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Staff · Los Angeles Galaxy

Bruce Arena

Born 21 Sep 1951 (age 58)

Personality calc

  • Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2010

Current ability
145 of 200
Best job (calc)
122 Manager First Team
World reputation
4,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
7,900
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
31 Dec 2010

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking10
  • Directness8
  • Pressing8
  • Sitting back9
  • Tempo12
  • Width12
  • Depth10
  • Flamboyancy13
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles16
  • Marking13
  • Offside trap10
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation8
  • Use of playmaker14
  • Use of substitutes15
  • Dirtiness allowance—

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking12
  • Defending12
  • Fitness8
  • Mental9
  • Tactical11
  • Technical11
  • Working with youngsters12
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping12
  • Coaching (general)17
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination17
  • Discipline10
  • Man management19
  • Motivating13

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability17
  • Judging player potential18
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge17
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy2
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players16
  • Hardness of training8
  • Interference—
  • Mind games14
  • Patience7
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy7
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure17
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament12

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Defending (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team1223 of 5 stars16
Scout90.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 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
155
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
8,750
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
Professional
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Attacking4
Defending4
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical4
Tactical knowledge4
Judging player potential3
Mental3
Technical3
Determination2
Fitness1
GK shot stopping1

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
Bruce
Last name
Arena
Common name
—
Date of birth
21 Sep 1951 age 58 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
Los Angeles Galaxy
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
18 Aug 2008
Contract expires
31 Dec 2010
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Honours

WinnerNorth American Gold Cup2×2002, 2005
WinnerMajor League Soccer2×1996, 1997
WinnerNorth American Champions Cup1×1998
WinnerUS Cup1×1996
WinnerMLS Supporters' Shield1×1997
Runner-UpMajor League Soccer1×2009
Runner-UpUS Cup1×1997
Third PlaceNorth American Gold Cup1×2003

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
United States100 / 0

Awards

2
2009MLS Coach of the Year Los Angeles Galaxy
1997MLS Coach of the Year D.C. United

Staff career

5

  1. Los Angeles Galaxy

    18 Aug 2008 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. Los Angeles Galaxy

    18 Aug 2008 – —

    Manager First Team

  3. New York Red Bulls

    14 Jul 2006 – 4 Nov 2007

    Manager First Team

  4. United States

    1 Oct 1998 – 14 Jul 2006

    Manager First Team

  5. D.C. United

    1 Jan 1996 – 1 Oct 1998

    Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

10
22 Nov 2009Runner-UpLos Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
24 Jul 2005WinnerUnited StatesNorth American Gold Cup
2 Feb 2002WinnerUnited StatesNorth American Gold Cup
16 Aug 1998WinnerD.C. UnitedNorth American Champions Cup
26 Oct 1997WinnerD.C. UnitedMajor League Soccer
30 Oct 1996WinnerD.C. UnitedUS Cup
20 Oct 1996WinnerD.C. UnitedMajor League Soccer
2003Third PlaceUnited StatesNorth American Gold Cup
1997Runner-UpD.C. UnitedUS Cup
1997WinnerD.C. UnitedMLS Supporters' Shield

Favourite people

Claudio Reyna 80
David Sarachan 70
Bob Bradley 65
Earnest Stewart 65
Kasey Keller 60

Favourite clubs

D.C. United 75

Disliked clubs

New York Red Bulls 60

Disliked people

Ryan Suarez 40

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.