Maurizio Gaudino

Maurizio Gaudino

Personal information
Full name	Maurizio Gaudino
Date of birth	(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966
Place of birth	Brühl, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	SSV Reutlingen 05 (director of football)
Youth career
1972–1981	TSG Rheinau
1981–1984	SV Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1987	SV Waldhof Mannheim	60	(9)
1987–1993	VfB Stuttgart	171	(30)
1993–1997	Eintracht Frankfurt	75	(16)
1994–1995	→ Manchester City (loan)	20	(3)
1995–1996	→ Club América (loan)	15	(1)
1997–1998	FC Basel	30	(10)
1998–1999	VfL Bochum	20	(2)
1999–2002	Antalyaspor	55	(8)
2003	SV Waldhof Mannheim	13	(0)
Total		469	(79)
International career
1993–1994	Germany	5	(1)
Managerial career
2004–2005	SV Waldhof Mannheim (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurizio Gaudino (German pronunciation: [maʊˈʁɪtsi̯oː ɡaʊˈdiːnoː], Italian: [mauˈrittsjo ɡauˈdiːno]; born 12 December 1966) is a retired German football midfielder. He is currently working as director of football for SSV Reutlingen 05.

Career

He was capped five times for Germany in 1993 and 1994, and was in their squad for the 1994 World Cup.

Gaudino played 294 Bundesliga games for Waldhof Mannheim, VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Bochum. He won the league title with Stuttgart in 1992. He also helped them to the 1989 UEFA Cup Final and got himself on the scoresheet in the first leg, although they ultimately lost to a Diego Maradona inspired Napoli.

In 1995 he was loaned out to Manchester City and helped the team end the season with some magnificent performances including a 3–2 victory over the league champions that year Blackburn Rovers. He scored three times in 20 league games, but City still finished 17th in the Premier League (just three places clear of relegation) after a promising early season run of form had hinted at a UEFA Cup place or even a push for the league title.

He transferred to Antalyaspor in 1999 and played for them until Antalyaspor's relegation to Second League A Category in 2001–02 season.

In 2006, Gaudino took part in a charity football match between England and Germany, based on the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final. In a game consisting of celebrities and former players, he was rugby tackled by politician Boris Johnson.

Gaudino is a son of the Italian emigrants from Campania. His son Gianluca is currently on the books of Bayern Munich.

On 11 May 2015, Gaudino was appointed as new director of football at SSV Reutlingen 05 valid from 1 July 2015.

Honours

• UEFA Cup finalist: 1988–89
• Bundesliga champion: 1991–92

External links

• Maurizio Gaudino profile at Fussballdaten