Fred Arbinger (born 6 June 1957) is a former

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. Arbinger was born in

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. He began his career playing amateur football in his native

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, before being signed by

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in 1976. He mad the misfortune to make his debut in Bayern's

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league defeat, a 7–0 home loss against

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. He made nine more appearances in his first season, most notably a substitute appearance in the second leg of the Intercontinental Cup. He didn't play at all the following season, though, and left for Tennis Borussia Berlin in 1978. After two seasons in Berlin he returned to the Bavarian amateur leagues, initially as a player and later as a coach. He served as a youth coach with

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from 2003 to 2007, and had a brief spell as the club's caretaker manager.

Honours

* Intercontinental Cup:

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* 1957 births Living people People from Passau (district) Footballers from Lower Bavaria German men's footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football midfielders FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Tennis Borussia Berlin players German football managers {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub