Rudi Gutendorf's World of Football Management

His might not be the first name that springs to mind when you think of legendary football managers but make no mistake about it; Rudi Gutendorf is a record-breaking gaffer.

In a career spanning over forty years and six continents the wiley old German took charge of an amazing fifty-four teams, including seventeen national teams! After beginning his managerial métier in 1955 with Blue Stars Zurich, Old Rudster finally called it a day in 1999 after an unsuccesful attempt at leading Rwanda to the following years African Cup of Nations.

Here's a full list (in German) of the teams he took charge of, courtesy of his official website.

1. 1946 – 54: SV Rengsdorf (Kreisklasse)

2. Rot-Weiß Koblenz (Bezirksklasse)

3. VfB Lützel (Bezirksklasse)

4. SG Braubach (Kreisklasse)

5. TuS Neuendorf (Oberliga)

6. 1955: Blue Stars Zürich (Nationalliga B)

7. 1955 – 60: FC Luzern (Nationalliga B)

8. 1961: US Monastir/Tunesien (1. Div.)

9. 1962 – 63 : TSV Marl-Hüls (Oberliga)

10. 1963 – 64 : Meidericher SV (Bundesliga)

11. 1965: VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga)

12. 1966 – 68: St. Lous (US-Profiliga)

13. 1968: Bermudas

14. 1968 – 70: Schalke 04 (Bundesliga)

15. 1970 – 71: Kickers Offenbach

16. 1972: Cristal Lima (Peru)

17. Nationaltrainer Chile

18. 1974: 1860 München (2. Bundesliga)

19. 1974: Manager der Hallen-WM

20. 1974: Nationaltrainer Bolivien

21. 1974: FC Boliviar

22. 1974: Nationaltrainer Venezuela

23. 1975: Valladolid (2. Liga Spanien)

24. 1975 – 76: Fortuna Köln (2. Bundesliga)

25. 1976: Nationaltrainer Trinidad

26. 1976: Nationaltrainer Grenada

27. 1976: Nationaltrainer Antigua

28. 1976: Nationaltrainer Botswana

29. 1976 – 77: TB Berlin (Bundesliga)

30. 1977: Hamburger SV (Bundesliga)

31. 1978: Nationaltrainer Australien

32. 1980: Fifa Lecture Philippinen

33. 1980 : Nationaltrainer Neu-Kaledonien

34. 1981: Trainer-Lehrgang Fidschi

35. 1981: Nationaltrainer Nepal

36. 1981: Nationaltrainer Tonga

37. 1981: Nationaltrainer Tansania

38. 1981 – 82: Yanga Daressalam (Tansania)

39. 1982: Trainerausbildung Arysha (Tansania)

40. 1982 – 84: FC Youmiuri (Japan)

41. 1984: Hertha BSC (2. Bundesliga)

42. 1984: Sao Thome, Prineipe (Westafrika)

43. 1985: Nationaltrainer Ghana

44. 1985: Nationaltrainer Nepal

45. 1986: Trainerausbilder Nepal

46. 1987: Trainerausbilder Fidschi

47. 1987: Nationaltrainer Fidschi

48. 1988: Trainerausbilder China

49. 1988: Olympia-Nationaltrainer Iran

50. 1991 – 92: Olympia-Team China

51. 1995 – 96: Nationaltrainer Zimbabwe

52. 1997: Nationaltrainer Mauritius

53. 1998: Sportdirektor TuS Koblenz

54. 1999: Nationaltrainer Ruanda