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Head of Youth Development · KAA Gent

Manu Ferrera

Born 21 Oct 1958 · Huelva (age 57)

Personality calc

  • Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2016

Current ability
125 of 200
Best job (calc)
170 Manager First Team
World reputation
—
Current reputation
5,650
Wage
£2,584 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2017

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
Adventurous
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking13
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation10
  • 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—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical15
  • Technical14
  • Working with youngsters16
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping6
  • Coaching (general)14
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination20
  • Discipline12
  • Man management15
  • Motivating14

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability16
  • Judging player potential17
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge15
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business1
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference8
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources1
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability17
  • Ambition5
  • Controversy15
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure15
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship6
  • Temperament9

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 stopping2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • 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
Manager First Team1703.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1583 of 5 stars18
Coach First Team1172 of 5 stars—
Director of football80.5 of 5 stars—
Scout80.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development80.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

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

Staff profile

Coaching badge
No qualification
Potential ability
145
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,650
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
Determined
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical knowledge4
Attacking3
Defending3
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Mental3
Tactical3
Technical3
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
Manu
Last name
Ferrera
Common name
—
Date of birth
21 Oct 1958 age 57 at game start
Place of birth
Huelva
Nationality
Belgium
Other nationalities
Spain Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
German (10/10), French (7/10), Dutch (5/10), English (2/10)

Contract

Club
KAA Gent
Job
Head of Youth Development
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jul 2008
Contract starts
20 Feb 2014
Contract expires
30 Jun 2017
Weekly wage
£2,584
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

8
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
1985 Sanfrecce Hiroshima — —— Unknown fee
1984 SC Eendracht Aalst Belgian Pro League B —— Unknown fee
1983 SC Eendracht Aalst Belgian Pro League B —— Unknown fee
1982 SC Eendracht Aalst Belgian Pro League B —— Unknown fee
1981 SC Eendracht Aalst Belgian Pro League B —— Unknown fee
1980 SC Eendracht Aalst Belgian Pro League B —— Unknown fee
1979 KCVV Elewijt Belgian Third Division B —— Unknown fee
1978 KCVV Elewijt Belgian Third Division A —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)—0/8 recorded—0/8 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBelgian Pro League A1×2008

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

Staff career

10

  1. KAA Gent

    20 Feb 2014 – —

    Head of Youth Development

  2. KAA Gent

    20 Feb 2014 – —

    Head of Youth Development

  3. KAA Gent

    1 Jul 2008 – 20 Feb 2014

    Assistant Manager First Team

  4. R Standard de Liège

    1 Sep 2006 – 30 Jun 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

  5. KV Kortrijk Voetbalt

    28 Sep 2004 – 30 Jun 2006

    Manager First Team

  6. SC Eendracht Aalst

    25 Apr 2001 – 30 Jun 2002

    Manager First Team

  7. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

    13 Mar 2000 – 30 Nov 2000

    Manager First Team

  8. RSC Anderlecht

    1 Jul 1997 – 12 Mar 2000

    Manager (U18 Team)

  9. RFC Seraing

    16 Aug 1995 – 30 Jun 1996

    Manager First Team

  10. RFC Seraing

    1 Jul 1992 – 15 Aug 1995

    Manager Reserve Team

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

Career highlights

1
2008WinnerR Standard de LiègeBelgian Pro League A

Favourite clubs

RSC Anderlecht 100
A. Madrid 90

Favourite people

Cisco Ferrera 100
Emilio Ferrera 100
Michel Preud'homme 95
Stan Van den Buijs 95
Yannick Ferrera 90

Disliked clubs

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 25

Disliked people

Enzo Scifo 25

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 2016.