Manager First Team · 1. FSV Mainz 05 II

Benjamin Hoffmann

Born 28 Sep 1979 · Berlin (age 45)

  • Germany
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
115 of 200
Best job (calc)
119 Manager First Team
World reputation
2,7500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,750
Wage
£2,486 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2025

Tactics

Preferred approach

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

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking15
  • Directness12
  • Pressing17
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo15
  • Width8
  • Depth4
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility12

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation12
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance10

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

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking15
  • Defending8
  • Fitness8
  • Mental12
  • Tactical12
  • Technical8
  • Working with youngsters20
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination14
  • Discipline14
  • Man management12
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability13
  • Judging player potential17
  • Judging staff ability7
  • Tactical knowledge12
  • Negotiating6
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players8
  • Hardness of training16
  • Interference—
  • Mind games8
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility12
  • Eccentricity4

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament15

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

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Attacking (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team1193.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team952.5 of 5 stars15
Coach First Team922.5 of 5 stars15
Head of Youth Development692 of 5 stars12
Gk Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)60.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 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
145
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
5,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

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
Benjamin
Last name
Hoffmann
Common name
—
Date of birth
28 Sep 1979 age 45 at game start
Place of birth
Berlin
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
German, English (4/10)

Contract

Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
11 Jul 2019
Contract starts
30 Jun 2023
Contract expires
30 Jun 2025
Weekly wage
£2,486
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany000 / 0

Staff career

5
  1. 1. FSV Mainz 05 II

    15 Jan 2024 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. 1. FSV Mainz 05 II

    15 Jan 2024 – —

    Manager First Team

  3. 1. FSV Mainz 05

    11 Jul 2019 – 14 Jan 2024

    Manager (U19 Team)

  4. Borussia Dortmund

    21 Sep 2016 – 11 Jul 2019

    Manager (U19 Team)

  5. Borussia Dortmund

    1 Jul 2007 – 20 Sep 2016

    Coach (U19 Team)

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

Favourite people

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Nelson Weiper Player75
Jacob Bruun Larsen Player60

Favourite clubs

Borussia Dortmund Backroom Staff75

Disliked clubs

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.