Coach World Ranking · December 2023

Best Football Managers - December 2023 - page 3

Coach rating gained in December · 389 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 1 Jan 2024

December 2023

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2024
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
201Emre BelözoğluMKE Ankaragücü−0.140-4-01.00#483
202Okan BurukGalatasaray−0.153-1-12.00#76
203David HealyLinfield−0.264-1-12.17#128
204Stephen BaxterCrusaders FC−0.363-1-21.67#370
205Chris WilderSheffield United−0.361-1-40.67#209
206Slavoljub DjordjevicFK Radnički Niš−0.341-1-21.00#637
207Artur JorgeSporting Braga−0.353-0-21.80#313
208Roy HodgsonCrystal Palace−0.471-3-30.86#238
209José MourinhoAS Roma−0.563-1-21.67#12
210Sérgio ConceiçãoFC Porto−0.554-0-12.40#16
211Thiago MottaBologna−0.663-2-11.83#185
212Pablo GarciaMGS Panserraikos−0.730-1-20.33#374
213Ilija StolicaAS Trenčín−0.731-1-11.33#745
214Dino ToppmollerEintracht Frankfurt−0.752-0-31.20#261
215Marinus DijkhuizenExcelsior−0.930-2-10.67#702
216Luka ElsnerLe Havre−0.941-0-30.75#239
217Geir BakkeVålerenga IF−1.031-1-11.33#310
218Julián Calero FernándezFC Cartagena−1.452-1-21.40#616
219John van den BromLech Poznań−1.431-1-11.33#151
220Elias CharalambousFCSB−1.542-1-11.75#382
221Jacek MagieraŚląsk Wrocław−1.631-2-01.67#240
222Derek AdamsRoss County−1.641-1-21.00#684
223Eusebio Di FrancescoFrosinone−1.661-1-40.67#656
224Haritz MujikaSD Amorebieta−1.831-0-21.00#572
225Luis FreireRio Ave−1.940-3-10.75#821
226Barak BakharFK Crvena zvezda−2.153-0-21.80#265
227Wayne RooneyBirmingham City−2.271-3-30.86#879
228Nicolas UsaïPau FC−2.341-3-01.50#718
229Oscar GarciaOud-Heverlee Leuven−2.451-1-30.80#456
230Michal GasparikFC Spartak Trnava−2.542-0-21.50#94
231Andrea MandorliniCFR 1907 Cluj−2.641-1-21.00#497
232Franck HaiseRC Lens−2.853-1-12.00#21
233Recep UçarKayserispor−2.842-0-21.50#296
234Mauricio PochettinoChelsea−2.984-1-31.63#48
235Vítor CampelosGil Vicente−3.041-1-21.00#544
236Michal ScasnyOthellos Athienou−3.041-0-30.75#246
237Jürgen KloppLiverpool FC−3.185-2-12.13#2
238Steffen Baumgart1. FC Köln−3.141-1-21.00#679
239Julien StéphanStade Rennais−3.351-1-30.80#515
240Leontin Florian GrozavuACSM Politehnica Iași−3.441-1-21.00#405
241XiscoDAC 1904−3.430-2-10.67#897
242Pasquale MarinoBari−3.451-2-21.00#924
243Sharon MimerMaccabi Bney Reine−3.683-2-31.38#317
244Jaroslav HynekMŠK Žilina−3.632-0-12.00#446
245Brendan RodgersCeltic−3.686-0-22.25#59
246Akis MantziosAris Thessaloniki−3.631-1-11.33#800
247Branko KaračićHŠK Posušje−3.731-0-21.00#735
248Simon RožmanFK Sarajevo−3.731-0-21.00#612
249Vincenzo VivariniCatanzaro−3.752-0-31.20#721
250Michael BealeSunderland−3.731-1-11.33#520
251Paulo FonsecaLille−3.852-2-11.60#52
252Christian IlzerSK Sturm Graz−3.831-1-11.33#98
253Kamil KuzeraMKS Korona Kielce−3.930-1-20.33#390
254Unai EmeryAston Villa−4.084-3-11.88#3
255Stuart KettlewellMotherwell−4.061-3-21.00#774
256Mirel JosaKF Laçi−4.141-2-11.25#669
257Peter StruharMFK Zemplín Michalovce−4.130-1-20.33#535
258Jens GustafssonPogoń Szczecin−4.231-1-11.33#514
259Sergio VieiraCF Estrela Amadora−4.241-2-11.25#634
260Nenad Bjelica1. FC Union Berlin−4.242-0-21.50#86
261Henk FraserRKC Waalwijk−4.340-2-20.50#381
262Dimitris Grammozis1. FC Kaiserslautern−4.331-0-21.00#533
263Pablo VillarVizela−4.430-1-20.33#887
264Vladimir WeissŠK Slovan Bratislava−4.442-1-11.75#93
265Igor DuljajFK Partizan−4.442-1-11.75#646
266Abdullah AvciTrabzonspor−4.531-1-11.33#195
267Attila KuttorMezőkövesd Zsóry−4.540-2-20.50#468
268Manuel PellegriniReal Betis−4.650-4-10.80#20
269Leonidas VokolosPAS Lamia 1964−4.630-1-20.33#525
270Zsolt HornyakPuskás Akadémia−4.631-1-11.33#293
271Srđan BlagojevićDebreceni VSC−4.930-2-10.67#412
272Michal HippFC ViOn Zlaté Moravce−5.030-1-20.33#844
273Juan Carlos CarcedoPafos FC−5.142-0-21.50#401
274Nisso AvitanHapoel Hadera−5.183-1-41.25#737
275Luis GarciaDeportivo Alavés−5.140-1-30.25#719
276Kees Van WonderenSC Heerenveen−5.231-0-21.00#603
277Luca D'AngeloSpezia−5.352-1-21.40#322
278Sahin DiniyevSəbail FK−5.341-1-21.00#553
279Maciej SkorzaUrawa Red Diamonds−5.531-0-21.00#378
280Jocelyn GourvennecNantes−5.541-0-30.75#429
281Ruben AlbesAlbacete Balompié−5.541-1-21.00#602
282Dawid SzulczekWarta Poznań−5.630-1-20.33#530
283Murad MusaevSabah FK−5.742-0-21.50#263
284Ronny LevyHapoel Haifa−5.883-2-31.38#250
285Gerhard StruberRed Bull Salzburg−5.832-0-12.00#366
286Pep GuardiolaManchester City−6.096-2-12.22#1
287Ivaylo Petev BogdanovUniversitatea Craiova−6.041-2-11.25#391
288Lubos KozelFC Slovan Liberec−6.031-1-11.33#601
289MarcelinoVillarreal−6.062-2-21.33#131
290Hein van HaezebrouckKAA Gent−6.163-1-21.67#154
291Miron MuslićCercle Brugge−6.152-0-31.20#334
292Mario FrickFC Luzern−6.230-1-20.33#701
293Jaroslav VeselyBohemians Praha 1905−6.330-2-10.67#529
294Claudio RanieriCagliari−6.451-1-30.80#106
295Carlos CorberánWest Bromwich Albion−6.473-1-31.43#358
296Gerardo SeoaneBorussia M'gladbach−6.451-2-21.00#157
297Aurelio AndreazzoliEmpoli−6.550-3-20.60#314
298Joao Pedro SousaFamalicão−6.640-2-20.50#388
299Francesco FarioliNice−6.642-0-21.50#367
300Alexander TunchevArda Kardzhali−6.631-0-21.00#271

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in December 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 1, 2024, 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, 2024 and never changes.

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