Pellegrino Matarazzo

Pellegrino Matarazzo
Matarazzo with VfB Stuttgart in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-11-28) November 28, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Wayne, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
TSG Hoffenheim (manager)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Columbia Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 39 (6)
2001–2003 SV Wehen 58 (0)
2003–2004 Preußen Münster 23 (0)
2004–2005 SV Wehen 18 (1)
2005–2006 SG Wattenscheid 09 31 (1)
2006–2010 1. FC Nürnberg II 62 (1)
Total 231 (9)
Managerial career
2011 1. FC Nürnberg II (caretaker)
2019–2022 VfB Stuttgart
2023– TSG Hoffenheim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pellegrino Matarazzo (born November 28, 1977) is an American professional soccer coach and retired player who is the current manager of Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.

He was previously a youth coach of 1. FC Nürnberg and 1899 Hoffenheim.[1] In December 2019, Matarazzo was appointed head coach of VfB Stuttgart.[2] He has lived in Germany since 2000.

  1. ^ "American Exports: Nurnberg U-19s boss Pellegrino Matarazzo working his way up coaching ladder". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. February 11, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pellegrino Matarazzo appointed VfB head coach". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.