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Staff · FC Schalke 04

Michael Büskens

Born 19 Mar 1968 · Düsseldorf (age 41)

Personality calc

  • Perfectionist

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
85 of 200
Best job (calc)
121 Coach First Team
World reputation
1,2500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
2,750
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness5
  • Mental—
  • Tactical11
  • Technical13
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination16
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy4
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship9
  • Temperament7

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Coach First Team1212.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1072 of 5 stars18
Manager First Team571 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
120
Best job (calc)
Coach First Team
Home reputation
2,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Perfectionist
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Attacking4
Defending4
Mental4
Tactical4
Technical4
Judging player ability3
Judging player potential3
Determination2
Fitness2
Motivating2
Man management1
Tactical knowledge1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Michael
Last name
Büskens
Common name
—
Date of birth
19 Mar 1968 age 41 at game start
Place of birth
Düsseldorf
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
FC Schalke 04
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2003 3609393 German Regional Division North 175 Unknown fee
2002 3609393 German Div. Westphalia 3010 Unknown fee
2001 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 110 Unknown fee
2000 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 230 Unknown fee
1999 MSV Duisburg Loan German First Division 121 Unknown fee
1999 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 90 Unknown fee
1998 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 272 Unknown fee
1997 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 331 Unknown fee
1996 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 291 Unknown fee
1995 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 272 Unknown fee
1994 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 332 Unknown fee
1993 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 311 Unknown fee
1992 FC Schalke 04 German First Division 344 Unknown fee
1991 Fortuna Düsseldorf German First Division 373 Unknown fee
1990 Fortuna Düsseldorf German First Division 321 Unknown fee
1989 Fortuna Düsseldorf German First Division 322 Unknown fee
1988 Fortuna Düsseldorf German Second Division 10 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)41817/17 recorded3517/17 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany000 / 0

Staff career

5

  1. FC Schalke 04

    1 Apr 2009 – 30 Jun 2009

    Assistant Manager First Team

  2. FC Schalke 04

    1 Jul 2008 – 31 Mar 2009

    Assistant Manager First Team

  3. FC Schalke 04

    14 Apr 2008 – 30 Jun 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

  4. FC Schalke 04 II

    1 Jul 2005 – 13 Apr 2008

    Manager First Team

  5. FC Schalke 04 II

    1 Jul 2002 – 30 Jun 2005

    Assistant Manager First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Favourite clubs

FC Schalke 04 100

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2009.