had after the rental period of a season, a contract option to buy the player. In summer 2010 he left Udine and moved permanently to Vienna Austria. Since August 2011 he is the Ukrainian Volyn Lutsk representatives under contract