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Born on November 28, 1977 in Wayne, New Jersey, United States, Pellegrino Matarazzo is an association football coach and association football player. That puts Pellegrino Matarazzo at 48 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Fair Lawn High School.
My Take
Pellegrino Matarazzo is one of those quietly fascinating figures in soccer — a New Jersey kid with an Italian surname who went and built a serious coaching career in the Bundesliga before most American fans even knew his name. His run with VfB Stuttgart was genuinely impressive; he took a club that had just been promoted and turned it into a stable top-flight side, playing attractive, pressing-heavy football that earned real respect in Germany. The fact that he eventually landed the Real Sociedad job in La Liga says everything about how seriously European football took him. He's proof that American coaches can thrive at the highest levels of the club game, not just in Major League Soccer, and I find that quietly inspiring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pellegrino Matarazzo
- Name (Japanese)
- ペッレグリーノ・マタラッツォ
- Reading
- ぺっれぐりーの・またらっつぉ
- Born
- November 28, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Wayne, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- association football coach / association football player
2. Background
- High school
- Fair Lawn High School
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pellegrino Matarazzo born?
Born November 28, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Pellegrino Matarazzo from?
Pellegrino Matarazzo is from Wayne, New Jersey, United States.
What does Pellegrino Matarazzo do?
Pellegrino Matarazzo works as association football coach, association football player.
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