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Best FM23 Coaches — Football Manager 2023 Coaches By Category

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The best FM23 coaches are vital to success and the full development of your players.

This list of the best Football Manager 2023 coaches covers all categories from guiding your goalkeepers to greatness, developing the back line, keeping the ball and making your attack deadly in the final third.

Best FM23 Coaches Explained

You may have heard the term 5-star coaching, this is the star rating you see in the coaching screen. Unless you are in the top-flight and able to hire a separate coach in every category achieving 5 star coaching is unlikely.

However, by signing the best Football Manager 2023 coaches and following the steps below you should come close.

  1. Where possible only give each coach one category (High workload deters ratings)
  2. Specialise and find the best FM 2023 coaches for each category (easy using the lists below)

Find the best FM 2022 players:


FM23 Coaching Categories

With the release of FM19 came an overhaul of training and some new coaching categories. We will list the best FM 2023 coaches for all categories.

  • Goalkeeping — handling & distribution/shot stopping
  • Defending — technical/tactical
  • Possession — technical/tactical
  • Attacking — technical/tactical
  • Fitness — quickness/strength

Best Football Manager 2023 Coaches

All coaches require the following attributes; determination, level of discipline and motivation.

You should then search by specialist attributes, all key attributes we have filtered by are stated below.

Note: defending, possession and attacking are now split into technical or tactical. Fitness is still split by quickness and strength, goalkeeping by shot stopping, handling and distribution.

The ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating is how the Coaches compares to the other’s on the list. A ⭐ coach is still within the top bunch, just not as good as the guys on top of the list.

Best FM23 Goalkeeping Coaches

Key attributes: Determination, level of discipline, motivation, handling & distribution/shot stopping

⭐ RatingNameAgeClubPersonality
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Flávio Tênius58Professional
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Claudio Filippi56JuventusDriven
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Hugo Oliveira43FulhamLight-Hearted
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Gianluca Spinelli55Paris Saint-GermainResolute
⭐⭐⭐⭐Adriano Bonaiuti54InterPerfectionist
⭐⭐⭐⭐Alessandro Nista56Model Professional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Franck Raviot48Resolute
⭐⭐⭐⭐José Manuel Ochotorena61ValenciaModel Professional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Adalberto Grigioni67LazioFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Joël Bats65Spirited
⭐⭐⭐Gianluca Zappalà50InterFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Rogério Godoy51PalmeirasFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Krzysztof Dowhań66Legia WarszawaFairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐John Achterberg50LiverpoolProfessional
⭐⭐⭐José Ramón De la Fuente51BarcelonaResolute
⭐⭐⭐Patrick Foletti48Determined
⭐⭐⭐Vincenzo Sicignano47EmpoliModel Citizen
⭐⭐Carlo L'Ami55Balanced
⭐⭐Frederik Gößling44RB LeipzigBalanced
⭐⭐Wagner Miranda56Balanced
René Stam57Fairly Loyal
René Higuita55Atlético NacionalFairly Professional

Best FM 2022 Fitness Coaches

Key attributes: Determination, level of discipline, motivation, fitness

⭐ RatingNameAgeClubPersonality
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Mário Monteiro58Resolute
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Fábio Mahseredjian55Model Professional
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Anthony Colbert59Jovial
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Scott Piri53Fairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Rafel Pol35Fairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Julio Tous50Fairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Emili Ricart60Fairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Darlan Schneider58Driven
⭐⭐⭐Christos Papadopoulos57Aris LimassolDriven
⭐⭐⭐Andreas Kornmayer47LiverpoolProfessional
⭐⭐⭐Oliver Bartlett53StuttgartFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Andreas Schlumberger55LiverpoolProfessional
⭐⭐⭐Edu Pons51BarcelonaFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Domenico Borelli63AtalantaFairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐Jaume Bartrès51Deportivo GuadalajaraFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Óscar Ortega64Atlético de MadridBalanced
⭐⭐⭐Dani Romero52BarcelonaBalanced
⭐⭐⭐Fabio Ripert49InterBalanced
⭐⭐⭐Javier Mallo46Real MadridResolute
⭐⭐⭐Andrea Pertusio44JuventusFairly Determined
⭐⭐Grégory Dupont49StrasbourgModel Citizen
⭐⭐Jesús Pérez50Fairly Professional
⭐⭐Luca Trucchi56AtalantaDetermined
⭐⭐Paco De Miguel49Balanced
⭐⭐Duccio Ferrari Bravo48JuventusBalanced
⭐⭐Moisés Del Hoyo41VillarrealFairly Determined
⭐⭐Daniele Tognaccini58Fairly Professional
⭐⭐Florian Wangler42DortmundFairly Determined
⭐⭐Jens Bangsbo64AtalantaFairly Professional
Antonio Gualtieri32JuventusBalanced
Geir Kasene47LillestrømFairly Sporting
Michael Lindeman58AntalyasporFairly Determined
Davide Ranzato40LazioFairly Determined
Ivan Carminati67ZenitBalanced

