Coach World Ranking · January 2012

Best Football Managers - January 2012

Coach rating gained in January · 143 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 6 Feb 2012
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January 2012
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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 Zdeněk Zeman Pescara +24.7 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 5-0-0
2nd Chris Hughton Birmingham City +23.7 coach rating gained · 8 matches · 6-2-0
3rd Owen Coyle Bolton Wanderers +22.4 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-0-1

January 2012

coach rating rank: Week 6, 2012
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Zdeněk ZemanPescara+24.755-0-03.00#16
2Chris HughtonBirmingham City+23.786-2-02.50#90
3Owen CoyleBolton Wanderers+22.443-0-12.25#104
4Didier TholotChâteauroux+20.043-1-02.50#157
5Alessandro CaloriBrescia+19.354-1-02.60#213
6Paul LambertNorwich City+18.154-1-02.60#19
7Marc BrysKV Mechelen+17.243-0-12.25#201
8Serse CosmiLecce+16.542-1-11.75#343
9Martin O'NeillSunderland+15.664-1-12.17#4
10Laszlo BoloniPAOK+14.254-1-02.60#175
11Marcelo BielsaAthletic Club+13.385-2-12.13#176
12Nigel PearsonLeicester City+12.653-1-12.00#225
13Craig BrownAberdeen+12.442-2-02.00#210
14Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem+12.341-3-01.50#184
15Stefano PioliBologna+12.241-3-01.50#114
16Thierry LaureyArles+12.131-2-01.67#202
17Brendan RodgersSwansea City+12.063-1-21.67#58
18Luis GarciaGetafe+11.142-2-02.00#156
19Rene GirardMontpellier+10.833-0-03.00#76
20Mauricio PochettinoEspanyol+10.563-2-11.83#107
21Marinos OuzounidisAO Xanthis+9.452-2-11.60#334
22Roberto DonadoniParma+8.831-2-01.67#95
23Andre Villas-BoasChelsea+8.864-2-02.33#161
24Davide BallardiniCagliari+8.541-2-11.25#111
25Ariel JacobsRSC Anderlecht+8.543-1-02.50#18
26Giuseppe SanninoACR Siena 1904+8.552-1-21.40#25
27Jean-Louis GarciaRC Lens+8.431-2-01.67#195
28Antonio ConteJuventus+8.454-1-02.60#45
29Rolando MaranVarese+8.353-1-12.00#109
30Jean-Marc FurlanTroyes+7.742-1-11.75#304
31Ian HollowayBlackpool+7.753-2-02.20#52
32Jose RigaStandard Liège+7.243-1-02.50#108
33Didier DeschampsOlympique de Marseille+6.832-1-02.33#31
34Eddie HoweBurnley+6.752-1-21.40#235
35Alessandro Dal CantoPadova+6.253-0-21.80#120
36Alan PardewNewcastle United+6.243-0-12.25#265
37Makis KatsavakisGS Doxa Dramas+5.971-2-40.71#226
38Frédéric AntonettiStade Rennais+5.742-1-11.75#272
39Nigel CloughDerby County+5.663-1-21.67#208
40Martin JolFulham+5.453-0-21.80#172
41Patrice CarteronDijon+5.332-0-12.00#152
42Luigi SimoniGubbio+5.151-2-21.00#223
43Steve KeanBlackburn Rovers+5.041-1-21.00#372
44Jean FernandezNancy+4.931-1-11.33#98
45Hubert FournierStade de Reims+4.231-2-01.67#54
46Neil LennonCeltic+4.233-0-03.00#26
47Jesualdo FerreiraPanathinaikos FC+4.176-1-02.71#267
48Francis GillotBordeaux+4.131-2-01.67#70
49Claudio FoscariniCittadella+4.151-3-11.20#130
50Tony PulisStoke City+4.163-1-21.67#34
51Peter MaesKSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen+3.842-1-11.75#118
52David MoyesEverton+3.073-2-21.57#81
53Philippe MontanierReal Sociedad+3.063-1-21.67#65
54Jacky MathijssenK. Beerschot V.A.+2.641-1-21.00#335
55José MourinhoReal Madrid+2.586-1-12.38#2
56Delio RossiFiorentina+2.352-1-21.40#122
57Ludovic BatelliAmiens SC+1.931-0-21.00#386
58Frederic HantzBastia+1.853-0-21.80#93
59Massimiliano AllegriAC Milan+1.564-1-12.17#113
60Simon GraysonLeeds United+1.352-1-21.40#333
61Claudio RanieriInter+1.264-0-22.00#41
62Gian Piero VenturaTorino+1.252-3-01.80#313
63Landry ChauvinNantes+1.032-0-12.00#155
64Manolo JimenezReal Zaragoza+1.040-2-20.50#342
65Mark HughesQueens Park Rangers+0.942-0-21.50#36
66Pep GuardiolaFC Barcelona+0.585-3-02.25#3
67Sakis TsiolisAsteras Aktor+0.363-1-21.67#86
68Walter MazzarriSSC Napoli−0.263-2-11.83#10
69Jan CeulemansKVC Westerlo−0.541-1-21.00#323
70Michel Der ZakarianClermont Foot−0.532-0-12.00#136
71Malky MackayCardiff City−0.673-2-21.57#220
72Hein van HaezebrouckKV Kortrijk−0.741-2-11.25#103
73Armando MadonnaUS Livorno 1915−0.851-3-11.20#382
74Mehmed BaždarevićSochaux−1.030-1-20.33#391
75Cedric DauryLe Havre−1.051-3-11.20#200
76Pasquale MarinoGenoa−1.152-0-31.20#145
77Joaquin CaparrosMallorca−1.182-1-50.88#73
78Bortolo MuttiPalermo−1.242-0-21.50#206
79Harry RedknappTottenham Hotspur−1.364-1-12.17#8
80Pepe MelReal Betis−1.741-1-21.00#215
81Christoph DaumClub Brugge KV−1.942-0-21.50#44
82Sean DycheWatford−2.462-0-41.00#203
83Daniel SanchezValenciennes−2.542-0-21.50#266
84Piero BragliaJuve Stabia−2.551-2-21.00#60
85Alex FergusonManchester United−2.564-0-22.00#1
86Giuseppe IachiniSampdoria−2.841-2-11.25#239
87Mario BeenKRC Genk−2.842-1-11.75#344
88Angelo GregucciReggina 1914−3.241-2-11.25#395
89Derek McInnesBristol City−3.342-0-21.50#75
90Edoardo RejaLazio−3.463-0-31.50#22
91Christophe GaltierSaint-Étienne−3.731-1-11.33#141
92Stuart McCallMotherwell−3.952-1-21.40#271
93Christian GourcuffLorient−4.330-2-10.67#47
94Nikos KarageorgiouGS Ergotelis−4.551-1-30.80#296
95Daniele ArrigoniCesena−4.651-0-40.60#268
96Steve CotterillNottingham Forest−4.761-1-40.67#396
97Unai EmeryValencia−4.883-3-21.50#17
98Massimo SilvaAscoli−5.452-1-21.40#123
99Laurent GuyotCS Sedan−5.731-0-21.00#369
100Roy HodgsonWest Bromwich Albion−5.862-0-41.00#146

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in January 2012. 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 6, 2012, games up to Sun 5 Feb). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 6, 2012 and never changes.

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