Chief Scout · Newcastle United

Marcel Bout

Born 18 Nov 1962 · Haarlem (age 60)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
148 of 200
Best job (calc)
148 Scout
World reputation
2,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
7,000
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
Adventurous
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking13
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation14
  • 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

  • Attacking11
  • Defending12
  • Fitness10
  • Mental13
  • Tactical11
  • Technical14
  • Working with youngsters15
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination12
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability16
  • Judging player potential11
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge19
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training12
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—

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
  • 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
Scout1484 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1444 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team1023 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team60.5 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—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)60.5 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
148
Best job (calc)
Scout
Home reputation
7,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
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
Marcel Bout
First name
Marcel
Last name
Bout
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Nov 1962 age 60 at game start
Place of birth
Haarlem
Nationality
The Netherlands
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Dutch, English (10/10), German (8/10)

Contract

Job
Chief Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
7 Nov 2023
Contract starts
7 Nov 2023
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
The Netherlands000 / 0

Staff career

10
  1. Newcastle United

    7 Nov 2023 – —

    Chief Scout

  2. Manchester United

    1 Jul 2014 – 20 Apr 2022

    Scout

  3. The Netherlands

    1 Jul 2012 – 30 Jun 2014

    Coach First Team

  4. FC Bayern München

    1 Jul 2010 – 30 Jun 2012

    Assistant Manager First Team

  5. SC Telstar

    18 Feb 2010 – 30 Jun 2010

    Manager First Team

  6. SC Telstar

    1 Jul 2009 – 17 Feb 2010

    Director of football

  7. AZ Alkmaar

    1 Jul 2008 – 30 Jun 2009

    Assistant Manager First Team

  8. FC Volendam

    1 Jul 2006 – 30 Jun 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

  9. FC Volendam

    1 Jul 2004 – 30 Jun 2006

    Head of Youth Development

  10. Feyenoord Rotterdam

    1 Jul 1995 – 30 Jun 2004

    Assistant Manager First Team

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

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.