Coach World Ranking · December 2009

Best Football Managers - December 2009

Coach rating gained in December · 174 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 4 Jan 2010
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December 2009
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 Walter Smith Rangers +28.2 coach rating gained · 7 matches · 6-0-1
2nd Ståle Solbakken FC København +21.8 coach rating gained · 3 matches · 3-0-0
3rd Rudi Garcia Lille +21.6 coach rating gained · 7 matches · 6-0-1

December 2009

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2010
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Walter SmithRangers+28.276-0-12.57#47
2Ståle SolbakkenFC København+21.833-0-03.00#23
3Rudi GarciaLille+21.676-0-12.57#34
4Alex McLeishBirmingham City+19.864-2-02.33#48
5Laurent BlancBordeaux+19.266-0-03.00#12
6Delio RossiPalermo+19.133-0-03.00#51
7Alex DupontStade Brestois+18.544-0-03.00#41
8Roy HodgsonFulham+18.274-2-12.00#71
9Pablo CorreaNancy+17.453-0-21.80#146
10Stefano PioliSassuolo+17.043-0-12.25#115
11Michel Preud'hommeKAA Gent+17.054-1-02.60#52
12Louis van GaalFC Bayern München+16.444-0-03.00#20
13Billy DaviesNottingham Forest+16.264-2-02.33#40
14Gertjan VerbeekHeracles Almelo+15.433-0-03.00#78
15Manuel PellegriniReal Madrid+15.444-0-03.00#11
16Friedhelm FunkelHertha BSC+13.952-1-21.40#316
17Jean-Louis GarciaAngers+13.732-1-02.33#184
18Tony MowbrayCeltic+13.464-1-12.17#137
19Landry ChauvinCS Sedan+13.432-1-02.33#248
20Ernesto ValverdeVillarreal+12.954-0-12.40#266
21Felix MagathFC Schalke 04+12.533-0-03.00#2
22Christian GrossVfB Stuttgart+12.232-1-02.33#193
23Jürgen KloppBorussia Dortmund+12.033-0-03.00#24
24Ewald LienenTSV 1860 München+11.632-1-02.33#225
25Claudio RanieriAS Roma+11.154-1-02.60#17
26Csaba LaszloHeart of Midlothian+11.053-1-12.00#149
27Mario BeenFeyenoord+10.933-0-03.00#240
28Dave JonesCardiff City+10.953-1-12.00#86
29Ariel JacobsRSC Anderlecht+10.664-1-12.17#43
30Serse CosmiUS Livorno 1915+9.953-0-21.80#249
31Christoph DaumFenerbahçe+9.554-0-12.40#31
32Bruno LabbadiaHamburger SV+9.353-1-12.00#161
33Miguel Ángel PortugalReal Racing Club+9.232-0-12.00#163
34Jean-Guy WallemmeRC Lens+8.952-2-11.60#194
35Walter MazzarriSSC Napoli+8.932-1-02.33#18
36Juan Ramon MunizMálaga CF+8.731-2-01.67#212
37Michael SkibbeEintracht Frankfurt+8.631-2-01.67#267
38Martin O'NeillAston Villa+8.475-0-22.14#8
39Fernando SantosPAOK+8.332-1-02.33#36
40Fred RuttenPSV Eindhoven+8.244-0-03.00#61
41Francis GillotSochaux+7.942-1-11.75#122
42Pep GuardiolaFC Barcelona+7.765-1-02.67#19
43Domenico Di CarloChievo Verona+7.632-0-12.00#91
44Jos LuhukayFC Augsburg+7.632-0-12.00#147
45Arsène WengerArsenal+7.585-1-22.00#3
46Mick McCarthyWolverhampton+7.563-0-31.50#263
47David MoyesEverton+7.572-4-11.43#102
48Michel Der ZakarianClermont Foot+7.442-1-11.75#255
49Alberto MalesaniACR Siena 1904+7.332-0-12.00#300
50Unai EmeryValencia+7.253-1-12.00#15
51Roy KeaneIpswich Town+7.252-2-11.60#128
52Emiliano MondonicoAlbinoLeffe+6.941-2-11.25#142
53Héctor CúperAris Thessaloniki+6.832-0-12.00#84
54Jose Luis MendilibarReal Valladolid+6.731-2-01.67#278
55Chris ColemanCoventry City+6.763-0-31.50#258
56Mehmet ÖzdilekAntalyaspor+6.231-1-11.33#80
57Claus-Dieter WollitzEnergie Cottbus+6.031-2-01.67#299
58Jacky MathijssenKSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen+6.051-1-30.80#268
59Cesare PrandelliFiorentina+5.532-0-12.00#13
60Mark HughesManchester City+5.253-1-12.00#35
61Harry RedknappTottenham Hotspur+5.173-2-21.57#9
62Jim JefferiesKilmarnock+4.741-2-11.25#290
63Andreas ZachhuberFC Hansa Rostock+4.631-1-11.33#204
64Henri StambouliIstres FC+4.031-0-21.00#295
65Mesut BakkalManisaspor+3.931-1-11.33#112
66Gary MegsonBolton Wanderers+3.951-3-11.20#214
67Michael FrontzeckBorussia M'gladbach+3.531-0-21.00#247
68Olivier PantaloniAjaccio+3.042-1-11.75#152
69Antoine KombouareParis Saint-Germain+2.863-1-21.67#70
70Abdullah AvciBaşakşehir FK+2.731-1-11.33#92
71Joaquin CaparrosAthletic Club+2.753-0-21.80#76
72Glen de BoeckCercle Brugge+2.641-0-30.75#276
73Giuseppe PillonAscoli+2.531-1-11.33#286
74Georges LeekensKV Kortrijk+2.342-1-11.75#57
75Tolunay KafkasKayserispor+2.232-0-12.00#60
76Quique HernándezAPO Levadiakos+1.831-0-21.00#202
77Jose CouceiroGaziantepspor+1.731-2-01.67#205
78Nigel CloughDerby County+1.361-3-21.00#230
79Norbert MeierFortuna Düsseldorf+1.232-0-12.00#154
80Dick AdvocaatAZ Alkmaar+1.131-1-11.33#162
81Mehmed BaždarevićGrenoble Foot 38+0.951-1-30.80#264
82Stephane Le MignanVannes+0.941-1-21.00#224
83Gregorio ManzanoMallorca+0.732-0-12.00#30
84Ertuğrul SağlamBursaspor+0.532-0-12.00#10
85Robin DuttSC Freiburg+0.230-2-10.67#77
86Francesco GuidolinParma−0.231-1-11.33#72
87Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem−0.352-1-21.40#95
88ZicoOlympiacos FC−0.343-0-12.25#69
89Jean FernandezAuxerre−0.451-3-11.20#28
90Thomas DollGençlerbirliği−0.431-1-11.33#121
91Chris HughtonNewcastle United−0.663-3-02.00#169
92Riza CalimbayEskişehirspor−0.831-1-11.33#215
93Georgios ParaschosPAS Giannina−1.031-0-21.00#219
94Frédéric AntonettiStade Rennais−1.053-0-21.80#235
95Victor ZvunkaGuingamp−1.041-2-11.25#244
96Avram GrantPortsmouth−1.172-1-41.00#74
97Emilio FerreraGSS Panionios−1.231-1-11.33#99
98Neil WarnockCrystal Palace−1.362-2-21.33#216
99Rolando MaranL.R. Vicenza−1.531-1-11.33#106
100Paulo SousaSwansea City−1.662-3-11.50#158

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 2009. 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, 2010, games up to Sun 3 Jan). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 1, 2010 and never changes.

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