Fred Arbinger (born 6 June 1957) is a former German footballer.Arbinger was born in Aldersbach. He began his career playing amateur football in his native Bavaria, before being signed by FC Bayern Munich in 1976. He mad the misfortune to make his debut in Bayern's record league defeat, a 7–0 home loss against FC Schalke 04. He made nine more appearances in his first season, most notably a substitute appearance in the second leg of the Intercontinental Cup.