Coach (U18 Team) · Gateshead

Ben Clark

Benjamin Clark · Born 24 Jan 1983 · Consett (age 37)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2020

Current ability
75 of 200
Best job (calc)
111 Coach First Team
World reputation
5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
2,500
Wage
£450 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2021

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
—
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking12
  • Directness9
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo11
  • Width12
  • Depth9
  • Flamboyancy11
  • Flexibility8

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

  • Attacking10
  • Defending12
  • Fitness10
  • Mental9
  • Tactical11
  • Technical11
  • Working with youngsters14
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination14
  • Discipline10
  • Man management14
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability9
  • Judging player potential11
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge9
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training12
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition8
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty18
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism16
  • 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 stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • 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
Coach First Team1112.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team581 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team571 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director60.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager60.5 of 5 stars—
Scout50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team30.5 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
100
Best job (calc)
Coach First Team
Home reputation
2,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Obscure
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Attacking4
Defending4
Mental4
Tactical4
Technical4
Judging player ability3
Judging player potential3
Determination2
Motivating2
Fitness1
Judging staff ability1
Man management1
Negotiating1
Tactical knowledge1

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
Benjamin Clark
First name
Ben
Last name
Clark
Common name
—
Date of birth
24 Jan 1983 age 37 at game start
Place of birth
Consett
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Coach (U18 Team)
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
20 Mar 2020
Contract starts
20 Mar 2020
Contract expires
30 Jun 2021
Weekly wage
£450
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—
Retired
15 Sep 2016 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

19
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2016 Gateshead Vanarama National League 00 Unknown fee
2015 Gateshead Vanarama National League 442 Unknown fee
2014 Gateshead Vanarama National League 330 Unknown fee
2013 Gateshead Vanarama National League 440 Unknown fee
2012 Gateshead Vanarama National League 331 Unknown fee
2011 Gateshead Vanarama National League 400 Unknown fee
2010 Gateshead Vanarama National League 442 Unknown fee
2009 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League One 110 £0
2008 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League One 352 Unknown fee
2007 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League One 192 Unknown fee
2006 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League Two 403 Unknown fee
2005 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League One 320 Unknown fee
2004 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League One 250 Unknown fee
2004 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 20 Unknown fee
2003 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 50 Unknown fee
2002 Sunderland English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2001 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2000 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
1999 Manchester United Youth English Premier Division 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)40819/19 recorded1219/19 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

2
  1. Gateshead

    20 Mar 2020 – —

    Coach (U18 Team)

  2. Gateshead

    1 Jan 2017 – —

    Coach First Team

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

Career highlights

2
9 Dec 2006First Senior Club GoalHartlepool UnitedSky Bet League Two v Bristol Rovers
26 Sep 2000Senior Club DebutSunderlandCarabao Cup v Luton Town

Favourite clubs

Gateshead Player100
Hartlepool United Player75

Favourite people

Micky Cummins Friend100
James Curtis Teammate/Former Teammate100

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 2020.