Who are the Best Assistant Managers in FM21? | Find the Perfect FM21 Assistant Manager for Your Save!
Since 2012, we have taken great measures to hand you our recommendations of the best staff in Football Manager. This year is no different!
Welcome the ultimate guide to the best assistant managers in FM21!
The assistant manager is your right-hand man, who will support you in the daily management of your squad by taking care of any tasks you’d like to delegate.
His staff role responsibilities in Football Manager can expand from providing you with feedback on the team, individual players and tactics.
He can even oversee training by setting up training schedules and be highly important for player development or provide you with valuable feedback about your tactics and tactical instructions in-match.
He can even take care of all the ‘boring stuff’, like pre-match team talk, tactics brief meetings, setting up opposition instructions or attend press conferences for you!
The role of the assistant manager can be as specific or general as you wish. As you’ll notice, it’s a highly sophisticated role which requires a qualified backroom staff who you can trust.
Editor’s Pick
Our list of the best Football Manager 2021 assistant manager lets you scour through and find the most appropriate person according to your individual needs, and how you’d like to use him.
We have sorted the list by the assistant managers’ level of judging player ability first and if numbers are equal, by tactical knowledge and man-management.
The star rating is included as a subjective measurement of his overall level of skills relating to tactics, training and interaction with staff, players and media (e.g media handling style).
5 Star Assistant Managers in Football Manager 2021
| AGE | NAME | CLUB | JPA | TACT. KNOW | MAN M. | PERS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Peter Hermann | – | 18 | 14 | 14 | Prof. |
| 41 | Javier García | – | 17 | 16 | 19 | f. Det. |
| 63 | Pep Segura | – | 17 | 13 | 16 | Prof. |
| 74 | Semen Altman | – | 16 | 18 | 17 | Model Prof. |
| 48 | Peter Krawietz | Liverpool | 16 | 16 | 15 | Prof. |
| 65 | Giancarlo Finardi ** | Atalanta | 16 | 15 | 15 | Fairly Prof. |
| 54 | Carles Planchart * | Man City | 16 | 15 | 14 | Fairly Det. |
| 56 | Marco Landucci | – | 16 | 15 | 12 | Driven |
| 50 | Steve Holland | England | 15 | 16 | 14 | Prof. |
| 38 | Marco Ianni | – | 15 | 14 | 15 | F. Det. |
| 55 | Marco van Basten | – | 15 | 11 | 12 | F. Det. |
| 60 | Mauro Tassotti | Ukraine | 14 | 18 | 15 | Prof. |
| 57 | Jon Aspiazu | – | 14 | 15 | 14 | Iron Willed |
| 63 | Guy Stéphan | France | 14 | 14 | 15 | Model Citizen |
| 40 | Carlos Marchena | Sevilla B | 14 | 14 | 15 | Perfectionist |
| 48 | Giovanni Martusciello | – | 14 | 14 | 14 | Resolute |
| 71 | Brian Kidd | Man City | 14 | 13 | 14 | Resolute |
| 66 | Hermann Gerland | Bayern Munich | 14 | 12 | 17 | Driven |
| 41 | Zsolt Löw | Paris SG | 14 | 11 | 14 | Resolute |
| 62 | Johnny Metgod | U.A.E | 13 | 15 | 15 | Prof. |
| 55 | Juan Carlos Olivia | – | 13 | 13 | 14 | Prof. |
| 58 | Zeljko Buvac | Dinamo Moscow | 12 | 19 | 12 | Prof. |
Other Recommended FM21 Assistant Managers
| AGE | NAME | CLUB | JPA | TACT. KNOW | MAN M. | PERS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Sidnei Lobo | Bahia | 17 | 16 | 12 | Prof. |
| 59 | Jorge Rosário | – | 17 | 15 | 5 | F. Sporting |
| 43 | Daniel Niedzkowski | Germany U21 | 17 | 10 | 16 | Fairly Prof. |
| 38 | Nélson Oliveira | – | 17 | 10 | 14 | Fairly Prof. |
| 58 | Mauro Galvão | – | 15 | 14 | 13 | Resilient |
| 57 | Mike Phelan | Man Utd | 15 | 13 | 13 | Prof. |
| 44 | Pablo Villa | Villarreal | 15 | 10 | 16 | F. Det. |
| 56 | Raúl José | 15 | 8 | 15 | Prof. | |
| 51 | Nuno Presume | Venezuela | 14 | 16 | 14 | Balanced |
| 52 | Antonio Karmona | A. Bilbao | 14 | 16 | 11 | Spirited |
| 56 | Jorge Theiler | Mexico | 14 | 15 | 14 | F. Prof. |
| 67 | Jayme de Almeida | – | 14 | 14 | 15 | F. Det. |
| 31 | Davide Ancelotti | Everton | 14 | 14 | 14 | F. Det. |
| 56 | Wolfgang Beller | – | 14 | 14 | 13 | Balanced |
| 45 | Dimitri de Condé *** | KRC Genk | 14 | 14 | 12 | F. Prof. |
| 43 | Miguel Ángel Angulo | Valencia | 14 | 13 | 12 | Driven |
| 47 | Gustavo Barros Schelotto | 14 | 11 | 14 | F. Det. | |
| 41 | Alexandre Silva | – | 14 | 10 | 16 | F. Det. |
| 53 | João Mário **** | Braga | 14 | 10 | 15 | F. Det. |
| 34 | Alessio Lisci | Levante U19 | 14 | 10 | 13 | Balanced |
| 61 | Stanley Brard ** | Feyenoord | 14 | 8 | 18 | F. Det. |
| 62 | Ilídio Vale | Portugal | 13 | 14 | 13 | F. Prof. |
| 43 | Pep Clotet | – | 13 | 14 | 11 | F. Prof. |
| 56 | Craig Shakespeare | Aston Villa | 13 | 13 | 14 | Prof. |
| 38 | Víctor Sánchez | – | 13 | 13 | 13 | Balanced |
| 63 | Seppo Eichkorn | Schalke 04 | 13 | 12 | 15 | Balanced |
| 49 | Orlando Trustfull | – | 13 | 10 | 12 | Fairly Loyal |
| 60 | Jan Wouters | – | 12 | 16 | 14 | F. Det. |
| 40 | Johan Lange *** | Aston Villa | 12 | 13 | 15 | F. Sporting |
| 50 | Adi Viveash | Coventry | 12 | 13 | 14 | F. Prof. |
| 45 | Rui Faria **** | – | 12 | 12 | 14 | Very Loyal |
| 61 | Marco Domenichini | 11 | 15 | 14 | Balanced | |
| 45 | Flávio Tanajura | Vitoria | 10 | 13 | 15 | Resolute |
* Scout / Analyst
** Recommended Head of Youth Development
*** Recommended for Director (DoF or TD)
**** Recommended as Coach
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