Rudi Gutendorf

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Rudolf Gutendorf (30 August 1926 – 13 September 2019) was a German football manager and player. He was known for managing the highest number of national teams – a total of 19 teams plus Iran's Olympic team in 1988 and the China Olympic team in 1992.[1][2][3] He played for TuS Koblenz from 1944 through 1953. He was born in Koblenz, Germany.

Gutendorf died on 13 September 2019 at the age of 93.[4]

References

  1. uefa.com. Member associations - News. UEFA.com (21 January 2015). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Dart, James. Football: Knowledge - the highest-scoring international draws. theguardian.com (4 April 2007). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. Djazmi, Mani. Rudi Gutendorf: The colourful life of a 'footballing missionary'. bbc.co.uk (2 March 2013). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. Coach legend Rudi Gutendorf is dead[dead link]