Best First Team Coaches in FM13
As part of the job as a manager you need to make sure you have quality staff members at your service, which you can trust and rely on.
To help you in your Football Manager career I have provided a list of some of the excellent coaches in Football Manager 2013 (labelled with four to five stars in team overview), in additional to a backroom staff search filter to find the best coaches and backroom staff.
An important part of good player development and training is the knowledge on how to find the best coaches in Football Manager 2013 and how you should set up Football Manager training
To get a good player development it is useful to spend some money on signing professional coaches and backroom staff aka 5 star coaches.
To aid your Football Manager team management and player development we have split the list into the different backroom staff roles. Please visit these articles to find the best assistant managers, good youth coaches, best Director of Football and excellent scouts / chief scouts.
Football Manager 2013 general training is split into five different sections, in additional to fitness coaches and goalkeeping coaches. We have provided staff search filters for each training category, which can be downloaded below or in our overall download section
Below we have gathered the list of best coaches in Football Manager 2013 filtered by General coaches, Goalkeeping Coaches and Fitness coaches
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Excellent Coaches in Football Manager 2013
As part of our backroom staff recommendations you will have an unique opportunity to download my custom made search filter for excellent coaches or the complete set of excellent backroom staff search filter. Check out each training section.
Excellent 5 star General Coaches:
General Coaches - Defending/Tactics:
| Name (Age) | Club | Job Type | Best Training Category |
Stars | Personality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Carminati (57) | Man City | Coach, Fitness |
Defending | Not Tested | Fairly Det. |
| Warren Joyce (47) | Man Utd | Reserve Manager | Defending | 4,5 | Resolute |
| Michele Salzarulo (38) | Inter | Coach | Tactics | 4,5 | Professional |
| Hermann Gerland (58) | FC Bayern | Coach | Tactics Defending |
Not Tested | Determined |
| Mauro Tassotti (52) | AC Milan | Ass.Man | Defending Tactics |
4,5 | Light-Hearted |
| Francisco Ayestaran (49) | - | Coach, Ass.Man |
Tactics Defending |
4,5 | Resolute |
| Massimo Carrera (48) | Juventus | Coach | Defending | 4,5 | Prof. |
| Paulo Cesar Batista dos Santos (44) |
- | Coach | Defending, Tactics |
4 | Fairly Det. |
| Ivan Couto (64) | - | Coach | Fitness, Defending, Tact. |
4 | Fairly Det. |
| Jorge Valdano | - | Ass.Man | Tactics | 4 | Model Prof. |
| Massimo Bonini (52) | - | Coach | Defending Tactics |
4 | Fairly Prof. |
| Tullio Grutti (53) | - | Coach | Tactics | 4 | Determined |
| Marco Aurelio (43) | - | Coach | Defending | 4 | Fairly Amb. |
| Flavio Tanajura (37) | Vitoria | Coach | Defending | 4 | Resolute |
| John Versleeuwen (48) | - | Coach | Tactics | 4 | Balanced |
| Francesco Pedone (44) | Sampdoria U20 | Coach | Defending | Not Tested | Model Prof. |
| Patrick Weiser (40) | Franfurt | Coach | Defending, Tactics |
4 | Fairly Prof. |
| Lorenzo Amoruso (41) | Fiorentina | Coach | Defending Tactics |
