Frank Benatelli

Frank Benatelli ( born August 19, 1962 in Bochum ) is a German football coach and former football player.

Playing career

Benatelli played in the A- youth and amateur team of VfL Bochum before for the same club under coach Rolf sheepfold debuted in the Bundesliga in 1983. His career had in 1992 as a result of 1991 suffered in the match against Borussia Moenchengladbach injury to the patellar tendon, which was accompanied by the loss of function of the knee, end 28- year as a sports invalid. Until that time, he completed a total of 192 Bundesliga matches and scored 13 goals. Today, he steps down the way to the VfL ​​tradition team as a player.

Coaching career

Then Benatelli worked as a football coach for the SV Sodingen, the Hasper SV, Blue White Post Recklinghausen, Schwarz-Weiß Essen, the SSV Hagen as well as a game observer for Hertha BSC. From January 2006 he coached the Oberliga TuRU Dusseldorf, since the beginning of the 2009 season the Bochum district division CSV Sportfreunde Bochum -Linden, which he led in the District League and 2012 in the national league in 2011.

Others

Benatelli has one daughter and one son. His son Rico is since the 2013/14 season when 2.Ligisten FC Erzgebirge Aue under contract.