Rudi Gutendorf
German football manager
About Rudi Gutendorf
Lived 1926 – 2019 (aged 93). Rudi Gutendorf was a German association football player and association football coach.
Rudolf Gutendorf (30 August 1926 – 13 September 2019) was a German football manager, renowned for managing the highest number of national teams – a total of 18 teams plus Iran's Olympic team in 1988 and the China Olympic team in 1992.
Gutendorf holds a Guinness World Record for coaching 55 teams in 32 countries, across six continents.
Playing career Gutendorf played for TuS Neuendorf, Blue Stars Zürich and Luzern.
Neuendorf reached the semi finals of the German championship in 1948, but were beaten by Kaiserslautern.
Coaching career His last coaching job was in 2003 with the Samoa national football team.
Filmography 1999: "Der Ball ist ein Sauhund" 15 November 1999: "Beckmann" 2006: "Volle Kanne – Service täglich" 2009: "Mein Ehrgeiz galt dem Fußball und den Frauen"
Honours Luzern Swiss Cup: 1959–60 Nationalliga B promotion: 1957–58
Schalke DFB Pokal runners-up 1968–69
Chile Copa Carlos Dittborn runners-up: 1972
Australia OFC Nations Cup: 1980
Fiji South Pacific Games silver medal 1983
Rwanda CECAFA Cup: 1999
Individual Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Who was Rudi Gutendorf?
German football manager (1926-2019)
When was Rudi Gutendorf born?
Rudi Gutendorf was born on 30 August 1926 in Koblenz.
When did Rudi Gutendorf die?
Rudi Gutendorf died on 13 September 2019 in Neuwied.
What was Rudi Gutendorf's occupation?
Rudi Gutendorf was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Rudi Gutendorf?
Rudi Gutendorf was German.
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