Coach World Ranking · January 2023

Best Football Managers - January 2023

Coach rating gained in January · 264 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 6 Feb 2023
1st Roberto De Zerbi Brighton & Hove Albion +23.5 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-1-0
2nd Philippe Montanier Toulouse +21.6 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 4-1-0
3rd David Wagner Norwich City +21.0 coach rating gained · 3 matches · 2-0-1

January 2023

coach rating rank: Week 6, 2023
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Roberto De ZerbiBrighton & Hove Albion+23.554-1-02.60#74
2Philippe MontanierToulouse+21.654-1-02.60#92
3David WagnerNorwich City+21.032-0-12.00#737
4Savvas PoursaitidisNea Salamina Famagusta+20.954-0-12.40#167
5Pascal GastienClermont Foot+19.543-1-02.50#104
6Laurent GuyotAnnecy FC+18.842-2-02.00#691
7Imanol Alguacil BarrenetxeaReal Sociedad+18.175-1-12.29#90
8Pierpaolo BisoliSüdtirol+17.933-0-03.00#73
9Paolo ZanettiEmpoli+17.852-3-01.80#258
10Okan BurukGalatasaray+17.255-0-03.00#84
11Rhys GriffithsPenybont+16.944-0-03.00#109
12Valdas DambrauskasOFI Crete+16.152-2-11.60#15
13Edin TerzićBorussia Dortmund+15.733-0-03.00#97
14Razvan LucescuPAOK+15.654-1-02.60#40
15Urs Fischer1. FC Union Berlin+15.544-0-03.00#46
16Mbaye LeyeSV Zulte Waregem+15.252-1-21.40#772
17Regis BrouardBastia+15.053-2-02.20#853
18Steffen Baumgart1. FC Köln+14.331-2-01.67#423
19Luis GarciaDeportivo Alavés+14.064-0-22.00#642
20Ruben AlbesAlbacete Balompié+13.743-1-02.50#365
21David MartindaleLivingston+13.742-2-02.00#305
22Mark van BommelRoyal Antwerp FC+13.553-1-12.00#466
23Şenol GüneşBeşiktaş JK+13.354-1-02.60#34
24Ran Ben SimonAshdod SC+13.342-1-11.75#200
25XaviFC Barcelona+12.765-1-02.67#341
26Diego SimeoneAtlético Madrid+12.374-2-12.00#18
27Phillip CocuVitesse+12.251-3-11.20#471
28Eugenio CoriniPalermo+12.232-1-02.33#614
29Edoardo GoriniCittadella+12.131-2-01.67#446
30Andrea PirloFatih Karagümrük+11.951-4-01.40#99
31Riza CalimbaySivasspor+11.752-1-21.40#123
32Nathan JonesSouthampton+11.784-0-41.50#237
33Antoine KombouareNantes+11.742-2-02.00#214
34Unai EmeryAston Villa+11.643-1-02.50#5
35MíchelOlympiacos FC+11.554-1-02.60#802
36Karel GeraertsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise+11.354-1-02.60#116
37Gian Piero GasperiniAtalanta+10.874-2-12.00#39
38Robbie NeilsonHeart of Midlothian+10.853-2-02.20#254
39Oran KearneyColeraine FC+10.764-2-02.33#101
40Felice MazzuRC Sporting Charleroi+10.752-2-11.60#106
41Edi MartiniKF Teuta Durrës+10.642-1-11.75#666
42Olivier FrapolliStade Lavallois+10.542-1-11.75#551
43Paddy McLaughlinCliftonville FC+10.564-2-02.33#126
44David MoyesWest Ham United+10.353-1-12.00#72
45Cesar PeixotoPaços de Ferreira+10.152-1-21.40#823
46Emre BelözoğluBaşakşehir FK+10.043-0-12.25#279
47Vincent KompanyBurnley+9.854-1-02.60#88
48Pascal JansenAZ Alkmaar+9.753-2-02.20#356
49SergioCádiz+9.242-1-11.75#367
50Wouter VranckenKRC Genk+9.233-0-03.00#78
51Fabio GrossoFrosinone+9.133-0-03.00#202
52Philippe HinschbergerAmiens SC+9.041-3-01.50#461
53Jose Luis OltraAEK Larnaca+9.054-1-02.60#327
54Vincent HognonGrenoble Foot 38+8.653-1-12.00#449
55Sofronis AvgoustiKarmiotissa Polemidion+8.551-2-21.00#260
56Luka ElsnerLe Havre+8.543-1-02.50#230
57Igor TudorOlympique de Marseille+8.354-1-02.60#165
58Lee JohnsonHibernian+8.352-2-11.60#394
59Armando EvangelistaFC Arouca+8.042-1-11.75#506
60Skender GegaFK Kukësi+7.942-1-11.75#586
61Nigel PearsonBristol City+7.962-4-01.67#246
62José MourinhoAS Roma+7.743-0-12.25#12
63Eric RoyStade Brestois+7.641-2-11.25#458
64Michael AppletonBlackpool+7.031-1-11.33#894
65Russell MartinSwansea City+6.951-3-11.20#696
66Aurelio AndreazzoliTernana+6.832-0-12.00#195
67Julen LopeteguiWolverhampton+6.761-3-21.00#345
68Carlos CarvalhalCelta Vigo+6.752-2-11.60#160
69Aitor KarankaMaccabi Tel Aviv+6.642-2-02.00#419
70Thomas FrankBrentford+6.542-1-11.75#11
71Oliver GlasnerEintracht Frankfurt+6.331-2-01.67#9
72Paul HeckingbottomSheffield United+6.043-1-02.50#362
73José Alberto LópezReal Racing Club+5.741-2-11.25#803
74Quique SetiénVillarreal+5.763-1-21.67#549
75Didier TholotPau FC+5.462-2-21.33#685
76Luis Miguel RamisCD Tenerife+5.441-3-01.50#589
77Craig HarrisonThe New Saints+5.444-0-03.00#304
78Mikel ArtetaArsenal+5.342-1-11.75#45
79Maurice SteijnSparta Rotterdam+5.252-3-01.80#257
80Julio VelazquezFortuna Sittard+4.852-1-21.40#532
81Yannick FerreraOmonia Nicosia+4.753-1-12.00#851
82Roger SchmidtBenfica+4.754-1-02.60#29
83Alessio DionisiSassuolo+4.751-1-30.80#399
84Malky MackayRoss County+4.651-3-11.20#729
85Claudio RanieriCagliari+4.532-1-02.33#163
86Bruno LabbadiaVfB Stuttgart+4.441-2-11.25#769
87Franck HaiseRC Lens+4.453-2-02.20#27
88Ron JansFC Twente+4.452-3-01.80#68
89Orges ShehiKF Tirana+4.343-0-12.25#366
90RubiAlmería+4.241-2-11.25#91
91Marco RoseRB Leipzig+4.132-1-02.33#49
92Fabrizio CastoriPerugia+4.131-1-11.33#124
93Jose Manuel GomesCS Marítimo+4.032-0-12.00#459
94Garcia PimientaUD Las Palmas+3.943-1-02.50#211
95David GallegoSD Ponferradina+3.841-2-11.25#655
96Rogier MeijerNEC Nijmegen+3.851-3-11.20#447
97Laszlo BoloniMetz+3.752-2-11.60#168
98PetitBoavista+3.531-1-11.33#629
99Joao Pedro SousaFamalicão+3.542-1-11.75#374
100MichelGirona FC+3.541-1-21.00#349

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in January 2023. 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 6, 2023, games up to Sun 5 Feb). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 6, 2023 and never changes.

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