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FM18 18.3.0

Staff · Unattached

Mike Lapper

Born 28 Sep 1970 · Huntington Beach (CA) (age 46)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2017

Current ability
108 of 200
Best job (calc)
94 Assistant Manager First Team
World reputation
2500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,100
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—
  • Defending12
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination13
  • 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

  • Adaptability18
  • Ambition16
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament10

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
Assistant Manager First Team942 of 5 stars14
Manager First Team671.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Scout70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Data Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team10.5 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)
Assistant Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,100
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Assistant Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Tactical knowledge3
Attacking2
Defending2
Mental2
Tactical2
Technical2

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
Mike
Last name
Lapper
Common name
—
Date of birth
28 Sep 1970 age 46 at game start
Place of birth
Huntington Beach (CA)
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Spanish (5/10)

Contract

Club
Unattached
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
31 Dec 2002
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

10
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2002 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 40 Unknown fee
2001 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 261 Unknown fee
2000 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 241 Unknown fee
1999 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 361 Unknown fee
1998 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 71 Unknown fee
1997 Southend United Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
1997 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 241 Unknown fee
1996 Southend United Sky Bet Championship 281 Unknown fee
1995 Southend United Sky Bet Championship 240 Unknown fee
1994 Wolfsburg German Second Division 161 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)18910/10 recorded710/10 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerMLS Supporters' Shield2×2008, 2009
WinnerMLS Cup2×2008, 2009
Runner-UpUS Cup1×2010

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
United States4500 / 0

Staff career

1

  1. Columbus Crew SC

    1 Jan 2005 – —

    Coach First Team

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

Career highlights

5
5 Oct 2010Runner-UpColumbus Crew SCUS Cup
2009Winner—MLS Supporters' Shield
2009WinnerColumbus Crew SCMLS Cup
2008Winner—MLS Supporters' Shield
2008WinnerColumbus Crew SCMLS Cup

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 2017.