Best Football Manager 2022 Defensive Coaches

Key attributes: Determination, level of discipline, motivation, defending, technical/tactical

⭐ RatingNameAgeClubPersonality
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zeljko Buvac60Dynamo MoscowSpirited
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stuart Lewis34TottenhamBalanced
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Daniele Bernazzani59InterFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Giuseppe Baresi64InterProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Bryan Klug61Ipswich TownProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Mario Cecchi52InterFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Sebastian Kegel39RB LeipzigDetermined
⭐⭐⭐Thomas Westphal50HerthaFairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐Jean-François Pien55Paris Saint-GermainFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Carsten Schiel50FC KölnFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Craig Shakespeare58NorwichProfessional
⭐⭐David Lowe56BlackburnFairly Professional

Every year we test countless tactics and review the very best. For FM22 these systems will be ranked and listed within our tactics index linked below.


Best FM2022 Possession Coaches

Key attributes: Determination, level of discipline, motivation, mental, tactical/technical

⭐ RatingNameAgeClubPersonality
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Pepijn Lijnders39LiverpoolSpirited
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stuart Lewis34TottenhamBalanced
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zeljko Buvac60Dynamo MoscowSpirited
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Daniele Bernazzani59InterFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Alex Inglethorpe50LiverpoolProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Michele Salzarulo38RomaFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐⭐Boro Primorac67Hajduk SplitProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Giuseppe Baresi64InterProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Bryan Klug61Ipswich TownProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Edd Vahid42Fairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Sebastian Kegel39RB LeipzigDetermined
⭐⭐⭐Jean-François Pien55Paris Saint-GermainFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Antonio Gómez48Fairly Ambitious
⭐⭐⭐Loris Beoni63Balanced
⭐⭐⭐Carsten Schiel50FC KölnFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Craig Shakespeare58NorwichProfessional
⭐⭐Fabio Micarelli57Fairly Professional
⭐⭐Helena Costa44Eintracht FrankfurtResolute
⭐⭐Lee Wallace34Fairly Professional

Best FM 2022 Attacking Coaches

Key attributes: Determination, level of discipline, motivation, attacking, tactical/technical

⭐ RatingNameAgeClubPersonality
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Pepijn Lijnders39LiverpoolSpirited
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stuart Lewis34TottenhamBalanced
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zeljko Buvac60Dynamo MoscowSpirited
⭐⭐⭐⭐Alex Inglethorpe50LiverpoolProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Boro Primorac67Hajduk SplitProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Bryan Klug61Ipswich TownProfessional
⭐⭐⭐⭐Les Reed69WrexhamFairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐Jean-François Pien55Paris Saint-GermainFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Neil Banfield60QPRFairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐Thomas Westphal50HerthaFairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐João Tralhão41Professional
⭐⭐⭐Loris Beoni63Balanced
⭐⭐⭐Carsten Schiel50FC KölnFairly Determined
⭐⭐⭐Fabio Micarelli57Fairly Professional
⭐⭐⭐Fábio Matias42BragantinoFairly Professional
⭐⭐Mark Kirby43Balanced
⭐⭐David Lowe56BlackburnFairly Professional
⭐⭐Fausto Salsano59Professional
⭐⭐Damien Della Santa32NiceFairly Professional
⭐⭐Brian McDermott61Fairly Loyal
⭐⭐Édson Gonzaga62Balanced
David Platt56Resolute

Your backroom staff are nearly assembled, now complete the task using our lists below. 


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