Gino Guidugli Brother Benjamin Guidugli Is A Former American Football Fullback
Gino Guidugli brother Benjamin Guidugli played as a fullback for St Louis Rams. Benjamin Guidugli retired from football in 2013.
Former American football quarterback Gino serves as the University of Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator. In the past, he played as a quarterback in teams like Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Blizzard, Milwaukee Mustangs, and BC Lions.
Guidugli’s family consists of three siblings who have played American football.
Gino Guidugli Brother Benjamin Guidugli
Gino Guidugli brother Benjamin Guidugli played American football as a fullback from 2006 to 2013.
Benjamin initially started his career as a college footballer. He played for the University of Cincinnati until 2010 as a Redshirt senior. In his college years, Ben was a starter for three consecutive years with two All Big-East Tight End honors. He played for four Bowl games and two BCS Bowl games.
On July 28, 2011, the St. Louis Rams signed the fullback as an undrafted free agent. He stayed with the teams for two years, making no official appearances.
The New York Giants signed Guidugli on August 13, 2013, to take Ryan D’Imperio’s place at fullback after he decided to leave the NFL. However, on August 25, 2013, the Giants released him, which forced Ben to retire.
After retirement, he quickly transitioned into sales and marketing. While his sibling, Gino, moved into coaching and currently serves as an offensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati. Ben and Gino’s other siblings, Jeff and Tony, played college football at Cincinnati, Southeastern Louisiana, and Georgia Military College, respectively.
Guidugli has shared his professional story with the Ascending Athletes. He quickly transitioned into sales after his retirement.
Benjamin Is A Personal Trainer
Benjamin has been working as a certified personal trainer since December 2021.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he is an International Sports Sciences Association certified trainer and instructor. He also has an additional certification as a nutritionist.
Guidugli is also working at the LinkedIn Corporation as a Technical Recruiter since June 2021. He previously worked in the same position with Amazon for four years. His other notable employers were BMW Cleveland, Classic Honda, and Classic Kia.
The former fullback turned to his trainer, Cliff Marshall, and a former teammate, Tyjuan Hagler, for advice after spending three and a half years honing his sales skills. He realized he did not want to spend the rest of his life selling cars.
His friends persuaded him to participate in the NFL Bridge to Success program, run by the NFL Player Engagement department, with the aid of Ascending Athletes.
The former footballer graduated with a communications degree from the University of Cincinnati. Ben has noted in his profile that he is skilled in Negotiation, Full-Life Cycle Recruiting, Customer Service, Sales, Time Management, and Marketing Strategy.
Benjamin Guidugli Has Six Children
Benjamin is married to Carla Guidugli and has six children from his marriage.
Ben met Carla at the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in communications. His wife, Carla, helped him transition from his athletic career to a sales career. In 2013, he moved to sales with a local car dealership in his wife’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. While at the time, Carla was teaching at a local middle school.
Guidugli was aware of the need for a stable career to support his family as a father of six. He moved to Seattle alone in January 2017 after finding stability at Amazon. Eventually, Carla joined Ben at Amazon but left the company in October 2021.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Carla Guidugli is now a Senior Recruiter at Wayfair Talent Acquisition. She majored in Psychology.
The Guidugli family now resides in Kenmore, Washington. At the same time, Ben shares many pictures of his family on his Instagram handle @benguidugli. The former fullback recently shared photos with his wife and children celebrating Halloween.
