Full name Rudolf Gutendorf Years Team 1955 Blue Stars Zurich Role Football player | Name Rudi Gutendorf | |
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Date of birth (1926-08-30) 30 August 1926 (age 89) |
Rudi Gutendorf 90. Geburtstag
Rudolf "Rudi" Gutendorf (born 30 August 1926 in Koblenz) is a German football manager, renowned for managing the highest number of national teams – to date a total of 18 teams.
Contents
- Rudi Gutendorf 90 Geburtstag
- the legendary soccer coach Rudi Gutendorf signs the BigShoe
- Career
- Coaching career
- Filmography
- References

the legendary soccer coach Rudi Gutendorf signs the BigShoe
Career
He played for his hometown club TuS Neuendorf.
Coaching career

Retiring from active play in 1953 he took part in a coach training course under Sepp Herberger, receiving his license in 1954, before embarking on his remarkable career as a manager the following year. His last coaching job was in 2003 with the Samoa national football team.
Gutendorf was the first foreign manager to win the Japanese League, in 1984 with Yomiuri SC.
Filmography


References
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