Coach World Ranking · December 2017

Best Football Managers - December 2017 - page 3

Coach rating gained in December · 314 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 1 Jan 2018

December 2017

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2018
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
201Stefan Ruthenbeck1. FC Köln−3.151-0-40.60#581
202Diego SimeoneAtlético Madrid−3.153-1-12.00#11
203Jurgen StreppelSC Heerenveen−3.351-2-21.00#451
204Jan UrbanŚląsk Wrocław−3.341-1-21.00#125
205Michel Der ZakarianMontpellier−3.341-2-11.25#232
206Ståle SolbakkenFC København−3.531-1-11.33#360
207Aleksandar JankovićKV Mechelen−3.652-0-31.20#542
208Mehmet ÖzdilekKonyaspor−3.651-2-21.00#485
209Antonio ConteChelsea−3.796-2-12.22#4
210Quique SetiénReal Betis−3.741-0-30.75#549
211Giorgio ContiniFC St. Gallen 1879−4.031-0-21.00#582
212Ionut PopaACS Politehnica Timișoara−4.030-2-10.67#314
213Pep GuardiolaManchester City−4.196-2-12.22#1
214Aleksandar VeselinovićFK Spartak Subotica−4.231-1-11.33#144
215Eugen NeagoeSepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe−4.331-0-21.00#286
216Marcelo BielsaLille−4.441-1-21.00#579
217MerinoCórdoba−4.530-1-20.33#279
218Mauricio PellegrinoSouthampton−4.770-4-30.57#59
219Rafael BenítezNewcastle United−4.771-1-50.57#51
220Ronny LevyAnorthosis Famagusta−4.743-0-12.25#407
221Sean DycheBurnley−4.772-3-21.29#13
222Gheorghe HagiFC Viitorul Constanța−4.931-0-21.00#207
223Domingos PacienciaB-SAD−5.130-1-20.33#643
224Barak BakharHapoel Be'er Sheva−5.264-0-22.00#395
225Ilir DajaKF Skënderbeu−5.253-0-21.80#134
226Stefano ColantuonoUS Salernitana 1919−5.231-0-21.00#621
227Mark HughesStoke City−5.372-1-41.00#174
228Carlos CarvalhalSheffield Wednesday−5.372-1-41.00#246
229Filippo InzaghiVenezia−5.450-4-10.80#434
230Viktor GancharenkoCSKA Moscow−5.531-0-21.00#133
231Quique Sánchez FloresEspanyol−5.641-1-21.00#227
232Jean-Louis GarciaTroyes−5.641-0-30.75#213
233Claudiu NiculescuFC Voluntari−5.631-0-21.00#285
234Gary HamiltonGlenavon−5.753-0-21.80#258
235Adolf HütterBSC Young Boys−6.042-1-11.75#161
236Peter BoszBorussia Dortmund−6.230-1-20.33#281
237Tomislav IvkovićNK Slaven Belupo−6.330-1-20.33#453
238PetitPaços de Ferreira−6.430-1-20.33#357
239Jeff SaibeneArminia Bielefeld−6.431-0-21.00#408
240Maciej BartoszekBruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza−6.541-0-30.75#373
241Ernest GjokaKF Vllaznia−6.541-0-30.75#372
242Nuno MantaFeirense−6.531-0-21.00#301
243Steve CotterillBirmingham City−6.761-1-40.67#681
244Simo KrunićFK Radnik Surdulica−7.131-0-21.00#392
245Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem−7.361-1-40.67#665
246Jose Lluis MartiCD Tenerife−7.641-1-21.00#284
247Oliver LedererSKN St. Pölten−7.630-0-30.00#636
248José MourinhoManchester United−7.694-3-21.67#6
249Huw GriffithsCefn Druids−7.751-1-30.80#275
250Tommy WrightSt. Johnstone−7.772-2-31.14#570
251Mitchell van der GaagExcelsior−7.951-1-30.80#326
252Babis TennesPAS Lamia 1964−7.930-2-10.67#432
253Markus GisdolHamburger SV−8.040-2-20.50#474
254Luis Garcia TevenetSevilla Atlético−8.040-1-30.25#477
255Gianluca GrassadoniaPro Vercelli−8.130-1-20.33#574
256Steve BruceAston Villa−8.161-3-21.00#54
257Zinédine ZidaneReal Madrid−8.264-1-12.17#69
258Jose CouceiroVitória de Setúbal−8.530-0-30.00#654
259Arsène WengerArsenal−8.594-4-11.78#3
260Henk Ten CateAl-Jazira−8.742-0-21.50#206
261Murat YakinGrasshopper Club Zürich−8.730-1-20.33#77
262Simone InzaghiLazio−8.884-2-21.75#157
263Roberto DonadoniBologna−9.151-1-30.80#110
264Igor TudorGalatasaray−9.331-0-21.00#256
265Francisco RodriguezCD Lugo−9.441-1-21.00#215
266Paul HeckingbottomBarnsley−9.560-3-30.50#512
267Ulrich ForteFC Zürich−9.531-0-21.00#167
268Patrice GarandeStade Malherbe Caen−9.540-1-30.25#204
269Phillip CocuPSV Eindhoven−10.053-1-12.00#14
270Marco RoseRed Bull Salzburg−10.240-4-01.00#324
271Jaap StamReading−10.361-2-30.83#410
272Unai EmeryParis Saint-Germain−10.353-0-21.80#12
273Erik ten HagFC Utrecht−10.341-2-11.25#104
274Chris HughtonBrighton & Hove Albion−10.571-2-40.71#173
275Sharon MimerMaccabi Petach Tikva−10.650-3-20.60#404
276John StegemanHeracles Almelo−10.851-1-30.80#325
277Alex PastoorSparta Rotterdam−11.040-0-40.00#687
278Eugenio CoriniNovara−11.050-3-20.60#595
279Marinos OuzounidisPanathinaikos FC−11.330-1-20.33#690
280Roberto BredaPerugia−11.551-2-21.00#446
281Pedro MartinsVitória SC−11.652-1-21.40#439
282Gugash MaganiKF Teuta Durrës−12.040-0-40.00#584
283Maurizio SarriSSC Napoli−12.174-1-21.86#8
284EusebioReal Sociedad−12.651-1-30.80#271
285Kemal ÖzdeşKasımpaşa−12.640-1-30.25#489
286Eusebio Di FrancescoAS Roma−13.173-2-21.57#68
287Luka ElsnerPafos FC−13.240-1-30.25#611
288Milan RastavacAO Xanthis−13.330-1-20.33#508
289Marco GiampaoloSampdoria−13.961-1-40.67#571
290Miroslav ĐukićFK Partizan−14.740-2-20.50#564
291Hannes WolfVfB Stuttgart−15.950-0-50.00#492
292Okan BurukAkhisarspor−16.340-1-30.25#526
293Eduardo BerizzoSevilla−16.451-2-21.00#417
294Mario TokićNK Lokomotiva Zagreb−16.830-1-20.33#386
295Haim SilvasHapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona−17.351-0-40.60#629
296Mark WarburtonNottingham Forest−17.961-1-40.67#310
297Dieter HeckingBorussia M'gladbach−17.951-1-30.80#43
298Marcin BroszGórnik Zabrze−18.241-1-21.00#197
299Ricardo Sá PintoStandard Liège−18.350-3-20.60#569
300Rolando MaranChievo Verona−18.450-1-40.20#484

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 2017. 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 1, 2018, games up to Sun 31 Dec). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 1, 2018 and never changes.

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