Staff · D.C. United

Mark Simpson

Born 18 Mar 1966 (age 44)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2010

Current ability
89 of 200
Best job (calc)
113 Gk Coach First Team
World reputation
—
Current reputation
3,500
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
31 Dec 2010

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
General

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

  • Attacking8
  • Defending9
  • Fitness8
  • Mental7
  • Tactical9
  • Technical7
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping17
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential8
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy4
  • Injury management—

Board 9

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

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship11
  • Temperament11

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • 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
Gk Coach First Team1132.5 of 5 stars20
Scout361 of 5 stars8
Manager First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team20.5 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
-1
Best job (calc)
Gk Coach First Team
Home reputation
3,500
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Gk Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
GK shot stopping4
Man management3
Motivating3
Determination2
Judging player ability2
Judging player potential2
Tactical2
Mental1
Tactical knowledge1
Technical1

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
Mark
Last name
Simpson
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Mar 1966 age 44 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Spanish (10/10)

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
31 Dec 2010
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

6
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2001 D.C. United — 70 Unknown fee
2000 D.C. United — 130 Unknown fee
1999 D.C. United — 90 Unknown fee
1998 D.C. United — 20 Unknown fee
1997 D.C. United — 70 Unknown fee
1996 D.C. United — 210 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)596/6 recorded06/6 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
United States000 / 0

Staff career

1
  1. D.C. United

    1 Apr 2004 – —

    Coach First Team

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

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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 2010.