Coach World Ranking · February 2008

Best Football Managers - February 2008

Coach rating gained in February · 77 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 3 Mar 2008
‹ Jan 2008
February 2008
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
Mar 2008 ›
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Walter Novellino Torino +17.5 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 2-3-0
2nd Ronald Koeman Valencia +17.0 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 2-2-0
3rd Jean Fernandez Auxerre +16.3 coach rating gained · 3 matches · 3-0-0

February 2008

coach rating rank: Week 10, 2008
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Walter NovellinoTorino+17.552-3-01.80#14
2Ronald KoemanValencia+17.042-2-02.00#112
3Jean FernandezAuxerre+16.333-0-03.00#23
4Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC+15.543-1-02.50#4
5Rudi GarciaLe Mans+15.132-1-02.33#105
6Alberto MalesaniEmpoli+14.353-0-21.80#124
7Mario BerettaACR Siena 1904+14.052-2-11.60#73
8Felix MagathVfL Wolfsburg+12.843-1-02.50#12
9Friedhelm FunkelEintracht Frankfurt+12.743-0-12.25#100
10Miguel Angel LotinaDeportivo de A Coruña+10.942-1-11.75#82
11Eric GeretsOlympique de Marseille+9.732-1-02.33#39
12Claude PuelLille+9.531-2-01.67#93
13David MoyesEverton+8.432-1-02.33#15
14Thomas DollBorussia Dortmund+8.342-1-11.75#78
15Harry RedknappPortsmouth+8.332-1-02.33#25
16Cuco ZigandaOsasuna+7.442-0-21.50#101
17Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona+7.154-1-02.60#11
18Michael SkibbeBayer 04 Leverkusen+6.642-2-02.00#59
19Ottmar HitzfeldFC Bayern München+6.442-2-02.00#9
20Marcel KollerVfL Bochum 1848+6.342-1-11.75#57
21Luigi DelneriAtalanta+6.252-2-11.60#90
22Francesco GuidolinPalermo+5.353-0-21.80#107
23Francis GillotSochaux+5.231-1-11.33#45
24Huub StevensHamburger SV+4.741-3-01.50#24
25Yvon PouliquenMetz+4.031-0-21.00#70
26Giovanni De BiasiLevante UD+4.041-1-21.00#69
27Alex McLeishBirmingham City+3.930-3-01.00#55
28Gareth SouthgateMiddlesbrough+3.731-1-11.33#117
29Delio RossiLazio+3.653-0-21.80#33
30Mark HughesBlackburn Rovers+3.431-1-11.33#35
31Manuel PellegriniVillarreal+3.342-2-02.00#22
32Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+2.573-4-01.86#3
33Steve BruceWigan Athletic+1.932-0-12.00#48
34Joaquin CaparrosAthletic Club+1.742-0-21.50#36
35Gregorio ManzanoMallorca+1.540-4-01.00#54
36Mirko SlomkaFC Schalke 04+0.953-0-21.80#41
37Roy HodgsonFulham+0.331-0-21.00#128
38Alain PerrinOlympique Lyonnais−0.242-1-11.75#53
39Arsène WengerArsenal−0.942-2-02.00#2
40Gary MegsonBolton Wanderers−1.031-0-21.00#99
41Martin O'NeillAston Villa−1.332-0-12.00#5
42Walter MazzarriSampdoria−1.452-1-21.40#30
43Elie BaupToulouse−3.230-1-20.33#47
44Guy LacombeStade Rennais−3.231-0-21.00#127
45Sven-Goran ErikssonManchester City−3.831-0-21.00#34
46Edoardo RejaSSC Napoli−3.952-0-31.20#60
47MarcelinoReal Racing Club−4.141-2-11.25#17
48Pablo CorreaNancy−4.332-0-12.00#51
49Luciano SpallettiAS Roma−4.663-1-21.67#6
50Armin VehVfB Stuttgart−5.342-0-21.50#116
51Cesare PrandelliFiorentina−5.752-1-21.40#7
52Alan CurbishleyWest Ham United−5.731-1-11.33#28
53Antoine KombouareValenciennes−5.831-0-21.00#67
54Paul Le GuenParis Saint-Germain−6.030-2-10.67#20
55Lucas AlcarazReal Murcia−7.140-1-30.25#86
56Silvio BaldiniCatania−7.850-1-40.20#123
57Jean-Marc FurlanRC Strasbourg−8.531-0-21.00#50
58Alex FergusonManchester United−8.641-2-11.25#1
59Jose Luis MendilibarReal Valladolid−8.941-1-21.00#121
60Javier IruretaReal Zaragoza−9.341-0-30.75#118
61Kevin KeeganNewcastle United−9.730-1-20.33#61
62Claudio RanieriJuventus−9.952-2-11.60#31
63Dieter HeckingHannover 96−10.040-2-20.50#43
64Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen−10.141-1-21.00#10
65Christian GourcuffLorient−10.531-0-21.00#13
66Javier AguirreAtlético Madrid−11.241-1-21.00#27
67Ricardo GomesAS Monaco−11.630-2-10.67#111
68Steve CoppellReading−12.030-0-30.00#104
69Roberto ManciniInter−12.063-2-11.83#19
70Giancarlo CamoleseUS Livorno 1915−12.260-2-40.33#64
71Renzo UlivieriReggina 1914−12.551-0-40.60#129
72Frédéric AntonettiNice−14.830-1-20.33#56
73Ernesto ValverdeEspanyol−17.941-0-30.75#94
74Franck DumasStade Malherbe Caen−19.730-1-20.33#80
75Michael FrontzeckArminia Bielefeld−21.640-0-40.00#126
76Pasquale MarinoUdinese−21.751-0-40.60#62
77Bernd SchusterReal Madrid−31.851-0-40.60#40

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in February 2008. 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 10, 2008, games up to Sun 2 Mar). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 10, 2008 and never changes.

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