4 | Fairly Loyal |
| Steve Bould (49) | Arsenal | Ass. Manager | Tactics Defending |
4 | Resilient |
| Martin Keown (45) | Arsenal | Scout | Tactics | 4 | Professional |
| Andrea Maldera (41) | AC Milan | Coach | Tactical | Not Tested | Fairly Amb. |
| Toni Ruiz (42) | Coach | Defending, Tactical |
4 | Fairly Prof. |
General Coaches - Attacking/Shooting:
| Name (Age) | Club | Job Type | Best Training Category |
Stars | Personality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Rangnick (54) | RB Leipzig | Director of Football |
Attacking | 4,5 | Prof. |
| Leandre Griffit (28) | - | Scout | Ball Control | Not Tested | Fairly Det. |
| Rene Meulensteen (48) | Man Utd | Coach | Attacking, Ball Control | Not Tested | Prof. |
| Rodolfo Borrell (41) | Liverpool Res | Head of Youth Dev. | Ball Control Shooting |
4,5 | Fairly Det. |
| Sergio Zanetti (44) | Inter | Coach | Attacking | 4,5 | Model Prof. |
| Attilio Lombardo (46) | Man City | Reserve Manager | Attacking | 4,5 | Model Prof. |
| Tosh Farrell (42) | - | Coach | Shooting | 4 | Prof. |
| Keith Bertschin (55) | Hull | Coach | Shooting | Not Tested | Fairly Det. |
| Jeffrey Talan () | Heerenveen | Coach | Shooting | Not Tested | Balanced |
| Chico Fraga (57) | - | Coach | Shooting | 4 | Fairly Prof. |
| Peter Beardsley (51) | Newcastle | Coach | Shooting | 4 | Prof. |
| Quintiliano Lemos Filho |
Cruzeiro | Coach | Attacking, Shooting |
4 | Prof. |
| Phil Cannon (52) | Blackburn | Head of Youth Development |
Overall | 4 | Balanced |
| Marcos Antonio Biasotto (42) | - | Coach | Shooting | 4 | Fairly Determined |
| Anselmo Sbraglia (39) | Palmeiras | Coach | Overall | 4 | Prof. |
| Ivan Couto (64) | - | Coach | Overall | 4 | Fairly Determined |
| Neil Banfield (50) | Arsenal | Coach | Shooting | 4 | Resolute |
| Roberto Sesena (55) | Lazio | Coach | Shooting | 3,5 | Fairly Det. |
| Ruben Sosa | Nacional | Coach | Shooting | Not Tested | light-Hearted |
| Mark Howard (34) | West Ham | Coach | Ball Control | Not Tested | Balanced |
General Coaches - Ball Control:
| Name (Age) | Club | Job Type | Best Training Category |
Stars | Personality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rigg (42) | West Brom | Coach | Ball Control | Not Tested | Fairly Prof. |
| Tony Whelan (59) | Man Utd | Coach | Ball Control | 4 | Fairly Prof. |
| Chico Fraga (57) | - | Coach | Ball Control | 4 | Fairly Prof. |
| Peter Beardsley (51) | Newcastle | Coach | Ball Control | 4 | Prof. |
| Massimiliano Catini | Inter | Coach | Ball Control? | Not Tested | Fairly Loyal |
| Giuseppe Colombino (36) | Catania | Coach | Ball Control | 4,5 | Balanced |
| Quintiliano Lemos Filho |
Cruzeiro | Coach | Ball Control | 4 | Prof. |
| Joe Jordan (60) | - | Coach | Ball Control | 4 | Prof. |
| Salvatore Cerrone (35) | Inter U20 | Under 20 Coach | Ball Control | Not Tested | Balanced |
| Francesco Chinnici (41) | Roma | Fitness coach | Ball Control? | Not Tested | Prof. |
| Enrico Fedele (43) | Roma | Coach | Ball Control, Shooting |
4,5 | Resolute |
Excellent 5 star Goalkeeping Coaches:
The coaches without stars and best training category is not yet tested a club, but have been found because of their attributes.These staff members will be tested to give you full information.
I encourage you to buy these player and test them out for me. Please write the club you hired them for.
