Staff · Unattached

Rob Alflen

Born 7 May 1968 · Utrecht (age 57)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
110 of 200
Best job (calc)
143 Manager First Team
World reputation
—
Current reputation
5,500
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Tactical

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking11
  • Directness12
  • Pressing14
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo6
  • Width13
  • Depth12
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance12

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking10
  • Defending14
  • Fitness13
  • Mental14
  • Tactical16
  • Technical10
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

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

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge15
  • 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

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament18

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
Manager First Team1433 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1433 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team1062.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football80.5 of 5 stars—
Scout80.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager80.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development70.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director70.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)70.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team30.5 of 5 stars—
Physio 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
135
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,500
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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
Rob
Last name
Alflen
Common name
—
Date of birth
7 May 1968 age 57 at game start
Place of birth
Utrecht
Nationality
The Netherlands
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Dutch, English (10/10)

Contract

Club
Unattached last club SC Cambuur
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
30 Jun 2023
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

15
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
1999 SC Cambuur VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 260 Unknown fee
1998 Heracles Almelo Keuken Kampioen Divisie 278 Unknown fee
1997 Heracles Almelo Keuken Kampioen Divisie 252 Unknown fee
1996 Sparta Rotterdam VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 251 Unknown fee
1995 Vitesse Arnhem VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 70 Unknown fee
1994 AFC Ajax VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 00 Unknown fee
1993 AFC Ajax VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 41 Unknown fee
1992 AFC Ajax VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 141 Unknown fee
1991 AFC Ajax VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 92 Unknown fee
1990 FC Utrecht VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 336 Unknown fee
1989 FC Utrecht VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 250 Unknown fee
1988 FC Utrecht VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 314 Unknown fee
1987 FC Utrecht VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 282 Unknown fee
1986 FC Utrecht VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 183 Unknown fee
1985 FC Utrecht VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 70 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)27915/15 recorded3015/15 recorded

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

Honours

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
The Netherlands006 / 0

Staff career

8
  1. SC Cambuur

    24 Nov 2022 – 30 Jun 2023

    Assistant Manager First Team

  2. Fortuna Sittard

    1 Jul 2021 – 22 Aug 2022

    Assistant Manager First Team

  3. Helmond Sport

    1 Jul 2018 – 8 May 2019

    Manager First Team

  4. Heracles Almelo

    11 Jan 2016 – 30 Jun 2018

    Assistant Manager First Team

  5. FC Utrecht

    1 Jul 2014 – 30 Jun 2015

    Manager First Team

  6. FC Utrecht

    1 Jul 2011 – 30 Jun 2014

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. FC Utrecht

    1 Jul 2008 – 18 Nov 2011

    Manager Reserve Team

  8. HFC Haarlem

    1 Jul 2007 – 30 Jun 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

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

Career highlights

5

Favourite clubs

FC Utrecht Supporter100

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.