Coach World Ranking · December 2011

Best Football Managers - December 2011

Coach rating gained in December · 187 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 2 Jan 2012
‹ Nov 2011
December 2011
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
Jan 2012 ›
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Pepe Mel Real Betis +19.6 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 3-0-2
2nd Nigel Clough Derby County +18.9 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 3-1-1
3rd Ronny Van Geneugden Oud-Heverlee Leuven +18.8 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 1-3-0

December 2011

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2012
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Pepe MelReal Betis+19.653-0-21.80#206
2Nigel CloughDerby County+18.953-1-12.00#244
3Ronny Van GeneugdenOud-Heverlee Leuven+18.841-3-01.50#110
4Olivier PantaloniAjaccio+18.842-1-11.75#175
5Ernesto ValverdeOlympiacos FC+18.655-0-03.00#200
6Huub StevensFC Schalke 04+16.765-0-12.50#99
7Brian McDermottReading+16.454-0-12.40#56
8Mauricio PochettinoEspanyol+16.253-1-12.00#147
9Eddie HoweBurnley+16.154-0-12.40#253
10Jose PasqualettiIstres FC+15.932-1-02.33#274
11Didier DeschampsOlympique de Marseille+15.754-1-02.60#40
12Tony MowbrayMiddlesbrough+15.254-1-02.60#90
13Pep GuardiolaFC Barcelona+14.855-0-03.00#3
14Ronald KoemanFeyenoord+14.632-1-02.33#325
15Neil LennonCeltic+14.165-1-02.67#36
16Andreas BergmannVfL Bochum 1848+14.142-1-11.75#314
17Luigi CagniL.R. Vicenza+14.032-1-02.33#67
18Roberto MartínezWigan Athletic+11.661-3-21.00#188
19Mike BuskensSpVgg Greuther Fürth+11.443-1-02.50#14
20Darren FergusonPeterborough United+10.252-2-11.60#259
21Roy HodgsonWest Bromwich Albion+9.752-2-11.60#127
22Frederic HantzBastia+9.432-1-02.33#112
23Urs FischerFC Zürich+9.042-1-11.75#208
24Piero BragliaJuve Stabia+9.032-1-02.33#42
25Philippe MontanierReal Sociedad+8.952-2-11.60#78
26Luigi SimoniGubbio+8.831-1-11.33#257
27John van den BromVitesse+8.632-1-02.33#46
28Tony PulisStoke City+8.683-3-21.50#32
29Dominique BijotatMetz+8.032-0-12.00#223
30Antoine KombouareParis Saint-Germain+7.864-1-12.17#28
31Marc BrysKV Mechelen+7.741-3-01.50#290
32Laurent GuyotCS Sedan+7.731-2-01.67#352
33Bernard CasoniThonon Evian Grand Genève F.C+7.542-0-21.50#86
34Alex McLeishAston Villa+7.462-1-31.17#189
35Andrea MandorliniHellas Verona+7.132-1-02.33#204
36Domenico Di CarloChievo Verona+7.141-2-11.25#345
37Hein van HaezebrouckKV Kortrijk+7.043-0-12.25#97
38Jupp HeynckesFC Bayern München+7.054-0-12.40#37
39Jos LuhukayFC Augsburg+7.041-1-21.00#76
40Alex DupontStade Brestois+6.941-3-01.50#23
41Alex PastoorNEC Nijmegen+6.531-1-11.33#160
42Peter HoustonDundee United+6.452-2-11.60#215
43Laszlo BoloniPAOK+6.442-2-02.00#202
44Marinos OuzounidisAO Xanthis+6.332-1-02.33#335
45Jose Luis OltraDeportivo de A Coruña+6.032-0-12.00#231
46Francis GillotBordeaux+5.942-1-11.75#107
47Steve KeanBlackburn Rovers+5.962-1-31.17#363
48Ron JansSC Heerenveen+5.732-0-12.00#101
49Danny LennonSt. Mirren+5.551-3-11.20#226
50Ruud BroodRKC Waalwijk+5.531-0-21.00#343
51Francesco GuidolinUdinese+5.552-3-01.80#24
52Jose Luis MendilibarOsasuna+5.453-2-02.20#190
53Dougie FreedmanCrystal Palace+5.363-1-21.67#125
54Holger StanislawskiTSG Hoffenheim+5.242-1-11.75#51
55Nikos KarageorgiouGS Ergotelis+5.132-0-12.00#239
56Massimiliano AllegriAC Milan+4.953-2-02.20#73
57Dennis van WijkRAEC Mons+4.842-1-11.75#180
58Jacky MathijssenK. Beerschot V.A.+4.642-1-11.75#329
59Georgios DonisAPS Atromitos Athinon+4.532-0-12.00#143
60Philippe HinschbergerStade Lavallois+4.432-0-12.00#113
61Jan CeulemansKVC Westerlo+4.341-0-30.75#298
62Luis GarciaGetafe+4.152-1-21.40#198
63Mick McCarthyWolverhampton+4.061-3-21.00#308
64Martin O'NeillSunderland+3.842-1-11.75#10
65Alberto MalesaniGenoa+3.852-0-31.20#377
66Ståle Solbakken1. FC Köln+3.541-2-11.25#31
67Delio RossiFiorentina+3.541-2-11.25#157
68Stefano ColantuonoAtalanta+3.441-3-01.50#100
69Daniel SanchezValenciennes+3.342-0-21.50#279
70Didier TholotChâteauroux+3.231-1-11.33#277
71Ian HollowayBlackpool+3.152-2-11.60#115
72Michal ProbierzAris Thessaloniki+3.142-1-11.75#133
73Christophe GaltierSaint-Étienne+3.042-1-11.75#124
74Frank De BoerAFC Ajax+2.943-0-12.25#135
75Mirko SlomkaHannover 96+2.741-3-01.50#71
76Vincenzo MontellaCatania+2.541-2-11.25#212
77Hubert FournierStade de Reims+2.532-0-12.00#85
78Mario BeenKRC Genk+2.452-2-11.60#316
79Claudio FoscariniCittadella+2.331-1-11.33#209
80Craig BrownAberdeen+2.362-2-21.33#281
81Nikos KostenoglouAEK Athens+2.053-0-21.80#251
82Paul LambertNorwich City+1.961-3-21.00#47
83Massimo SilvaAscoli+1.831-1-11.33#104
84Edoardo RejaLazio+1.763-3-02.00#17
85Friedhelm FunkelAlemannia Aachen+1.430-3-01.00#383
86Uwe Neuhaus1. FC Union Berlin+1.132-0-12.00#54
87Thomas Tuchel1. FSV Mainz 05+1.040-3-10.75#142
88Fred RuttenPSV Eindhoven+0.943-0-12.25#25
89Alain CasanovaToulouse+0.541-2-11.25#163
90Pieter HuistraFC Groningen+0.531-2-01.67#164
91Serse CosmiLecce+0.430-1-20.33#373
92Antonio ConteJuventus+0.152-3-01.80#60
93Daniele ArrigoniCesena+0.141-0-30.75#264
94Dieter Hecking1. FC Nürnberg0.041-0-30.75#109
95Harry RedknappTottenham Hotspur0.074-2-12.00#7
96Stuart McCallMotherwell−0.131-1-11.33#248
97Joaquin CaparrosMallorca−0.152-1-21.40#80
98Arnaud CormierLe Mans−0.341-2-11.25#349
99Attilio TesserNovara−0.540-2-20.50#45
100Trond SolliedKAA Gent−0.642-1-11.75#176

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 2011. 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, 2012, games up to Sun 1 Jan). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 1, 2012 and never changes.

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