Coach World Ranking · September 2014

Best Football Managers - September 2014 - page 2

Coach rating gained in September · 220 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 6 Oct 2014
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.

September 2014

coach rating rank: Week 41, 2014
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
101Åge HareideMalmö FF+0.152-2-11.60#86
102Zdeněk ZemanCagliari+0.141-0-30.75#22
103Maciej SkorzaLech Poznań−0.231-1-11.33#40
104Derek McInnesAberdeen−0.342-1-11.75#65
105Urs FischerFC Thun−0.531-1-11.33#167
106Diego SimeoneAtlético Madrid−0.553-1-12.00#11
107Lars SondergaardSønderjyske Fodbold−0.630-3-01.00#189
108Nigel AdkinsReading−0.852-1-21.40#64
109Joaquin CaparrosGranada−0.941-1-21.00#131
110Jos LuhukayHertha BSC−1.041-1-21.00#20
111Ronny Van GeneugdenSK Beveren−1.031-0-21.00#141
112Felice MazzuRC Sporting Charleroi−1.131-1-11.33#184
113Thomas SchaafEintracht Frankfurt−1.241-2-11.25#53
114Bernard CasoniValenciennes−1.242-1-11.75#328
115Tomislav IvkovićNK Lokomotiva Zagreb−1.331-1-11.33#128
116Glen RiddersholmFC Midtjylland−1.332-0-12.00#63
117Georgios DonisAPOEL Nicosia−1.663-2-11.83#85
118Gus PoyetSunderland−1.840-3-10.75#17
119Eugenio CoriniChievo Verona−1.841-1-21.00#278
120Giuseppe SanninoCatania−2.131-2-01.67#190
121Jose Luis MendilibarLevante UD−2.141-1-21.00#358
122Jim McIntyreRoss County−2.231-0-21.00#291
123Peter NeururerVfL Bochum 1848−2.341-2-11.25#164
124Attilio TesserTernana−2.451-3-11.20#105
125Manuel PellegriniManchester City−2.462-3-11.50#4
126Jorge JesusBenfica−2.643-0-12.25#185
127Stuart McCallMotherwell−2.731-1-11.33#354
128Diego LopezBologna−2.753-1-12.00#330
129Simo ValakariSJK−2.741-3-01.50#44
130Luis EnriqueFC Barcelona−2.864-1-12.17#99
131Mark HughesStoke City−3.042-1-11.75#47
132Javi GraciaMálaga CF−3.040-3-10.75#281
133Patrice GarandeStade Malherbe Caen−3.040-2-20.50#83
134Dieter HeckingVfL Wolfsburg−3.452-1-21.40#15
135Harry RedknappQueens Park Rangers−3.530-1-20.33#24
136Chris PowellHuddersfield Town−3.541-1-21.00#209
137Leonid SlutskiyCSKA Moscow−3.642-0-21.50#315
138Andre BreitenreiterSC Paderborn 07−3.841-1-21.00#50
139Roberto BoscagliaTrapani−3.952-2-11.60#134
140Alan ArchibaldPartick Thistle−4.131-0-21.00#198
141Claudio FoscariniCittadella−4.162-1-31.17#245
142Steve BruceHull City−4.340-2-20.50#77
143Pierpaolo BisoliCesena−4.340-2-20.50#41
144Christophe GaltierSaint-Étienne−4.452-2-11.60#88
145Walter NovellinoModena−4.462-3-11.50#227
146Eddie HoweBournemouth−4.662-2-21.33#123
147MarcelinoVillarreal−4.651-3-11.20#106
148Antti MuurinenMyPa−4.741-2-11.25#107
149Troels BechOdense Boldklub−4.830-1-20.33#264
150Alan PardewNewcastle United−4.940-2-20.50#351
151Nenad BjelicaSpezia−5.052-1-21.40#217
152Stuart PearceNottingham Forest−5.161-4-11.17#196
153Walter MazzarriInter−5.253-1-12.00#10
154Peter Stöger1. FC Köln−5.240-2-20.50#132
155Victor FernandezDeportivo de A Coruña−5.341-0-30.75#194
156Dougie FreedmanBolton Wanderers−5.551-1-30.80#297
157Stefano ColantuonoAtalanta−5.741-0-30.75#161
158Foeke BooyGo Ahead Eagles−5.730-1-20.33#357
159Mauricio PochettinoTottenham Hotspur−5.751-3-11.20#138
160Kosta Runjaic1. FC Kaiserslautern−5.742-0-21.50#89
161Antoine KombouareRC Lens−6.040-2-20.50#16
162Eusebio Di FrancescoSassuolo−6.340-2-20.50#82
163Jan KocianRuch Chorzów−6.330-2-10.67#203
164Yuriy ShatalovGórnik Łęczna−6.430-1-20.33#149
165Sean DycheBurnley−6.530-2-10.67#61
166Carmine GautieriUS Livorno 1915−6.552-1-21.40#192
167Pascal GastienChâteauroux−6.740-2-20.50#116
168Rene GirardLille−6.752-2-11.60#214
169Marko RajamäkiKuopion Palloseura−6.840-2-20.50#165
170Torsten LieberknechtEintracht Braunschweig−6.942-0-21.50#46
171Gary BowyerBlackburn Rovers−7.052-1-21.40#215
172Stéphane MoulinAngers−7.341-1-21.00#250
173Giuseppe IachiniPalermo−7.340-2-20.50#210
174Urs MeierFC Zürich−7.641-1-21.00#97
175Mariusz RumakZawisza Bydgoszcz−7.630-1-20.33#188
176Jose PasqualettiNîmes Olympique−7.841-1-21.00#335
177Arsène WengerArsenal−7.951-2-21.00#3
178Mircea LucescuShakhtar Donetsk−7.930-2-10.67#98
179Fred RuttenFeyenoord−8.241-0-30.75#125
180Olivier PantaloniTours FC−8.341-0-30.75#140
181Phillip CocuPSV Eindhoven−8.642-0-21.50#58
182Jocelyn GourvennecGuingamp−8.651-0-40.60#103
183Roberto DonadoniParma−8.741-0-30.75#90
184Kent NielsenAaB−8.941-1-21.00#331
185Jagoba ArrasateReal Sociedad−9.440-2-20.50#317
186Carlos BerneggerFC Luzern−9.430-0-30.00#343
187Gian Piero VenturaTorino−9.551-2-21.00#124
188Marco BaroniPescara−9.650-2-30.40#242
189Markus KauczinskiKarlsruher SC−9.741-1-21.00#68
190Franciszek SmudaWisła Kraków−10.031-0-21.00#154
191Sami HyypiaBrighton & Hove Albion−10.350-3-20.60#337
192John HughesInverness Caledonian Thistle−10.531-0-21.00#352
193Devis MangiaBari−10.651-2-21.00#183
194Frank KramerSpVgg Greuther Fürth−10.952-1-21.40#295
195Olivier Dall'OglioDijon−11.342-0-21.50#156
196Francisco Escribá SeguraElche−11.441-0-30.75#261
197Stefan RuthenbeckVfR Aalen−11.540-1-30.25#226
198Robin DuttSV Werder Bremen−11.840-1-30.25#199
199Matjaž KekHNK Rijeka−11.842-0-21.50#28
200Erwin Van de LooiFC Groningen−11.931-0-21.00#163

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in September 2014. 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 41, 2014, games up to Sun 5 Oct). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 41, 2014 and never changes.

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