| Name (Age) | Club | Best Training Category |
GK Att. | Stars | Personality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celio Rossi (37) | Cruzeiro | GK Handling | 20 | 4,5 | Resolute |
| Oscar Rodriguez (43) | Santos | GK Handling | 20 | 5 | Determined |
| Paolo Orlandoni (39) | Inter U20 | 20 | Prof. | ||
| Carlos Pracidelli (55) | Palmeiras | GK Handling Shot Stopping |
20 | 4,5 | Professional |
| Silvino Louro (53) | Real Madrid | GK Handling GK Shot Stopping |
20 | 4,5 | Professional |
| Gerry Peyton (56) | Arsenal | GK Shot Stopping | 20 | 4,5 | Fairly Determined |
| Marco Onorati (48) | - | GK Handling | 20 | 4,5 | Fairly Determined |
| Lorenzo di Iorio (58) | Udinese | GK Shot Stopping | 20 | 4 | Fairly Determined |
| Pedro Jaro (49) | Dnipro | GK Shot Stopping | 20 | 4,5 | Resolute |
| Nicolas Dehon (44) | - | Shot Stopping | 20 | 4,5 | Light-Hearted |
| Marco Landucci (48) | AC Milan | GK Handling | 20 | 4,5 | Spirited |
| Fernando Resende (41) | - | GK Handling | 19 | 4,5 | Resolute |
| Vic Bettinelli (51) | Fulham | 19 | Professional | ||
| Alessandro Nista (46) | Inter | 20 | Model Professional | ||
| Ludek Miklosko (50) | - | Shot Stopping | 20 | 4 | Prof. |
| Christophe Lollichon (49) | Chelsea | 20 | Resolute | ||
| Massimo Biffi (51) | Atalanta U20 | 18 | Prof. | ||
| Nunzio Papale (56) | Napoli | 20 | Loyal | ||
| Jose Manuel Otxotorena (51) | Valencia | 20 | Fairly Det. | ||
| Claudio Maiani (56) | Juventus | Shot Stopping | 20 | 4 | Fairly Det. |
| Etiene Martins (30) | - | Shot Stopping | 20 | 4 | Balanced |
Excellent 5 star Fitness Coaches:
| Name (Age) | Club | Best Training Category |
Fitness Attr. | Stars | Personality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavio Trevisan (54) | - | Strength Aerobic |
19 | 5 | Fairly Det. |
| Giambattista Venturati (45) | Italy | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 4,5 | Resolute |
| Anselmo Sbraglia (39) | - | Strength | 20 | 5 | Prof. |
| Ridenio Borges (67) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | Not Tested | Spirited |
| Antonio Pintus (49) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 5 | Determined |
| Valter di Salvo (49) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 5 | Prof. |
| Eduardo Silva (41) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 5 | Determined |
| Bruno Demichelis (65) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 5 | Perfectionist |
| Paul Winsper (44) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 5 | Fairly Det. |
| Cassiano Luis (36) | - | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 5 | Fairly Det. |
| Gian Nicola Bisciotti (64) | Algeria | Strength Aerobic |
20 | 4,5-5 | Fairly Det. |
| Carlinhos Neves (56) | At. Mineiro | Strength | 19 | 4,5 | Fairly Prof. |
| Riva Carli (59) | - | Strength Aerobic |
19 | 4,5 | Fairly Prof. |
| Francisco Ayestaran (49) | - | Strength Aerobic, Tactics |
19 | 4,5 | Resolute |
| Fabio Mahseredjian (45) | Corinthians | 19 | Model Professional | ||
| Luca Trucchi (46) | - | Not Tested | 19 | Not Tested | Fairly Determined |
| Ivan Couto (64) | - | Strength | 17 | 4 | Fairly Det. |
| Tony Colbert (49) | Arsenal | Strength | 15 | 4 | Spirited |
| Marco Aurelio (43) | - | Strength Aerobic |
16 | 4 | Fairly Amb. |
| Elio Carravetta (50) | Internacional | Strength | 15 | Not Tested | Model Prof. |
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ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteGuess you ment Paul Winsper?
How many stars do he get? What is best training category?
How do I download these filters? My computer can't find the right program to install it in
ReplyDeleteAfter you have downloaded the files, please Import the filters to: "Your Documents" > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2013 > filters
ReplyDeletePlease contact me if you have further problems.
whats happened to Ventrone football manager 2013 gets update he has done a disappearing act cant find him anywhere when i type his name nothing comes up
ReplyDeleteI really don't know. He's in the database, but I can't find him me neither. As you might have seen there are massive changes to the backroom staff and their roles. I recommend you to download our staff search filter to find the best backroom staff.
ReplyDeletePeter Beardsley and Chico Fraga both have 4 stars on Ball Control and Shooting in my new Liverpool career after update.
ReplyDeleteGian Nicola Biscotti has 5 stars in both Aerobic and Strength also.
Tosh Farrel has 4 stars in Shooting.
Celio Rossi has 4.5 stars on GK Handling.
Thanks for taking the time=) I will update the list:D
ReplyDeleteIf you see any errors or have more addition, your welcome to aid other FM fans!
I found a coach called this has 3 names but the the middle and last sounds like Ditemar Hamann but not sure of the first name found him in The German national coach but cant think of his first name its not the hamann who played for Liverpool thought
ReplyDeleteMy mistake it was Hans Dieter Hermann hes german national coch he has amazing stats
ReplyDeleteYou can compare to the real life Dieter Hamann hence to age
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietmar_Hamann
He has good mental attributes and man management, but very poor coaching attributes.
ReplyDeleteTried to sign him and see his coaching stars and best coaching role?