Coach World Ranking · January 2005

Best Football Managers - January 2005

Coach rating gained in January · 59 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 7 Feb 2005
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January 2005
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Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Carlo Mazzone Bologna +21.2 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 3-2-0
2nd Sam Allardyce Bolton Wanderers +18.8 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-1-0
3rd Chris Coleman Fulham +14.3 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-1-0

January 2005

coach rating rank: Week 6, 2005
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Carlo MazzoneBologna+21.253-2-02.20#42
2Sam AllardyceBolton Wanderers+18.843-1-02.50#24
3Chris ColemanFulham+14.343-1-02.50#78
4Bryan RobsonWest Bromwich Albion+13.141-2-11.25#132
5Iain DowieCrystal Palace+12.442-0-21.50#36
6José MourinhoChelsea+11.144-0-03.00#7
7Javier IruretaDeportivo de A Coruña+10.641-3-01.50#45
8Didier DeschampsAS Monaco+10.044-0-03.00#14
9Alex FergusonManchester United+9.943-1-02.50#1
10Laszlo BoloniStade Rennais+9.153-0-21.80#44
11Jean FernandezMetz+7.552-0-31.20#43
12Roberto ManciniInter+7.153-2-02.20#72
13Bortolo MuttiMessina+7.063-0-31.50#102
14Guy LacombeSochaux+6.752-1-21.40#46
15Luigi De CanioACR Siena 1904+6.130-3-01.00#85
16Patrick RémyStade Malherbe Caen+5.751-2-21.00#88
17Walter NovellinoSampdoria+5.252-2-11.60#2
18Graeme SounessNewcastle United+4.742-1-11.75#83
19Francesco GuidolinPalermo+4.551-2-21.00#59
20Claude PuelLille+4.352-2-11.60#63
21Harry RedknappSouthampton+4.141-1-21.00#84
22Zdeněk ZemanLecce+4.052-1-21.40#64
23Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Club+3.441-3-01.50#61
24Lorenzo Serra FerrerReal Betis+3.342-1-11.75#50
25Luigi DelneriAS Roma+2.953-1-12.00#52
26Paul Le GuenOlympique Lyonnais+2.743-0-12.25#12
27Lucas AlcarazReal Racing Club+2.441-2-11.25#112
28Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona+1.543-0-12.25#58
29Alan CurbishleyCharlton Athletic+1.342-0-21.50#28
30Dominique BijotatAjaccio−0.442-0-21.50#67
31Héctor CúperMallorca−1.141-1-21.00#3
32Kevin KeeganManchester City−1.842-1-11.75#21
33Victor MunozReal Zaragoza−1.942-0-21.50#71
34Fabio CapelloJuventus−2.353-2-02.20#8
35Elie BaupSaint-Étienne−2.640-4-01.00#26
36David O'LearyAston Villa−2.742-0-21.50#25
37Arsène WengerArsenal−4.042-1-11.75#5
38Miguel Angel LotinaEspanyol−5.841-2-11.25#100
39Guy RouxAuxerre−6.653-0-21.80#35
40Erick MombaertsToulouse−6.652-1-21.40#53
41Cesar FerrandoAtlético Madrid−7.141-1-21.00#27
42Javier AguirreOsasuna−8.340-2-20.50#81
43Jacky DuguépérouxRC Strasbourg−8.840-2-20.50#89
44Joël MullerRC Lens−8.930-1-20.33#123
45Vahid HalilhodžićParis Saint-Germain−9.050-4-10.80#37
46Gernot RohrNice−9.250-3-20.60#56
47Claudio RanieriValencia−9.241-2-11.25#30
48Delio RossiAtalanta−10.561-1-40.67#40
49Steve McClarenMiddlesbrough−10.540-2-20.50#91
50David MoyesEverton−10.641-1-21.00#48
51Joaquin CaparrosSevilla−12.041-1-21.00#16
52Giuseppe PapadopuloLazio−12.752-0-31.20#106
53Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC−15.341-0-30.75#23
54Giovanni De BiasiBrescia−15.350-2-30.40#116
55Carlo AncelottiAC Milan−16.852-1-21.40#4
56Michel PavonBordeaux−21.251-1-30.80#111
57Steve BruceBirmingham City−24.240-0-40.00#41
58José Mari AmorrortuReal Sociedad−24.740-0-40.00#122
59Luciano SpallettiUdinese−25.051-0-40.60#54

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in January 2005. 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 6, 2005, games up to Sun 6 Feb). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 6, 2005 and never changes.

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