Manager First Team · Valletta FC

Thane Micallef

Born 18 Apr 1985 · Mosta (age 40)

  • Malta
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
70 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
—
Current reputation
350
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
31 May 2025

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

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—0.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team—2 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team—2 of 5 stars18
Coach First Team—1.5 of 5 stars16
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
90
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
3,500
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Thane
Last name
Micallef
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Apr 1985 age 40 at game start
Place of birth
Mosta
Nationality
Malta
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Maltese, Italian (7/10), English (5/10)

Contract

Job
Manager First Team
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
9 Aug 2024
Contract starts
9 Aug 2024
Contract expires
31 May 2025
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 Gżira United FC BOV National Amateur League 1 —— Unknown fee
2010 Gżira United FC BOV National Amateur League 1 —— Unknown fee
2007 Gżira United FC Loan BOV National Amateur League 2 —— Unknown fee
2006 Tarxien Rainbows FC Loan BOV Challenge League —— Unknown fee
2005 Gżira United FC Loan BOV National Amateur League 1 —— Unknown fee
2004 Gżira United FC Loan BOV National Amateur League 1 —— Unknown fee
2003 Floriana FC Youth YoHealth Malta Premier —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)—0/7 recorded—0/7 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBOV Challenge League1×2025

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Malta000 / 0

Staff career

7
  1. Valletta FC

    9 Aug 2024 – —

    Manager First Team

  2. Valletta FC

    1 Jun 2022 – 2 Oct 2023

    Manager First Team

  3. Gudja United FC

    1 Jul 2021 – 31 May 2022

    Manager First Team

  4. Pembroke Athleta SC

    16 Jul 2020 – 30 Apr 2021

    Manager First Team

  5. Gudja United FC

    31 May 2018 – 21 May 2020

    Manager (U19 Team)

  6. Gudja United FC

    31 May 2018 – 21 May 2020

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. Birkirkara FC

    — – 30 Apr 2018

    Coach (Youth Teams)

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

Career highlights

1

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.