The FMDB
FM24 24.3.0

Head of Sports Science · Birmingham Legion

Dan Barlow

Born 8 Oct 1969 · Parkersburg (WV) (age 53)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
138 of 200
Best job (calc)
142 Fitness Coach First Team
World reputation
1,7500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
6,900
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
General

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—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness15
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination13
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating14

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy5
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training8
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy4
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—

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
Fitness Coach First Team1424 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Scout70.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development70.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)70.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team20.5 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
141
Best job (calc)
Fitness Coach First Team
Home reputation
6,900
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Fitness Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Fitness4
Motivating3
Determination2
Man management2

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
Dan
Last name
Barlow
Common name
—
Date of birth
8 Oct 1969 age 53 at game start
Place of birth
Parkersburg (WV)
Nationality
The United States of America
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English, Spanish (5/10)

Contract

Club
Birmingham Legion
Job
Head of Sports Science
Second job
Fitness Coach First Team (Birmingham Legion)
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
29 Nov 2018
Contract starts
29 Nov 2018
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Honours

Runner-UpMajor League Soccer Supporters' Shield1×2010
Runner-UpCONCACAF Champions Cup1×2010

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
The United States of America000 / 0

Staff career

2

  1. Birmingham Legion

    29 Nov 2018 – —

    Head of Sports Science

  2. Real Salt Lake

    1 Jan 2007 – 1 Dec 2016

    Fitness Coach First Team

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

Career highlights

2
2010Runner-UpReal Salt LakeMajor League Soccer Supporters' Shield
2010Runner-UpReal Salt LakeCONCACAF Champions 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 2023.