The FMDB
FM24 24.3.0

Manager First Team · Al-Ahly Sporting Club

Marcel Koller

Born 11 Nov 1960 · Zürich (age 62)

Personality calc

  • Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
130 of 200
Best job (calc)
129 Manager First Team
World reputation
5,0000.5 of 5 stars calc
Current reputation
6,500
Wage
£27,631 p/w
Contract until
31 Jul 2024

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Adventurous
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking14
  • Directness7
  • Pressing11
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo6
  • Width14
  • Depth12
  • Flamboyancy6
  • Flexibility6

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation8
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance11

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking11
  • Defending14
  • Fitness13
  • Mental14
  • Tactical13
  • Technical11
  • Working with youngsters12
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination13
  • Discipline17
  • Man management13
  • Motivating8

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability14
  • Judging player potential13
  • Judging staff ability11
  • Tactical knowledge12
  • Negotiating13
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players11
  • Hardness of training15
  • Interference—
  • Mind games3
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility5
  • Eccentricity9

Personality 8

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy9
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure18
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship17
  • Temperament15

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Quickness3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Strength3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Defending (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • 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
Manager First Team1293.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director60.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager60.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio 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
154
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
6,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Personality (calc)
Professional
Media handling (calc)
Evasive, Unflappable

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical knowledge4
Attacking3
Defending3
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Judging staff ability3
Mental3
Negotiating3
Tactical3
Technical3

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
Marcel
Last name
Koller
Common name
—
Date of birth
11 Nov 1960 age 62 at game start
Place of birth
Zürich
Nationality
Switzerland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
German, Arabic (10/10), French (10/10), Italian (10/10), English (5/10)

Contract

Club
Al-Ahly Sporting Club
Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
9 Sep 2022
Contract starts
9 Sep 2022
Contract expires
31 Jul 2024
Weekly wage
£27,631
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Honours

WinnerTiger Egypt Cup2×2022, 2023
WinnerCredit Suisse Super League2×2000, 2003
WinnerTotalEnergies CAF Champions League1×2023
WinnerSchweizer Cup1×2019
WinnerUEFA European Football Championship Qualifiers1×2015
Runner-UpSchweizer Cup1×2020
Runner-UpCredit Suisse Super League1×2019

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
SwitzerlandDebut 26 Oct 1983 v Yugoslavia5630 / 0

Awards

4
2016Austrian Manager of the Season (VdF) —
2015Krone-Fußballerwahl Trainer des Jahres —
2014Krone-Fußballerwahl Trainer des Jahres —
2000Swiss Manager of the Season FC St. Gallen 1879

Staff career

9

  1. Al-Ahly Sporting Club

    9 Sep 2022 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. FC Basel 1893

    2 Aug 2018 – 31 Aug 2020

    Manager First Team

  3. Austria

    13 Oct 2011 – 31 Oct 2017

    Manager First Team

  4. VfL Bochum 1848

    1 Jul 2005 – 20 Sep 2009

    Manager First Team

  5. 1. FC Köln

    2 Nov 2003 – 30 Jun 2004

    Manager First Team

  6. Grasshopper Club Zürich

    1 Jan 2002 – 2 Oct 2003

    Manager First Team

  7. FC St. Gallen 1879

    1 Jan 1999 – 31 Dec 2001

    Manager First Team

  8. FC Wil 1900

    1 Jul 1997 – 31 Dec 1998

    Manager First Team

  9. Grasshopper Club Zürich

    1 Jul 1992 – 30 Jun 1997

    Assistant Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

9
11 Jun 2023WinnerAl-Ahly Sporting ClubTotalEnergies CAF Champions League
10 Apr 2023WinnerAl-Ahly Sporting ClubTiger Egypt Cup
28 Oct 2022WinnerAl-Ahly Sporting ClubTiger Egypt Cup
2020Runner-UpFC Basel 1893Schweizer Cup
2019Runner-UpFC Basel 1893Credit Suisse Super League
2019WinnerFC Basel 1893Schweizer Cup
2015WinnerSwitzerlandUEFA European Football Championship Qualifiers
2003WinnerGrasshopper Club ZürichCredit Suisse Super League
2000WinnerFC St. Gallen 1879Credit Suisse Super League

Favourite people

Michael Koller-Tusch Relation100
Harald Gämperle Backroom Staff90
Tizian Ndoyi Backroom Staff90
Thomas Janeschitz Backroom Staff75
Zvjezdan Misimović Player75
Carlos Bernegger Backroom Staff75

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.