Manager First Team · Dover Athletic

Andy Hessenthaler

Born 17 Aug 1965 · Dartford (age 56)

  • England
  • Continental A License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2022

Current ability
86 of 200
Best job (calc)
86 Assistant Manager First Team
World reputation
1,9000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
4,300
Wage
£600 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2022

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Fitness

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking9
  • Directness9
  • Pressing11
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo12
  • Width10
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy12
  • Flexibility8

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation5
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance12

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking7
  • Defending7
  • Fitness10
  • Mental8
  • Tactical8
  • Technical5
  • Working with youngsters7
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination16
  • Discipline12
  • Man management8
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential8
  • Judging staff ability6
  • Tactical knowledge8
  • Negotiating6
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players13
  • Hardness of training13
  • Interference—
  • Mind games8
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability5
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy7
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament11

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2 of 5 stars2
  • 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)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Defending (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5

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

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Assistant Manager First Team862.5 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team792.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team562 of 5 stars15
Director of football521.5 of 5 stars12
Fitness Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Scout50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development40.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director40.5 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
Continental A License
Potential ability
110
Best job (calc)
Assistant Manager First Team
Home reputation
4,300
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Personality (calc)
Professional
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
Judging staff ability1
Negotiating1

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
Andy
Last name
Hessenthaler
Common name
—
Date of birth
17 Aug 1965 age 56 at game start
Place of birth
Dartford
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
8 Oct 2018
Contract starts
12 May 2021
Contract expires
30 Jun 2022
Weekly wage
£600
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—
Retired
2 May 2010 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

23
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Dover Athletic Vanarama National League South 20 £0
2008 Dover Athletic English Isthmian League Premier Division 90 Unknown fee
2007 Dover Athletic English Isthmian League South East Division 264 Unknown fee
2006 Barnet Sky Bet League Two 241 £0
2005 Barnet Sky Bet League Two 161 Unknown fee
2005 Gillingham Sky Bet League One 161 £0
2004 Hull City Loan Sky Bet League One 100 Unknown fee
2004 Gillingham Sky Bet Championship 170 Unknown fee
2003 Gillingham Sky Bet Championship 362 Unknown fee
2002 Gillingham Sky Bet Championship 331 Unknown fee
2001 Gillingham Sky Bet Championship 170 Unknown fee
2000 Gillingham Sky Bet Championship 232 Unknown fee
1999 Gillingham Sky Bet League One 425 Unknown fee
1998 Gillingham Sky Bet League One 397 Unknown fee
1997 Gillingham Sky Bet League One 420 Unknown fee
1996 Gillingham Sky Bet League One 382 Unknown fee
1995 Watford Sky Bet Championship 300 £235,000
1994 Watford Sky Bet Championship 432 Unknown fee
1993 Watford Sky Bet Championship 425 Unknown fee
1992 Watford Sky Bet Championship 453 Unknown fee
1991 Watford Sky Bet Championship 351 Unknown fee
1991 Redbridge Forest — 31 £65,000
1990 Dartford English Southern League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)58822/23 recorded3822/23 recorded

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

Honours

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

12
  1. Dover Athletic

    8 Oct 2018 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. Dover Athletic

    8 Oct 2018 – —

    Manager First Team

  3. Eastleigh

    18 Dec 2017 – 8 Oct 2018

    Manager First Team

  4. Eastleigh

    28 Apr 2017 – 18 Dec 2017

    Assistant Manager First Team

  5. Leyton Orient

    12 Apr 2016 – 26 Sep 2016

    Manager First Team

  6. Leyton Orient

    29 Jun 2015 – 12 Apr 2016

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. Gillingham

    29 May 2014 – 29 Jun 2015

    Assistant Manager First Team

  8. Burnley

    1 Jul 2013 – 29 May 2014

    Scout

  9. Gillingham

    11 May 2012 – 10 May 2013

    Director of football

  10. Gillingham

    21 May 2010 – 10 May 2012

    Manager First Team

  11. Dover Athletic

    29 May 2007 – 20 May 2010

    Player/Manager First Team

  12. Gillingham

    29 Jun 2000 – 23 Nov 2004

    Player/Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

5

Favourite clubs

Gillingham Player100
Watford Player60
Dover Athletic Manager60
Dartford Player50

Favourite people

Jake Hessenthaler Child100
Darren Hare Relation95
Nicky Southall Friend95
Peter Taylor Manager/Former Manager90
Ian Hendon Teammate/Former Teammate75
Mark Patterson Teammate/Former Teammate75
Ian Cox Teammate/Former Teammate25

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 2022.