{{Short description|German footballer (born 1966)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Manfred Bender | image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. SK Austria Klagenfurt 2015-10-20 (004).jpg | caption = Bender in 2015 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Munich, West Germany | height = 1.89 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe41033/manfred-bender/ | title = Manfred Bender | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 17 August 2011}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = MSV München | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = TB München | years1 = 1985–1989 | clubs1 = SpVgg Unterhaching | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1989–1992 | clubs2 = Bayern Munich | caps2 = 77 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 1992–1996 | clubs3 = Karlsruher SC | caps3 = 101 | goals3 = 29 | years4 = 1996–1999 | clubs4 = 1860 Munich | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 1999–2000 | clubs5 = Karlsruher SC | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2000–2003 | clubs6 = 1. FC Saarbrücken | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 9 | years7 = 2003 | clubs7 = SV Wilhelmshaven | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2003–2004 | clubs8 = FC Ismaning | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2005 | clubs9 = TSV Eching | caps9 = | goals9 = | medaltemplates = | manageryears1 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs1 = 1. FC Vöcklabruck | manageryears2 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs2 = SCR Altach | manageryears3 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs3 = Nigeria U-20<ref name = foot>{{cite web | url = http://www.op-online.de/sport/kickers-offenbach/stagnation-dauert-lange-genug-2810267.html | title = Stagnation dauert lange genug | language = German | publisher = op-online.de | date = 20 March 2013}}</ref> | manageryears4 = 2011– | managerclubs4 = Nigeria (fitness coach)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201102140911.html | title = Nigeria: Flying Eagels Get German Fitness Trainer | publisher = allafrica.com | date = 14 February 2011}}</ref> | managerclubs5 = Kickers Offenbach (executive director)<ref name = foot/> | manageryears5 = 2013 | managerclubs6 = Austria Klagenfurt (athletic supervisor)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ligaportal.at/regionalliga-mitte/aktuell/144-news/6643-manfred-bender-neuer-sportchef-bei-austria-klagenfurt | title = Manfred Bender neuer Sportchef bei Austria Klagenfurt | language = German | publisher = ligaportal.at | date = 11 July 2013}}</ref> | manageryears6 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs7 = Austria Klagenfurt<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kleinezeitung.at/k/sport/fussball/oesterreich/kfv/austria/4161059/FussballRegionalligist-droht-Ungemach_Spieler-werden-Austria | title = Spieler werden Austria Klagenfurt klagen | language = German | publisher = kleinezeitung.at | date = 5 June 2014}}</ref> | manageryears7 = 2014–2016 }}
'''Manfred Bender''' (born 24 May 1966) is a German football manager and former player. He last managed Austria Klagenfurt.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/manfred-bender/spieler/dfb-pokal/1995-96/karlsruher-sc | title = Bender, Manfred | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 30 October 2010}}</ref> Between 1989 and 1999 he played for FC Bayern Munich, Karlsruher SC and 1860 Munich. In total Bender played 229 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 42 goals. Bender is most fondly remembered for a goal scored against Oliver Kahn and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
==Career== Bender's career began in the second level of the Bundesliga, playing for SpVgg Unterhaching. In 1989, he moved to FC Bayern Munich. He was considered an emerging talent of the same style as Jürgen Kohler, Alan McInally and Radmilo Mihajlovic. With Bayern Munich, he won the 1990 DFB-Supercup.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1972319|title=Deutscher Supercup, 1990, Finale |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref>
The 1991–92 season was tumultuous for Bayern, who finished just five points above the relegation places. Bender moved to Karlsruher SC ahead of the new season in a direct swap with Mehmet Scholl.
With Karlsruher SC, Bender reached the 1996 German Cup final and won the 1996 UEFA Intertonto Cup.
Ahead of the 1996–97 season, Bender transferred to TSV 1860 Munich where he played for three seasons. In his final season at the club, Bender saw only six full matches. He then returned to Karlsruher SC for a single season, followed by two seasons at 1. FC Saarbrücken, a second-league team. Bender spent the remainder of his career playing in a number of German lower-league teams before embracing a career in coaching.
In February 2011, Bender was appointed fitness trainer for the Nigerian national team.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38547:flying-eagles-get-german-trainer&catid=59:home&Itemid=620 |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title = Flying Eagles get German trainer | date = 14 February 2011 | accessdate = 14 February 2011 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Fussballdaten|bendermanfred|Manfred Bender}} * {{WorldFootball.net|manfred-bender}}
{{SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bender, Manfred}} Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:German men's footballers Category:Footballers from Munich Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Bundesliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:SpVgg Unterhaching players Category:FC Bayern Munich footballers Category:Karlsruher SC players Category:TSV 1860 Munich players Category:1. FC Saarbrücken players Category:SV Wilhelmshaven players Category:German football managers Category:SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) managers Category:West German men's footballers Category:German expatriate football managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Austria Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Category:SC Rheindorf Altach managers