Coach World Ranking · February 2012

Best Football Managers - February 2012

Coach rating gained in February · 195 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 5 Mar 2012
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Peter Houston Dundee United +21.8 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-1-0
2nd Georgios Paraschos APO Levadiakos +21.3 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-0-1
3rd Peter Maes KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen +20.5 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-1-0

February 2012

coach rating rank: Week 10, 2012
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Peter HoustonDundee United+21.843-1-02.50#168
2Georgios ParaschosAPO Levadiakos+21.354-0-12.40#309
3Peter MaesKSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen+20.543-1-02.50#45
4Ernesto ValverdeOlympiacos FC+20.255-0-03.00#133
5Nigel AdkinsSouthampton+20.063-2-11.83#37
6Daniel SanchezValenciennes+19.654-1-02.60#199
7Serse CosmiLecce+18.552-2-11.60#260
8Ruud BroodRKC Waalwijk+18.442-1-11.75#210
9Jose PasqualettiIstres FC+18.043-1-02.50#248
10Mirko SlomkaHannover 96+16.764-1-12.17#31
11Roy HodgsonWest Bromwich Albion+16.442-1-11.75#58
12Vincenzo MontellaCatania+16.053-1-12.00#180
13Steve CotterillNottingham Forest+15.842-1-11.75#389
14Brian McDermottReading+15.844-0-03.00#32
15Bob PeetersCercle Brugge+15.844-0-03.00#206
16Francis GillotBordeaux+15.053-1-12.00#65
17Gus PoyetBrighton & Hove Albion+14.463-2-11.83#36
18Roberto ManciniManchester City+14.355-0-03.00#7
19Walter MazzarriSSC Napoli+14.074-2-12.00#5
20Gertjan VerbeekAZ Alkmaar+13.064-1-12.17#105
21Jorn AndersenKarlsruher SC+12.942-1-11.75#277
22Rene GirardMontpellier+12.454-1-02.60#49
23Christophe GaltierSaint-Étienne+12.343-1-02.50#153
24Pepe MelReal Betis+12.242-1-11.75#162
25Dougie FreedmanCrystal Palace+12.241-3-01.50#129
26Angelo GregucciReggina 1914+11.432-0-12.00#395
27Friedhelm FunkelAlemannia Aachen+11.041-3-01.50#386
28Sam AllardyceWest Ham United+10.842-2-02.00#117
29Thierry LaureyArles+10.732-1-02.33#188
30Frederic HantzBastia+10.543-1-02.50#62
31Alessandro CaloriBrescia+9.732-1-02.33#177
32Jürgen KloppBorussia Dortmund+9.744-0-03.00#12
33Francesco GuidolinUdinese+9.473-2-21.57#35
34Darren FergusonPeterborough United+9.041-2-11.25#326
35David MoyesEverton+8.932-1-02.33#52
36MíchelSevilla+8.632-0-12.00#212
37Roberto MartínezWigan Athletic+8.631-2-01.67#246
38Dieter Hecking1. FC Nürnberg+8.542-1-11.75#50
39Neil LennonCeltic+8.355-0-03.00#20
40Arsène WengerArsenal+8.363-1-21.67#4
41Benno MohlmannFSV Frankfurt+8.142-1-11.75#324
42Georgios DonisAPS Atromitos Athinon+7.932-1-02.33#124
43Abel ResinoGranada+7.942-0-21.50#140
44Markus BabbelTSG Hoffenheim+7.831-2-01.67#114
45Ron JansSC Heerenveen+7.743-1-02.50#61
46Thomas Tuchel1. FSV Mainz 05+7.741-3-01.50#118
47Stefano PioliBologna+7.642-1-11.75#71
48Franck DumasStade Malherbe Caen+7.042-1-11.75#216
49Bernard ChallandesFC Thun+6.931-2-01.67#136
50Rolando MaranVarese+6.932-1-02.33#77
51Stefano ColantuonoAtalanta+6.852-2-11.60#106
52Jean-Marc FurlanTroyes+6.532-0-12.00#204
53Claudio FoscariniCittadella+6.432-0-12.00#196
54Stuart McCallMotherwell+6.442-1-11.75#220
55Peter BoszHeracles Almelo+6.342-1-11.75#207
56Sakis TsiolisAsteras Aktor+6.243-0-12.25#54
57Bruno LabbadiaVfB Stuttgart+6.152-1-21.40#257
58Davide BallardiniCagliari+5.952-2-11.60#138
59Jos LuhukayFC Augsburg+5.741-2-11.25#63
60Luigi SimoniGubbio+5.531-0-21.00#202
61Kenny JackettMillwall+5.572-2-31.14#235
62Giuseppe SanninoACR Siena 1904+5.363-1-21.67#18
63Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem+5.342-0-21.50#208
64Landry ChauvinNantes+5.231-2-01.67#137
65Marc BrysKV Mechelen+5.142-1-11.75#219
66Roberto DonadoniParma+5.141-2-11.25#116
67Andrea MandorliniHellas Verona+4.932-1-02.33#251
68Jose Luis MendilibarOsasuna+4.942-1-11.75#258
69Domenico Di CarloChievo Verona+4.553-0-21.80#345
70Murat YakinFC Luzern+4.441-3-01.50#121
71Nigel PearsonLeicester City+4.363-1-21.67#172
72Steve McClarenFC Twente+4.354-0-12.40#164
73Emiliano MondonicoNovara+4.251-2-21.00#176
74Tony MowbrayMiddlesbrough+4.162-3-11.50#148
75Martin JolFulham+3.942-1-11.75#120
76Robin DuttBayer 04 Leverkusen+3.652-1-21.40#99
77Bortolo MuttiPalermo+3.652-1-21.40#271
78Giuseppe IachiniSampdoria+3.532-0-12.00#214
79Ian HollowayBlackpool+3.474-1-21.86#88
80Pablo CorreaThonon Evian Grand Genève F.C+3.341-1-21.00#119
81Christian GrossBSC Young Boys+3.142-1-11.75#231
82Mario BeenKRC Genk+2.942-0-21.50#343
83Alex DupontStade Brestois+2.841-2-11.25#22
84Cedric DauryLe Havre+2.731-1-11.33#194
85Frank De BoerAFC Ajax+2.564-0-22.00#160
86Ronald KoemanFeyenoord+2.442-1-11.75#304
87Makis KatsavakisGS Doxa Dramas+2.352-0-31.20#193
88Alex FergusonManchester United+2.253-1-12.00#1
89Wolfgang WolfFC Hansa Rostock+1.841-1-21.00#230
90Danny LennonSt. Mirren+1.730-3-01.00#268
91Alan PardewNewcastle United+1.742-1-11.75#305
92Maciej SkorzaLegia Warszawa+1.541-1-21.00#24
93Javier ClementeSporting Gijón+1.430-2-10.67#255
94Philippe MontanierReal Sociedad+1.342-0-21.50#74
95Antonio ConteJuventus+1.352-3-01.80#41
96Joaquin CaparrosMallorca+1.342-0-21.50#85
97Mike BuskensSpVgg Greuther Fürth+1.253-1-12.00#13
98Urs FischerFC Zürich+0.941-2-11.25#232
99José MourinhoReal Madrid+0.954-1-02.60#2
100Laurent FournierAuxerre+0.940-3-10.75#381

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in February 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 10, 2012, games up to Sun 4 Mar). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 10, 2012 and never changes.

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