Best Football Managers - May 2013

Coach rating gained in May · 213 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 3 Jun 2013
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Michael Frontzeck FC St. Pauli +21.6 coach rating gained · 3 matches · 2-1-0
2nd Jocelyn Gourvennec Guingamp +20.9 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 4-0-0
3rd Aurelius Skarbalius Brøndby IF +20.8 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 2-2-0

May 2013

coach rating rank: Week 23, 2013
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Michael FrontzeckFC St. Pauli+21.632-1-02.33#321
2Jocelyn GourvennecGuingamp+20.944-0-03.00#81
3Aurelius SkarbaliusBrøndby IF+20.842-2-02.00#274
4Pat FenlonHibernian+20.733-0-03.00#157
5Piotr StokowiecPolonia Warszawa+19.452-3-01.80#269
6Alain CasanovaToulouse+19.043-0-12.25#169
7Rafael BenítezChelsea+18.665-1-02.67#9
8Vladimir PetkovićLazio+18.054-0-12.40#12
9Jan WoutersFC Utrecht+17.965-0-12.50#140
10Ian HollowayCrystal Palace+17.442-2-02.00#149
11Mika LehkosuoFC Honka+17.175-1-12.29#106
12Maurizio SarriEmpoli+15.863-3-02.00#101
13Lucas AlcarazGranada+15.442-1-11.75#161
14Kamil KieresGKS Bełchatów+14.753-2-02.20#210
15Regis BrouardClermont Foot+14.642-2-02.00#305
16Ernesto ValverdeValencia+14.544-0-03.00#39
17Pascal GastienChamois Niortais+14.442-1-11.75#103
18John van den BromRSC Anderlecht+14.243-1-02.50#11
19Francesco GuidolinUdinese+14.244-0-03.00#19
20Roberto DonadoniParma+14.143-0-12.25#75
21Sascha LewandowskiBayer 04 Leverkusen+13.433-0-03.00#80
22Laurent RousseyFC Lausanne-Sport+13.462-1-31.17#195
23Jess ThorupEsbjerg FB+12.843-0-12.25#79
24Pascal DuprazThonon Evian Grand Genève F.C+12.763-0-31.50#150
25Olli HuttunenVPS+12.374-1-21.86#188
26Chris HughtonNorwich City+12.232-0-12.00#86
27Toni KorkeakunnasMyPa+12.264-0-22.00#311
28Ulrich ForteGrasshopper Club Zürich+11.564-0-22.00#164
29Marcin BroszPiast Gliwice+11.553-2-02.20#67
30Rudolf BommerEnergie Cottbus+11.231-2-01.67#239
31Jupp HeynckesFC Bayern München+10.354-1-02.60#5
32Glen RiddersholmFC Midtjylland+10.343-1-02.50#89
33Peter SorensenAGF+10.142-0-21.50#248
34Francis GillotBordeaux+9.864-1-12.17#42
35Ruud BroodRoda JC Kerkrade+9.363-2-11.83#205
36Daniel SanchezValenciennes+9.342-1-11.75#261
37Giuseppe PillonReggina 1914+9.132-1-02.33#331
38Remi GardeOlympique Lyonnais+8.942-1-11.75#130
39Neil LennonCeltic+8.932-1-02.33#29
40Frederic HantzBastia+8.742-1-11.75#63
41Krunoslav JurčićGNK Dinamo Zagreb+7.743-1-02.50#126
42Nigel PearsonLeicester City+7.632-0-12.00#215
43Eric HélySochaux+7.442-1-11.75#196
44Andre Villas-BoasTottenham Hotspur+7.243-1-02.50#82
45Francesco MorieroGrosseto+7.131-1-11.33#351
46Czeslaw MichniewiczPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała+7.152-1-21.40#191
47Carmine GautieriLanciano FC+6.830-3-01.00#69
48Arsène WengerArsenal+6.533-0-03.00#3
49Gregorio ManzanoMallorca+6.541-2-11.25#127
50Uwe Neuhaus1. FC Union Berlin+6.432-0-12.00#77
51Jean-Marc FurlanTroyes+6.153-0-21.80#116
52Danny LennonSt. Mirren+6.031-1-11.33#280
53Alan PardewNewcastle United+5.931-1-11.33#322
54Eugenio CoriniChievo Verona+5.941-3-01.50#255
55Thorsten FinkHamburger SV+5.931-1-11.33#70
56Radoslaw MroczkowskiWidzew Łódź+5.351-2-21.00#312
57Delio RossiSampdoria+5.141-1-21.00#131
58Massimo DragoFC Crotone+4.931-2-01.67#199
59Alessandro CaloriBrescia+4.852-2-11.60#218
60Tito VilanovaFC Barcelona+4.754-0-12.40#136
61Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem+4.642-1-11.75#24
62Pieter HuistraDe Graafschap+4.542-1-11.75#326
63Philippe HinschbergerStade Lavallois+4.542-0-21.50#223
64Walter MazzarriSSC Napoli+4.343-0-12.25#8
65Domenico ToscanoTernana+4.331-2-01.67#52
66Erick MombaertsLe Havre+4.142-1-11.75#232
67Abel ResinoCelta Vigo+4.041-1-21.00#118
68Nigel AdkinsReading+4.031-0-21.00#34
69Colin ToddRanders FC+4.042-1-11.75#120
70Lars SondergaardSønderjyske Fodbold+4.042-1-11.75#119
71Paul LambertAston Villa+4.031-1-11.33#47
72Vincenzo TorrenteBari+3.832-0-12.00#253
73Victor FernandezKAA Gent+3.853-1-12.00#93
74Jens KellerFC Schalke 04+3.732-0-12.00#206
75Davide BallardiniGenoa+3.741-3-01.50#85
76Juan Carlos GarridoClub Brugge KV+3.743-0-12.25#137
77Rolando MaranCatania+3.642-2-02.00#51
78Jan UrbanLegia Warszawa+3.553-2-02.20#22
79Lucien FavreBorussia M'gladbach+3.431-0-21.00#154
80Andrea MandorliniHellas Verona+3.332-1-02.33#134
81David MoyesEverton+3.331-1-11.33#25
82Carlo AncelottiParis Saint-Germain+3.343-1-02.50#2
83Alexei EremenkoFF Jaro+3.272-2-31.14#225
84Brendan RodgersLiverpool FC+3.032-1-02.33#49
85Bernard BlaquartTours FC+3.041-2-11.25#181
86Igor PamićNK Istra 1961+3.042-1-11.75#15
87Dennis van WijkKVC Westerlo+2.763-1-21.67#271
88Dieter HeckingVfL Wolfsburg+2.730-3-01.00#23
89Claudio RanieriAS Monaco+2.643-0-12.25#28
90Mario BeenKRC Genk+2.241-1-21.00#184
91Hubert FournierStade de Reims+2.141-2-11.25#41
92Armin VehEintracht Frankfurt+1.931-2-01.67#342
93Gian Piero VenturaTorino+1.840-3-10.75#208
94Patrice GarandeStade Malherbe Caen+1.642-1-11.75#152
95Juan Ignacio MartinezLevante UD+1.541-2-11.25#292
96Marcelo BielsaAthletic Club+1.442-1-11.75#319
97Alessandro Dal CantoL.R. Vicenza+1.431-1-11.33#275
98Henk Ten CateSparta Rotterdam+1.441-2-11.25#87
99Peter PacultSG Dynamo Dresden+1.353-0-21.80#133
100Derek AdamsRoss County+1.231-1-11.33#60

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in May 2013. 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 23, 2013, games up to Sun 2 Jun). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 23, 2013 and never changes.

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