Manuel Duhnke (born 10 August 1987) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Duhnke began his career with

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, and made one 2. Bundesliga appearance for the club, as a substitute for

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in a 5–0 win over

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in December 2007. He made 56 appearances for 1860's reserve team, often as captain, and scored for the first-team in a friendly match against

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in January 2008 which ended 1–1. Six months later, Duhnke joined Bayern, to play for

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in the

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. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2008–09 season, as a substitute for

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in a 2–1 win over

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. He made 33 appearances for Bayern II over the next two seasons, leaving after the team were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season. He spent half a season without a club, signing for Austrian side USK Anif in January 2011. Eighteen months later he returned to Germany to sign for

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of the

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Personal life

Duhnke's younger brother Marius is also a footballer.

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* 1987 births Living people Footballers from Würzburg German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players FC Bayern Munich II players TSV 1860 Munich II players TSV 1860 Munich players FC Würzburger Kickers players SV Heimstetten players FC Liefering players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub