Head of Youth Development · KAA Gent

Manu Ferrera

Born 21 Oct 1958 · Huelva (age 62)

Personality calc

  • Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2021

Current ability
125 of 200
Best job (calc)
162 Coach First Team
World reputation
—
Current reputation
5,650
Wage
£1,282 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2023

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 stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • 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 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
Coach First Team1623 of 5 stars18
Head of Youth Development1593.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1583 of 5 stars18
Manager First Team350.5 of 5 stars4
Director of football80.5 of 5 stars—
Scout80.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director80.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager80.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 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
No qualification
Potential ability
145
Best job (calc)
Coach First Team
Home reputation
5,650
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
Determined
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
—
First name
Manu
Last name
Ferrera
Common name
—
Date of birth
21 Oct 1958 age 62 at game start
Place of birth
Huelva
Nationality
Belgium
Other nationalities
Spain Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Spanish, French (10/10), Dutch (5/10), English (2/10)

Contract

Job
Head of Youth Development
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
15 Mar 2020
Contract starts
15 Mar 2020
Contract expires
30 Jun 2023
Weekly wage
£1,282
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).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Belgium000 / 0

Staff career

13
  1. KAA Gent

    15 Mar 2020 – —

    Manager (U21 Team)

  2. KAA Gent

    15 Mar 2020 – —

    Head of Youth Development

  3. Iran

    30 May 2019 – 4 Dec 2019

    Assistant Manager First Team

  4. KAA Gent

    4 Jan 2019 – 30 May 2019

    Manager (U21 Team)

  5. KAA Gent

    20 Feb 2014 – 4 Jan 2019

    Head of Youth Development

  6. KAA Gent

    1 Jul 2008 – 20 Feb 2014

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. R Standard de Liège

    1 Sep 2006 – 30 Jun 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

  8. KV Kortrijk Voetbalt

    28 Sep 2004 – 30 Jun 2006

    Manager First Team

  9. SC Eendracht Aalst

    25 Apr 2001 – 30 Jun 2002

    Manager First Team

  10. Royal Charleroi Sporting Club

    13 Mar 2000 – 30 Nov 2000

    Manager First Team

  11. RSC Anderlecht

    1 Jul 1997 – 12 Mar 2000

    Manager (U18 Team)

  12. Royal FC Seraing

    16 Aug 1995 – 30 Jun 1996

    Manager First Team

  13. Royal FC 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

Favourite clubs

Favourite people

Emilio Ferrera Sibling100
Cisco Ferrera Sibling100
Stan Van den Buijs Backroom Staff95
Yannick Ferrera Sibling90
Bruno Taverne Friend75

Disliked clubs

Disliked people

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 2021.