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. He played for TuS Koblenz from 1944 through 1953. He was born in Koblenz, Germany.