Coach World Ranking · December 2004

Best Football Managers - December 2004

Coach rating gained in December · 62 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 3 Jan 2005

December 2004

Jan 2005 ›

Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.

1st Steve Bruce Birmingham City +22.4 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-0-1

2nd Alan Curbishley Charlton Athletic +20.6 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-1-0

3rd Didier Deschamps AS Monaco +17.6 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-1-0

December 2004

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2005

# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating

1Steve BruceBirmingham City+22.454-0-12.40#22

2Alan CurbishleyCharlton Athletic+20.654-1-02.60#31

3Didier DeschampsAS Monaco+17.643-1-02.50#21

4Joaquin CaparrosSevilla+17.043-1-02.50#11

5Walter NovellinoSampdoria+15.832-1-02.33#7

6Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Club+15.343-0-12.25#74

7Arsène WengerArsenal+12.165-1-02.67#3

8Erick MombaertsToulouse+11.032-1-02.33#40

9Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC+9.974-2-12.00#29

10Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen+9.832-1-02.33#6

11Gernot RohrNice+9.532-0-12.00#39

12Elie BaupSaint-Étienne+8.332-1-02.33#30

13Klaus AugenthalerBayer 04 Leverkusen+8.332-1-02.33#36

14Luciano SpallettiUdinese+8.233-0-03.00#27

15Guy RouxAuxerre+7.732-1-02.33#28

16Francesco GuidolinPalermo+7.332-0-12.00#102

17Javier AguirreOsasuna+5.442-1-11.75#53

18Michel PavonBordeaux+4.530-3-01.00#58

19Mariano García RemónReal Madrid+4.442-1-11.75#108

20Claudio RanieriValencia+4.353-1-12.00#20

21Franco ColombaUS Livorno 1915+4.231-1-11.33#14

22Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+3.742-2-02.00#2

23Giovanni De BiasiBrescia+3.331-0-21.00#89

24Roberto ManciniInter+2.943-1-02.50#88

25Steve McClarenMiddlesbrough+2.953-1-12.00#81

26José MourinhoChelsea+2.464-1-12.17#8

27Carlo MazzoneBologna+1.931-0-21.00#110

28Luigi SimoniACR Siena 1904+1.830-2-10.67#130

29Claude PuelLille+1.631-2-01.67#70

30David MoyesEverton+0.553-1-12.00#46

31Miguel Angel LotinaEspanyol+0.442-1-11.75#82

32Joël MullerRC Lens−0.632-0-12.00#113

33Luigi DelneriAS Roma−0.742-1-11.75#51

34Jacky DuguépérouxRC Strasbourg−0.831-1-11.33#85

35Laszlo BoloniStade Rennais−1.131-0-21.00#54

36Chris ColemanFulham−1.151-1-30.80#92

37Cesar FerrandoAtlético Madrid−1.242-0-21.50#41

38Vahid HalilhodžićParis Saint-Germain−1.842-1-11.75#16

39Dominique BijotatAjaccio−2.130-2-10.67#57

40Fabio CapelloJuventus−2.442-2-02.00#4

41Lorenzo Serra FerrerReal Betis−3.642-0-21.50#68

42Jean FernandezMetz−3.931-0-21.00#62

43Alex FergusonManchester United−4.064-1-12.17#1

44Paul Le GuenOlympique Lyonnais−5.541-3-01.50#13

45Victor MunozReal Zaragoza−6.141-1-21.00#55

46Harry RedknappSouthampton−6.140-2-20.50#98

47Guy LacombeSochaux−6.830-2-10.67#63

48Felix MagathFC Bayern München−6.930-3-01.00#17

49Zdeněk ZemanLecce−7.231-1-11.33#60

50Loïc AmisseNantes−8.330-1-20.33#117

51Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona−9.153-1-12.00#38

52Gregorio ManzanoMálaga CF−9.741-0-30.75#121

53Graeme SounessNewcastle United−9.850-2-30.40#87

54Iain DowieCrystal Palace−10.050-2-30.40#59

55Bryan RobsonWest Bromwich Albion−10.250-1-40.20#135

56Lucas AlcarazReal Racing Club−10.340-1-30.25#118

57Kevin KeeganManchester City−11.651-1-30.80#23

58Héctor CúperMallorca−13.441-0-30.75#5

59Patrick RémyStade Malherbe Caen−17.530-0-30.00#93

60David O'LearyAston Villa−19.950-1-40.20#18

61Sam AllardyceBolton Wanderers−23.550-0-50.00#96

62Javier IruretaDeportivo de A Coruña−23.850-2-30.40#67

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 2004. Each result is weighed against the opponent and the venue, so a draw away at a stronger side can count for more than a home win against a weaker one. Minimum 3 rated matches; a month is a handful of games, so read it as form, not a verdict. Club - their last club in the month. Coach rating - their rank in the week that published this table (Week 1, 2005, games up to Sat 1 Jan). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 1, 2005 and never changes.

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