Director of football · Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

Pascal Oppliger

Born 1 Apr 1980 · Boudry (age 45)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
88 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
2,1000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
4,400
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—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

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

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • 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)

  • 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
Director of football—2 of 5 stars15
Manager First Team—2.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team—2.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team—2 of 5 stars—
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development—0.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director—0.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager—0.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)—0.5 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
100
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
4,400
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Pascal
Last name
Oppliger
Common name
—
Date of birth
1 Apr 1980 age 45 at game start
Place of birth
Boudry
Nationality
Switzerland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
French, Italian (10/10), German (3/10)

Contract

Job
Director of football
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
1 Jul 2025
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

18
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 FC Colombier 2. Liga Interregional Gruppe 2 10 Unknown fee
2012 FC Serrières NE Hoval 1. Liga Classic - Gruppe 2 201 Unknown fee
2011 FC Biel-Bienne 1896 Dieci Challenge League 190 Unknown fee
2010 Yverdon Sport FC Dieci Challenge League 180 Unknown fee
2009 Yverdon Sport FC Dieci Challenge League 302 Unknown fee
2008 Yverdon Sport FC Dieci Challenge League 286 Unknown fee
2007 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Dieci Challenge League 182 Unknown fee
2006 Yverdon Sport FC Loan Dieci Challenge League 150 Unknown fee
2006 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Dieci Challenge League 110 Unknown fee
2005 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 160 Unknown fee
2004 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 240 Unknown fee
2003 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 280 Unknown fee
2002 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 231 Unknown fee
2001 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 280 Unknown fee
2000 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 352 Unknown fee
1999 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 30 Unknown fee
1998 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 20 Unknown fee
1997 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Brack Super League 10 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)32018/18 recorded1418/18 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Switzerland000 / 0

Staff career

8
  1. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

    1 Jul 2025 – —

    Director of football

  2. FC Portalban/Gletterens

    1 Jul 2024 – 1 Jul 2025

    Manager First Team

  3. FC La Chaux-de-Fonds

    1 Jul 2022 – 1 Jul 2024

    Manager First Team

  4. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

    1 Feb 2021 – 30 Jun 2022

    Manager (U18 Team)

  5. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

    1 Jul 2019 – 31 Jan 2021

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. FC Portalban/Gletterens

    23 Oct 2017 – 30 Jun 2019

    Manager First Team

  7. FC Colombier

    20 Jul 2013 – 30 Jun 2017

    Manager First Team

  8. Yverdon Sport FC

    — – 30 Jun 2011

    Assistant Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

2
1 Jul 2025Manager Left ClubFC Portalban/Gletterens
2020RelegatedNeuchâtel Xamax FCSBrack Super League

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 2025.