Coach World Ranking · December 2006

Best Football Managers - December 2006

Coach rating gained in December · 79 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 1 Jan 2007
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December 2006
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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 Ernesto Valverde Espanyol +17.9 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-0-1
2nd Sam Allardyce Bolton Wanderers +17.6 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 5-0-1
3rd Cesare Prandelli Fiorentina +13.9 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-1-0

December 2006

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2007
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Ernesto ValverdeEspanyol+17.943-0-12.25#66
2Sam AllardyceBolton Wanderers+17.665-0-12.50#18
3Cesare PrandelliFiorentina+13.954-1-02.60#7
4Alberto ZaccheroniTorino+13.252-2-11.60#43
5Roberto ManciniInter+13.265-1-02.67#17
6ManéAthletic Club+12.142-1-11.75#54
7Michael SkibbeBayer 04 Leverkusen+10.832-1-02.33#77
8Neil WarnockSheffield United+10.863-1-21.67#51
9Harry RedknappPortsmouth+9.663-2-11.83#23
10Walter NovellinoSampdoria+9.553-1-12.00#19
11Arsène WengerArsenal+8.584-3-11.88#4
12Mirko SlomkaFC Schalke 04+8.332-1-02.33#37
13Glenn RoederNewcastle United+8.274-0-31.71#47
14Jean-Marc FurlanTroyes+8.241-3-01.50#88
15David MoyesEverton+7.663-1-21.67#42
16Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen+6.943-0-12.25#2
17Miguel Angel LotinaReal Sociedad+6.541-2-11.25#110
18Francis GillotRC Lens+6.443-0-12.25#29
19Marcel KollerVfL Bochum 1848+6.332-0-12.00#111
20Jean FernandezAuxerre+6.141-3-01.50#34
21Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC+5.975-0-22.14#6
22Ivan HasekSaint-Étienne+5.842-1-11.75#48
23Mark HughesBlackburn Rovers+5.574-0-31.71#64
24Delio RossiLazio+4.652-1-21.40#16
25Thomas DollHamburger SV+4.341-2-11.25#100
26Ricardo GomesBordeaux+4.152-1-21.40#104
27Quique Sánchez FloresValencia+3.853-0-21.80#26
28Javier IruretaReal Betis+3.031-1-11.33#96
29Juande RamosSevilla+2.943-0-12.25#11
30Javier AguirreAtlético Madrid+2.842-1-11.75#24
31Walter MazzarriReggina 1914+2.852-1-21.40#91
32Luciano SpallettiAS Roma+2.665-0-12.50#8
33Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+2.662-3-11.50#5
34Alex FergusonManchester United+2.276-0-12.57#1
35Felix MagathFC Bayern München+1.842-2-02.00#9
36Gérard HoullierOlympique Lyonnais+1.553-2-02.20#3
37Francesco GuidolinPalermo+1.352-2-11.60#71
38Luigi DelneriChievo Verona+0.652-1-21.40#106
39Frederic HantzLe Mans+0.241-1-21.00#35
40Antoine KombouareValenciennes−0.241-1-21.00#99
41Juan Ramon Lopez CaroLevante UD−0.430-2-10.67#49
42Alan CurbishleyWest Ham United−0.851-2-21.00#82
43Martin JolTottenham Hotspur−1.074-0-31.71#45
44Chris ColemanFulham−1.061-3-21.00#68
45Claude PuelLille−1.452-2-11.60#57
46Jürgen Klopp1. FSV Mainz 05−1.530-2-10.67#75
47Giovanni GaleoneUdinese−1.552-1-21.40#127
48Albert EmonOlympique de Marseille−1.542-0-21.50#107
49Guy LacombeParis Saint-Germain−1.730-2-10.67#123
50Jupp HeynckesBorussia M'gladbach−1.830-2-10.67#92
51Pablo CorreaNancy−2.041-1-21.00#80
52Armin VehVfB Stuttgart−2.131-2-01.67#103
53Mario BerettaACR Siena 1904−2.250-3-20.60#121
54Friedhelm FunkelEintracht Frankfurt−2.531-0-21.00#122
55Frédéric AntonettiNice−3.040-3-10.75#94
56Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona−3.442-2-02.00#10
57Stuart PearceManchester City−3.462-1-31.17#102
58Nedo SonettiAscoli−3.551-1-30.80#50
59Thomas von HeesenArminia Bielefeld−4.130-2-10.67#69
60Falko GotzHertha BSC−4.731-0-21.00#44
61José MourinhoChelsea−4.774-3-02.14#13
62Christian GourcuffLorient−4.941-1-21.00#21
63Alain PerrinSochaux−5.242-1-11.75#31
64Victor FernandezReal Zaragoza−5.341-1-21.00#39
65Fernando VazquezCelta Vigo−6.040-4-01.00#97
66Bert van MarwijkBorussia Dortmund−7.431-0-21.00#85
67Elie BaupToulouse−8.730-1-20.33#56
68Alan PardewCharlton Athletic−11.141-0-30.75#63
69Klaus AugenthalerVfL Wolfsburg−11.330-0-30.00#70
70Steve CoppellReading−11.871-2-40.71#83
71Manuel PellegriniVillarreal−12.541-1-21.00#65
72Bernd SchusterGetafe−13.440-2-20.50#53
73Paul DoswellWigan Athletic−14.171-1-50.57#38
74Joaquin CaparrosDeportivo de A Coruña−14.640-1-30.25#72
75Gregorio ManzanoMallorca−14.740-1-30.25#93
76Luigi CagniEmpoli−15.841-0-30.75#30
77Martin O'NeillAston Villa−15.960-2-40.33#22
78Fabio CapelloReal Madrid−18.552-1-21.40#12
79Daniele ArrigoniUS Livorno 1915−20.450-2-30.40#78

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 2006. 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, 2007, games up to Sun 31 Dec). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 1, 2007 and never changes.

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