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Technical Director · Como 1907

Dennis Wise

Dennis Frank Wise · Born 15 Dec 1966 · London (age 56)

  • England
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Driven

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
95 of 200
Best job (calc)
131 Scout
World reputation
3,0000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
4,750
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Attacking
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking16
  • Directness12
  • Pressing15
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo16
  • Width7
  • Depth8
  • Flamboyancy14
  • Flexibility14

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation4
  • 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

  • Attacking12
  • Defending12
  • Fitness7
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination18
  • Discipline16
  • Man management13
  • Motivating13

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability11
  • Judging player potential14
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge12
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players11
  • Hardness of training15
  • Interference—
  • Mind games5
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability15
  • Ambition16
  • Controversy17
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism12
  • Sportsmanship4
  • Temperament4

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping2 of 5 stars2
  • GK handling2 of 5 stars2
  • 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
Scout1313 of 5 stars20
Director of football992 of 5 stars15
Manager First Team701.5 of 5 stars10
Set Piece Coach (First Team)80.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director60.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 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
130
Best job (calc)
Scout
Home reputation
5,300
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Driven
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Scout: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Judging player potential4
Tactical knowledge4
Determination2
Judging staff ability2
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
Dennis Frank Wise
First name
Dennis
Last name
Wise
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Dec 1966 age 56 at game start
Place of birth
London
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English, Italian (10/10)

Contract

Club
Como 1907
Job
Technical Director
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
9 May 2019
Contract starts
9 May 2019
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

26
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2005 Coventry City Sky Bet Championship 136 Unknown fee
2005 Southampton Sky Bet Championship 111 £0
2004 Millwall Sky Bet Championship 253 Unknown fee
2003 Millwall Sky Bet Championship 311 Unknown fee
2002 Millwall Sky Bet Championship 293 Unknown fee
2002 Leicester City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2001 Leicester City Premier League 171 Unknown fee
2000 Chelsea Premier League 363 £1,600,000
1999 Chelsea Premier League 304 Unknown fee
1998 Chelsea Premier League 220 Unknown fee
1997 Chelsea Premier League 263 Unknown fee
1996 Chelsea Premier League 313 Unknown fee
1995 Chelsea Premier League 357 Unknown fee
1994 Chelsea Premier League 196 Unknown fee
1993 Chelsea Premier League 354 Unknown fee
1992 Chelsea Premier League 273 Unknown fee
1991 Chelsea Premier League 3810 Unknown fee
1990 Chelsea Premier League 3310 Unknown fee
1989 Wimbledon Premier League 358 £1,600,000
1988 Wimbledon Premier League 375 Unknown fee
1987 Wimbledon Premier League 3010 Unknown fee
1986 Wimbledon Premier League 284 Unknown fee
1985 Wimbledon Sky Bet Championship 40 Unknown fee
1984 Wimbledon Sky Bet Championship 10 Unknown fee
1984 Southampton Youth Premier League 00 Unknown fee
1983 Southampton Youth Premier League 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)59326/26 recorded9526/26 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerEmirates FA Cup3×1988, 1997, 2000
WinnerFA Community Shield1×2000
WinnerUEFA Super Cup1×1998
WinnerCarabao Cup1×1998
WinnerUEFA Cup Winners' Cup1×1998
Runner-UpEmirates FA Cup2×1994, 2004
Runner-UpFA Community Shield1×1997

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
EnglandDebut 1 May 1991 v Türkiye2111 / 0

Staff career

6

  1. Como 1907

    9 May 2019 – —

    Scout

  2. Como 1907

    9 May 2019 – —

    Technical Director

  3. Newcastle United

    29 Jan 2008 – 1 Apr 2009

    Director of football

  4. Leeds United

    23 Oct 2006 – 29 Jan 2008

    Manager First Team

  5. Swindon Town

    22 May 2006 – 23 Oct 2006

    Manager First Team

  6. Millwall

    15 Oct 2003 – 9 May 2005

    Player/Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

10
22 May 2004Runner-UpMillwallEmirates FA Cup
13 Aug 2000WinnerChelseaFA Community Shield
20 May 2000WinnerChelseaEmirates FA Cup
28 Aug 1998WinnerChelseaUEFA Super Cup
29 Mar 1998WinnerChelseaCarabao Cup
15 Mar 1998WinnerChelseaUEFA Cup Winners' Cup
3 Aug 1997Runner-UpChelseaFA Community Shield
17 May 1997WinnerChelseaEmirates FA Cup
14 May 1994Runner-UpChelseaEmirates FA Cup
14 May 1988WinnerWimbledonEmirates FA Cup

Favourite clubs

Chelsea Player100

Disliked clubs

Leicester City 100
Newcastle United 50

Favourite people

Henry Wise Child100
Gustavo Poyet Teammate/Former Teammate80
Jody Morris Teammate/Former Teammate75
Paul Ince Teammate/Former Teammate70
Tore André Flo Teammate/Former Teammate65
Mike Ashley Backroom Staff40

Disliked people

Callum Davidson 100
Kevin Blackwell 85
Gary Kelly 25

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.