Frank Wiblishauser (born 18 October 1977) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Wiblishauser began his career with his hometown club,

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, before joining the

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in 1994. He was promoted to the

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a year later, and spent five years playing in the Regionalliga Süd. He was also a member of Bayern's first-team squad from 1996, but did not make a first-team appearance. In 2000, he left for 1. FC Nürnberg, where he spent five years, and was involved in two promotions and two relegations between the

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and the

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. His time there, though, was marred by injury and he was only able to make 76 appearances. Wiblishauser left for Switzerland shortly after the beginning of the 2005–06 season, signing for

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. A year later he returned to Germany to sign for

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, where he stayed until being released in 2010, at which point his career ended.

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* * 1977 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC St. Gallen players TuS Koblenz players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Footballers from Memmingen {{germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub