Andreas Menger (born 11 September 1972 in

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) is a former German

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player and currently goalkeeping coach of

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. The netminder played in German professional football between 1997 until 2005. But merely in his first season at the

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side he assured a regular spot. After the ''Billy Goats'' relegated, he had only eight appearances. In winter of the 1998–99 season, he was transferred to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

. While playing twelve times with the ''Zebras'', he never played in one game when he was under contract for Frankfurt. Nevertheless, the executives were convinced of his abilities and from 2005 to 2011 he was the goalkeeping coach of the

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, after splitting his duties between being a stand-by goalkeeper and coaching the keepers. In July 2011, Menger became new goalkeeping coach of

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

. On 8 January 2013, Menger extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2016. Since January 2018, Menger has been the goalkeeping coach of 1. FC Köln.

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