Coach World Ranking · December 2005

Best Football Managers - December 2005

Coach rating gained in December · 85 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 2 Jan 2006
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December 2005
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
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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 Rafael Benítez Liverpool FC +15.9 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 5-1-0
2nd Manolo Preciado Real Racing Club +15.8 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 2-2-0
3rd Victor Munoz Real Zaragoza +13.8 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-1-0

December 2005

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2006
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC+15.965-1-02.67#5
2Manolo PreciadoReal Racing Club+15.842-2-02.00#104
3Victor MunozReal Zaragoza+13.843-1-02.50#42
4Roberto DonadoniUS Livorno 1915+13.443-0-12.25#22
5Giovanni TrapattoniVfB Stuttgart+13.432-1-02.33#41
6Mark HughesBlackburn Rovers+12.453-0-21.80#45
7Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona+12.355-0-03.00#7
8Bryan RobsonWest Bromwich Albion+11.662-1-31.17#94
9Javier AguirreOsasuna+11.243-1-02.50#26
10David O'LearyAston Villa+11.161-4-11.17#28
11Joaquin CaparrosDeportivo de A Coruña+11.143-0-12.25#13
12Jean FernandezOlympique de Marseille+10.532-1-02.33#36
13Peter NeururerHannover 96+10.031-2-01.67#34
14Roberto ManciniInter+9.654-1-02.60#29
15Friedhelm FunkelEintracht Frankfurt+9.032-0-12.00#116
16Quique Sánchez FloresValencia+8.243-1-02.50#25
17José MourinhoChelsea+7.676-1-02.71#6
18Joël MullerMetz+7.331-2-01.67#122
19Bortolo MuttiMessina+6.841-2-11.25#70
20Silvio BaldiniLecce+6.741-2-11.25#123
21Mario BerettaParma+6.241-2-11.25#130
22Claude PuelLille+5.941-1-21.00#50
23Elie BaupSaint-Étienne+5.831-1-11.33#27
24Francis GillotRC Lens+5.732-1-02.33#37
25Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen+5.743-1-02.50#12
26Héctor CúperMallorca+5.641-1-21.00#9
27Javier ClementeAthletic Club+5.641-2-11.25#129
28Graeme SounessNewcastle United+5.452-1-21.40#58
29Thomas DollHamburger SV+4.732-1-02.33#16
30Jacky DuguépérouxRC Strasbourg+4.631-1-11.33#120
31Fabio CapelloJuventus+4.654-1-02.60#2
32Francesco GuidolinAS Monaco+4.232-1-02.33#67
33Sam AllardyceBolton Wanderers+3.952-2-11.60#21
34Miguel Angel LotinaEspanyol+3.641-2-11.25#113
35Alex FergusonManchester United+3.585-2-12.13#1
36Jürgen Klopp1. FSV Mainz 05+3.531-1-11.33#39
37Harry RedknappPortsmouth+3.052-1-21.40#63
38Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+2.253-0-21.80#4
39Ralf RangnickFC Schalke 04+2.132-0-12.00#15
40Laurent FournierParis Saint-Germain+2.131-1-11.33#98
41Erick MombaertsToulouse+1.931-1-11.33#79
42Walter MazzarriReggina 1914+1.141-2-11.25#115
43Delio RossiLazio+0.541-2-11.25#32
44Nedo SonettiCagliari+0.441-1-21.00#72
45Manuel PellegriniVillarreal+0.453-1-12.00#18
46Wolfgang Wolf1. FC Kaiserslautern+0.331-0-21.00#110
47Falko GotzHertha BSC+0.231-1-11.33#47
48Luciano SpallettiAS Roma+0.141-2-11.25#35
49Alberto CavasinTreviso−0.241-1-21.00#69
50Martin JolTottenham Hotspur−1.264-1-12.17#30
51Steve BruceBirmingham City−1.261-1-40.67#75
52Luigi De CanioACR Siena 1904−1.341-1-21.00#83
53Serge Le DizetNantes−1.530-2-10.67#95
54Stuart PearceManchester City−1.662-1-31.17#76
55Felix MagathFC Bayern München−3.342-2-02.00#3
56Ricardo GomesBordeaux−3.631-1-11.33#128
57Mick McCarthySunderland−3.740-1-30.25#124
58Paul DoswellWigan Athletic−4.073-0-41.29#23
59Luigi DelneriPalermo−4.341-1-21.00#88
60Cesare PrandelliFiorentina−4.542-1-11.75#10
61José Mari AmorrortuReal Sociedad−4.641-1-21.00#112
62Uwe Rapolder1. FC Köln−5.240-1-30.25#108
63David MoyesEverton−5.572-1-41.00#111
64Bernd SchusterGetafe−5.741-0-30.75#59
65Frédéric AntonettiNice−5.931-0-21.00#100
66Rolland CourbisAjaccio−6.430-1-20.33#105
67Alan CurbishleyCharlton Athletic−6.752-0-31.20#87
68Michael SkibbeBayer 04 Leverkusen−6.730-2-10.67#126
69Dominique BijotatSochaux−8.430-2-10.67#84
70Laszlo BoloniStade Rennais−8.731-0-21.00#43
71Walter NovellinoSampdoria−9.141-2-11.25#14
72Chris ColemanFulham−9.461-2-30.83#65
73Jacques SantiniAuxerre−9.531-0-21.00#19
74Antonio TapiaMálaga CF−10.240-2-20.50#44
75Fernando VazquezCelta Vigo−10.241-0-30.75#127
76Víctor EspárragoCádiz−11.340-0-40.00#89
77Lorenzo Serra FerrerReal Betis−12.351-1-30.80#101
78Steve McClarenMiddlesbrough−12.950-2-30.40#114
79Gérard HoullierOlympique Lyonnais−13.642-1-11.75#17
80Juande RamosSevilla−14.641-0-30.75#51
81Alan PardewWest Ham United−16.472-1-41.00#49
82Chuchi CosDeportivo Alavés−16.540-1-30.25#118
83Serse CosmiUdinese−17.651-0-40.60#97
84Arsène WengerArsenal−20.872-2-31.14#8
85Bert van MarwijkBorussia Dortmund−21.330-0-30.00#102

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 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 1, 2006, games up to Sat 31 Dec). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 1, 2006 and never changes.

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