Rudi Gutendorf
Rudolf Gutendorf 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 five continents.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
- 1999: "Der Ball ist ein Sauhund"
- 15 November 1999: "Beckmann"
- 2006: "Volle Kanne – Service täglich"
- 2009: "Mein Ehrgeiz galt dem Fußball und den Frauen"
