Rudi Gutendorf

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
He 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

Duisburg
 * Bundesliga runners-up 1963–64

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