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Staff · Unattached

Mike Büskens

Michael Büskens · Born 19 Mar 1968 · Düsseldorf (age 50)

  • Germany
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Perfectionist

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2018

Current ability
120 of 200
Best job (calc)
159 Manager First Team
World reputation
3,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
6,000
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Direct
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Defending

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking11
  • Directness15
  • Pressing12
  • Sitting back8
  • Tempo13
  • Width15
  • Depth15
  • Flamboyancy12
  • Flexibility7

Team management

  • Free roles9
  • Marking6
  • Offside trap5
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation8
  • Use of playmaker12
  • Use of substitutes7
  • Dirtiness allowance11

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking7
  • Defending17
  • Fitness9
  • Mental16
  • Tactical13
  • Technical10
  • Working with youngsters14
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination19
  • Discipline15
  • Man management18
  • Motivating15

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability15
  • Judging player potential15
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge13
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players14
  • Hardness of training13
  • Interference—
  • Mind games6
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity15

Personality 8

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition17
  • Controversy9
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament8

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping2 of 5 stars2
  • GK handling2 of 5 stars2
  • Defending (tactical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Defending (technical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Possession (tactical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Possession (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (technical)3 of 5 stars3

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team1593.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1302.5 of 5 stars16
Coach First Team841.5 of 5 stars—
Data Analyst First Team100.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team90.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football80.5 of 5 stars—
Scout80.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development70.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach 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
Continental Pro License
Potential ability
128
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
6,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Perfectionist
Media handling (calc)
Outspoken, Level-headed

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

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
Michael Büskens
First name
Mike
Last name
Büskens
Common name
—
Date of birth
19 Mar 1968 age 50 at game start
Place of birth
Düsseldorf
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
German

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Sportklub Rapid Vienna
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
7 Nov 2016
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2003 FC Schalke 04 II German Regional Division North 175 Unknown fee
2002 FC Schalke 04 II German Div. Westphalia 3010 Unknown fee
2001 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 110 Unknown fee
2000 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 230 Unknown fee
1999 MSV Duisburg Loan Bundesliga 121 Unknown fee
1999 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 90 Unknown fee
1998 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 272 Unknown fee
1997 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 331 Unknown fee
1996 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 291 Unknown fee
1995 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 272 Unknown fee
1994 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 332 Unknown fee
1993 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 311 Unknown fee
1992 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 344 Unknown fee
1991 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bundesliga 373 Unknown fee
1990 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bundesliga 321 Unknown fee
1989 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bundesliga 322 Unknown fee
1988 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bundesliga 2 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.

Honours

WinnerBundesliga 21×2012

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany000 / 0

Staff career

8

  1. Sportklub Rapid Vienna

    7 Jun 2016 – 7 Nov 2016

    Manager First Team

  2. Fortuna Düsseldorf

    1 Jul 2013 – 30 Nov 2013

    Manager First Team

  3. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

    28 Dec 2009 – 20 Feb 2013

    Manager First Team

  4. FC Schalke 04

    1 Apr 2009 – 30 Jun 2009

    Caretaker Manager

  5. FC Schalke 04

    1 Jul 2008 – 31 Mar 2009

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. FC Schalke 04

    14 Apr 2008 – 30 Jun 2008

    Caretaker Manager

  7. FC Schalke 04 II

    1 Jul 2005 – 13 Apr 2008

    Manager First Team

  8. 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.

Career highlights

1
2012WinnerSpVgg Greuther FürthBundesliga 2

Favourite clubs

FC Schalke 04 Player100
Fortuna Düsseldorf Supporter75
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Manager50

Disliked clubs

Borussia Dortmund 100
RB Leipzig 75
Fussballclub RB Salzburg 75
1. FC Köln 50

Favourite people

Thomas Linke Relation90

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 2018.