Coach World Ranking · December 2012

Best Football Managers - December 2012

Coach rating gained in December · 182 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 7 Jan 2013
‹ Nov 2012
December 2012
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
Jan 2013 ›
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Christian Gourcuff Lorient +29.3 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-1-0
2nd Andre Villas-Boas Tottenham Hotspur +24.4 coach rating gained · 7 matches · 5-1-1
3rd Mick McCarthy Ipswich Town +23.1 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 4-1-1

December 2012

coach rating rank: Week 2, 2013
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Christian GourcuffLorient+29.354-1-02.60#18
2Andre Villas-BoasTottenham Hotspur+24.475-1-12.29#93
3Mick McCarthyIpswich Town+23.164-1-12.17#279
4Steve BruceHull City+22.865-1-02.67#69
5Lucien FavreBorussia M'gladbach+19.842-2-02.00#62
6Massimo SilvaAscoli+19.663-2-11.83#109
7John van den BromRSC Anderlecht+19.465-1-02.67#10
8Dave JonesSheffield Wednesday+18.663-1-21.67#168
9Stéphane MoulinAngers+18.633-0-03.00#150
10Maurizio SarriEmpoli+18.563-3-02.00#146
11Karsten BaumannErzgebirge Aue+17.032-1-02.33#157
12Danny LennonSt. Mirren+16.552-2-11.60#270
13Manolo JimenezReal Zaragoza+16.553-1-12.00#147
14Carlo AncelottiParis Saint-Germain+16.365-0-12.50#2
15Glen de BoeckSK Beveren+16.252-2-11.60#330
16Laurent GuyotCS Sedan+16.032-1-02.33#370
17Harm van VeldhovenKV Mechelen+14.953-1-12.00#286
18Antonio ConteJuventus+14.866-0-03.00#19
19Vladimir PetkovićLazio+13.964-2-02.33#11
20Jurgen StreppelWillem II Tilburg+13.741-2-11.25#266
21Zdeněk ZemanAS Roma+13.654-0-12.40#9
22Victor ZvunkaNîmes Olympique+13.432-1-02.33#206
23Philippe MontanierReal Sociedad+13.242-2-02.00#40
24Rafael BenítezChelsea+12.497-0-22.33#24
25Dick AdvocaatPSV Eindhoven+12.153-1-12.00#59
26Stefano PioliBologna+11.753-1-12.00#107
27Malky MackayCardiff City+11.765-0-12.50#119
28Darren FergusonPeterborough United+11.563-0-31.50#323
29Juan Carlos GarridoClub Brugge KV+11.463-2-11.83#244
30Cristiano BergodiPescara+10.252-0-31.20#111
31Javier AguirreEspanyol+10.141-3-01.50#116
32Tony PulisStoke City+10.162-4-01.67#22
33Kenny ShielsKilmarnock+9.852-2-11.60#234
34Christian StreichSC Freiburg+9.343-1-02.50#41
35Alfredo AgliettiNovara+9.264-0-22.00#170
36Fabrizio CastoriVarese+8.853-1-12.00#372
37Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem+8.853-2-02.20#64
38Ruud BroodRoda JC Kerkrade+8.541-2-11.25#283
39Gianfranco ZolaWatford+8.453-1-12.00#178
40Brendan RodgersLiverpool FC+7.975-0-22.14#102
41Thomas Tuchel1. FSV Mainz 05+7.843-0-12.25#65
42Uwe Neuhaus1. FC Union Berlin+7.732-0-12.00#57
43Jan WoutersFC Utrecht+7.642-2-02.00#251
44David MoyesEverton+7.563-2-11.83#26
45Tony MowbrayMiddlesbrough+7.464-0-22.00#125
46Frédéric AntonettiStade Rennais+7.353-1-12.00#195
47Jos LuhukayHertha BSC+7.233-0-03.00#17
48Manuel PellegriniMálaga CF+7.263-2-11.83#4
49Torsten LieberknechtEintracht Braunschweig+7.232-1-02.33#15
50Michele SerenaSpezia+7.162-2-21.33#94
51Michael LaudrupSwansea City+6.873-2-21.57#205
52Michel Der ZakarianNantes+6.632-1-02.33#74
53Remi GardeOlympique Lyonnais+6.364-1-12.17#73
54Claude PuelNice+6.253-1-12.00#32
55Jean FernandezNancy+6.150-4-10.80#169
56Dieter Hecking1. FC Nürnberg+6.031-1-11.33#76
57Bernard CasoniAuxerre+5.632-0-12.00#71
58Ernesto ValverdeValencia+5.643-0-12.25#75
59Frank De BoerAFC Ajax+5.353-1-12.00#47
60Juan Antonio Albacete AnquelaGranada+5.141-2-11.25#264
61Ton LokhoffVVV-Venlo+4.531-1-11.33#224
62Martin O'NeillSunderland+4.373-0-41.29#25
63Jean-Marc FurlanTroyes+4.151-2-21.00#233
64Eusebio Di FrancescoSassuolo+3.964-1-12.17#68
65Michael AppletonBlackpool+3.762-2-21.33#355
66Ariel JacobsFC København+3.632-1-02.33#20
67Jean Michel CavalliGFC Ajaccio+3.541-1-21.00#155
68Rolando MaranCatania+3.452-2-11.60#90
69Stuart McCallMotherwell+3.253-1-12.00#282
70Alessandro CaloriBrescia+3.052-2-11.60#253
71Rudi GarciaLille+2.962-3-11.50#118
72Derek McInnesBristol City+2.752-1-21.40#137
73Robert MaaskantFC Groningen+2.641-1-21.00#254
74Rene GirardMontpellier+2.463-1-21.67#95
75Francesco GuidolinUdinese+2.362-2-21.33#70
76Gian Piero VenturaTorino+2.241-1-21.00#180
77Miroslav ĐukićReal Valladolid+2.141-1-21.00#230
78Frederic HantzBastia+2.051-2-21.00#122
79Ronald KoemanFeyenoord+2.043-1-02.50#265
80Enzo ScifoRAEC Mons+1.952-1-21.40#135
81Lorenz-Günther KöstnerVfL Wolfsburg+1.542-1-11.75#53
82Vincenzo MontellaFiorentina+1.553-1-12.00#117
83Neil LennonCeltic+1.465-0-12.50#21
84Hans-Jurgen BoysenSV Sandhausen+1.330-2-10.67#165
85Nigel AdkinsSouthampton+0.951-2-21.00#33
86Neil WarnockLeeds United+0.673-0-41.29#207
87Roberto DonadoniParma+0.652-1-21.40#34
88Thorsten FinkHamburger SV+0.431-1-11.33#81
89Maurice SteijnADO Den Haag+0.241-1-21.00#226
90Alex FergusonManchester United+0.175-1-12.29#1
91Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen−0.331-1-11.33#29
92Holger Stanislawski1. FC Köln−0.541-2-11.25#108
93Keith HillBarnsley−0.751-1-30.80#349
94Elie BaupOlympique de Marseille−0.764-0-22.00#211
95Nigel PearsonLeicester City−0.962-2-21.33#133
96Arsène WengerArsenal−0.974-1-21.86#5
97Jose PasqualettiIstres FC−1.041-1-21.00#297
98Jürgen KloppBorussia Dortmund−1.253-1-12.00#7
99Hubert FournierStade de Reims−1.350-3-20.60#77
100Luis GarciaGetafe−2.151-2-21.00#189

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 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 2, 2013, games up to Sun 6 Jan). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 2, 2013 and never changes.

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