Coach World Ranking · December 2011

Best Football Managers - December 2011 - page 2

Coach rating gained in December · 187 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 2 Jan 2012
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.

December 2011

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2012
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
101Marco Kurz1. FC Kaiserslautern−0.640-3-10.75#59
102Guido CarboniEmpoli−0.731-1-11.33#311
103Leonardo MenichiniFC Crotone−0.731-1-11.33#210
104Andre SchubertFC St. Pauli−1.031-1-11.33#74
105Felix MagathVfL Wolfsburg−1.031-1-11.33#5
106Claudio RanieriInter−1.164-0-22.00#21
107Harm van VeldhovenRoda JC Kerkrade−1.132-0-12.00#322
108Georgios ParaschosAPO Levadiakos−1.251-2-21.00#337
109Brendan RodgersSwansea City−1.361-3-21.00#116
110José MourinhoReal Madrid−1.465-0-12.50#2
111Jean-Marc FurlanTroyes−1.731-1-11.33#320
112Co AdriaanseFC Twente−1.953-0-21.80#238
113Alex FergusonManchester United−2.275-0-22.14#1
114Chris HughtonBirmingham City−2.373-1-31.43#174
115Rolando MaranVarese−2.330-3-01.00#144
116Roberto ManciniManchester City−2.364-1-12.17#8
117Manolo PreciadoSporting Gijón−2.552-0-31.20#166
118Laurent FournierAuxerre−2.541-1-21.00#360
119Walter MazzarriSSC Napoli−2.653-1-12.00#11
120Malky MackayCardiff City−2.852-2-11.60#183
121Stefano PioliBologna−2.851-2-21.00#156
122Peter MaesKSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen−3.240-3-10.75#134
123Landry ChauvinNantes−3.331-0-21.00#159
124Lucien FavreBorussia M'gladbach−3.342-1-11.75#65
125Markus BabbelHertha BSC−3.430-2-10.67#121
126Davide BallardiniCagliari−3.441-1-21.00#171
127Rudi GarciaLille−3.652-3-01.80#61
128Thorsten FinkHamburger SV−4.041-2-11.25#38
129Franco ColombaParma−4.040-4-01.00#72
130Sakis TsiolisAsteras Aktor−4.031-0-21.00#92
131Martin JolFulham−4.382-3-31.13#182
132Arsène WengerArsenal−4.374-1-21.86#4
133Jesualdo FerreiraPanathinaikos FC−4.432-0-12.00#240
134Marcelo BielsaAthletic Club−4.474-2-12.00#224
135MarcelinoSevilla−4.531-0-21.00#146
136Kenny DalglishLiverpool FC−4.663-2-11.83#123
137Cedric DauryLe Havre−4.830-2-10.67#201
138Michel Der ZakarianClermont Foot−5.331-1-11.33#114
139Giuseppe IachiniSampdoria−5.530-2-10.67#252
140Maciej SkorzaLegia Warszawa−5.931-1-11.33#29
141Norbert MeierFortuna Düsseldorf−6.041-2-11.25#30
142Patrice CarteronDijon−6.040-2-20.50#145
143Ariel JacobsRSC Anderlecht−6.163-2-11.83#33
144Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen−6.431-0-21.00#13
145Jean FernandezNancy−6.441-1-21.00#111
146Makis KatsavakisGS Doxa Dramas−6.630-0-30.00#254
147Darije KalezićSV Zulte Waregem−6.740-2-20.50#269
148David MoyesEverton−7.051-2-21.00#62
149Rico SchmittErzgebirge Aue−7.030-2-10.67#153
150Bruno LabbadiaVfB Stuttgart−7.441-1-21.00#299
151Armin VehEintracht Frankfurt−7.431-1-11.33#389
152Gian Piero VenturaTorino−7.431-0-21.00#319
153Bob PeetersCercle Brugge−7.541-0-30.75#217
154Alessandro Dal CantoPadova−7.531-1-11.33#130
155Zdeněk ZemanPescara−7.631-0-21.00#53
156Roberto BredaReggina 1914−7.730-2-10.67#191
157Jürgen KloppBorussia Dortmund−7.951-3-11.20#19
158Jean-Louis GarciaRC Lens−8.631-0-21.00#221
159Thierry LaureyArles−8.630-2-10.67#292
160Neil WarnockQueens Park Rangers−8.660-2-40.33#126
161Manuel PellegriniMálaga CF−9.051-2-21.00#6
162Jorn AndersenKarlsruher SC−9.230-0-30.00#307
163Owen CoyleBolton Wanderers−9.661-1-40.67#187
164Kenny JackettMillwall−9.751-1-30.80#194
165Christoph DaumClub Brugge KV−10.353-1-12.00#50
166Peter BoszHeracles Almelo−10.531-0-21.00#225
167Christian GourcuffLorient−10.740-1-30.25#41
168Franck DumasStade Malherbe Caen−12.240-1-30.25#199
169Ludovic BatelliAmiens SC−12.630-1-20.33#388
170Derek McInnesBristol City−12.851-1-30.80#43
171Robin DuttBayer 04 Leverkusen−13.841-2-11.25#162
172Nigel AdkinsSouthampton−14.051-2-21.00#64
173Steve CotterillNottingham Forest−14.150-1-40.20#393
174Juan Carlos GarridoVillarreal−14.440-1-30.25#328
175Rene GirardMontpellier−14.541-1-21.00#118
176Unai EmeryValencia−14.863-1-21.67#16
177Mehmed BaždarevićSochaux−15.140-1-30.25#390
178Javier AguirreReal Zaragoza−15.850-1-40.20#158
179Giuseppe SanninoACR Siena 1904−16.150-2-30.40#49
180Simon GraysonLeeds United−17.251-1-30.80#339
181Walter NovellinoUS Livorno 1915−17.330-0-30.00#386
182Gertjan VerbeekAZ Alkmaar−17.441-1-21.00#117
183Frédéric AntonettiStade Rennais−18.051-1-30.80#294
184Nigel PearsonLeicester City−18.650-3-20.60#267
185Sam AllardyceWest Ham United−23.951-1-30.80#140
186Gregorio ManzanoAtlético Madrid−24.162-0-41.00#151
187Alan PardewNewcastle United−26.361-1-40.67#342

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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