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Devising the best tactics and recruiting the most talented players isn’t enough to win the lot in Football Manager 26. You’ll still need to hire the right staff and coaches to bring your plans to fruition and steer player development in the correct direction. That said, scouting players is considerably easier than finding efficient staff members. So, if you’re looking for excellent options across all departments, check out our shortlists for the best coaches in FM26.
Best Coaches in FM26
Our picks for the best coaches in FM26 are all rated 4-stars and above, with some having further room for development. As always, remember to assign each coach to only one training area at a time to get the best results.
Best Goalkeeping Coaches in FM26
| Name | Age | Nationality | Type | Club | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Filippi | 60 | Italy | Shot-Stopping | Casciavit Milano (AC Milan) | £4,500 |
| Adriano Bonaiuti | 58 | Italy | Shot-Stopping | Free Agent | 0 |
| Taffarel | 59 | Brazil | Shot-Stopping | Free Agent | 0 |
| Kryzstof Dowhan | 69 | Poland | Shot-Stopping | Legia | £940 |
| John Actherberg | 53 | Netherlands | Shot-Stopping | Free Agent | 0 |
| Jose Manuel Ochotorena | 64 | Spain | Shot-Stopping | Valencia | £1,700 |
| Silvino Louro | 66 | Portugal | Shot-Stopping | Free Agent | 0 |
| Gerry Ehrmann | 66 | Germany | Shot-Stopping | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | £830 |
| Vincenzo Sicignano | 50 | Italy | Shot-Stopping | Bologna | £3,300 |
| Rene Stam | 60 | Netherlands | Shot-Stopping | DHC | £100 |
| Rogerio Godoy | 54 | Brazil | Handling and Distribution | SEP | £550 |
| Rui Barbosa | 51 | Portugal | Handling and Distribution | Free Agent | 0 |
| Xabier Mancisidor | 55 | Spain | Handling and Distribution | Manchester City | £20k |
| Gianluca Spinelli | 58 | Italy | Handling and Distribution | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £3,600 |
| Omer Akcay | 30 | Turkey | Handling and Distribution | Free Agent | 0 |
| Tom Porter | 29 | Canada | Handling and Distribution | Free Agent | 0 |
| Tomaz Vidmar | 34 | Slovenia | Handling and Distribution | Free Agent | 0 |
| Franck Raviot | 51 | France | Handling and Distribution | Free Agent | 0 |
| Xavi Valero | 52 | Spain | Handling and Distribution | Liverpool | £7,000 |
| Eric Steele | 71 | England | Handling and Distribution | Free Agent | 0 |
Best Defensive Coaches in FM26
| Name | Age | Nationality | Type | Club | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiseppe Baresi | 67 | Italy | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £3,000 |
| Daniele Baldini | 61 | Italy | Tactical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Daniele Bernazzani | 62 | Italy | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £3,200 |
| Mario Cecchi | 55 | Italy | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £6,000 |
| Ricky Sbragia | 69 | Scotland | Tactical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Paulinho Santos | 54 | Portugal | Tactical | FC Porto | £2,400 |
| Mauro Tassotti | 65 | Italy | Tactical | Casciavit Milano (AC Milan) | £3,900 |
| Jonh Terry | 44 | England | Tactical | Chelsea | £3,000 |
| Kolo Toure | 44 | Ivory Coast | Tactical | Manchester City | £10k |
| Dario Dainelli | 46 | Italy | Tactical | Pisa | £3,900 |
| Fabio Mahseredijan | 58 | Brazil | Technical | SAN | £370 |
| Rodolfo Borrell | 54 | Spain | Technical | Austin FC | 0 |
| Wellington Vero | 67 | Brazil | Technical | Trem | £130 |
| Chris Brass | 49 | England | Technical | Nottingham Forest | £5,000 |
| Javier Pinola | 42 | Argentina | Technical | 1. FC Nurnberg | £1,900 |
| Victor Onopko | 55 | Russia | Technical | Rostov | £640 |
| Mark Dempsey | 61 | England | Technical | Manchester United | £2,500 |
| John Comitis | 61 | South Africa | Technical | Cape Town City | 0 |
| Gianni Picchioni | 60 | Italy | Technical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Kevin O’Connor | 43 | Ireland | Technical | Brentford | £8,000 |
Best Possession Coaches in FM26
| Name | Age | Nationality | Type | Club | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiseppe Baresi | 67 | Italy | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £3,000 |
| Daniele Bernazzani | 62 | Italy | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £3,200 |
| Kristjaan Speakman | 46 | England | Tactical | Sunderland | £13.5k |
| Daniele Baldini | 61 | Italy | Tactical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Mario Cecchi | 55 | Italy | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £6,000 |
| Warren Joyce | 60 | England | Tactical | Nottingham Forest | £3,500 |
| Carl Darlington | 43 | Wales | Tactical | Everton | £2,000 |
| Mark Chamberlain | 63 | England | Tactical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Ivan Carminati | 70 | Italy | Tactical | Zenit | £530 |
| Alex Inglethorpe | 53 | England | Tactical | Liverpool | £12.5k |
| Aitor Unzue | 33 | Spain | Tactical | Genoa | £5,300 |
| Flavio Tenius | 61 | Brazil | Tactical | Fluminese | £490 |
| Nate Weiss | 37 | USA | Technical | Stuttgart | £4,100 |
| Taffarel | 59 | Brazil | Technical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Fabian Otte | 34 | Germany | Technical | Tottenham Hotspur | £8,500 |
| Silvino Morais | 59 | Portugal | Technical | Free Agent | 0 |
| John Achterberg | 53 | Netherlands | Technical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Rodolfo Borrell | 54 | Spain | Technical | Austin FC | 0 |
| Martin Vaniak | 54 | Czech Republic | Technical | Opava | £1,000 |
| Silvino Louro | 66 | Portugal | Technical | Free Agent | 0 |
Best Attacking Coaches in FM26
| Name | Age | Nationality | Type | Club | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Borrell | 54 | Spain | Tactical | Austin FC | 0 |
| Giuseppe Baresi | 67 | Spain | Tactical | Blu-Neri Milano (Inter) | £3,000 |
| Fabio Mahseredjian | 58 | Brazil | Tactical | SAN | £370 |
| Kristjaan Speakman | 46 | England | Tactical | Sunderland | £13.5k |
| Pedro Sallaberry | 56 | Argentina | Tactical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Alex Inglethorpe | 53 | England | Tactical | Liverpool | £12.5k |
| Kevin Ball | 60 | England | Tactical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Aasmund Bjorka | 52 | Norway | Tactical | FK Bodo/Glimt | £1,200 |
| Jeffrey Talan | 53 | Netherlands | Tactical | Bali United | £620 |
| John Comitis | 61 | South Africa | Tactical | Cape Town City | 0 |
| Nate Weiss | 37 | USA | Technical | Stuttgart | £4,100 |
| Maurizio Trombetta | 62 | Italy | Technical | Casciavit Milano (AC Milano) | £4,800 |
| Alberto Encinas | 43 | Spain | Technical | Real Madrid | £12,900 |
| Ruben Sosa | 59 | Uruguay | Technical | Nacional | £290 |
| Luis Redher | 60 | Peru | Technical | Union Huaral | £70 |
| Eder Alexio | 68 | Brazil | Technical | Atletico Mineiro | £550 |
| Guido Burgstaller | 36 | Austria | Technical | SK Rapid | £850 |
| Oliver Neuville | 52 | Germany | Technical | Borussia Monchengladbach | £5,800 |
| Gianni Picchioni | 60 | Italy | Technical | Free Agent | 0 |
| Branko Jelic | 48 | Serbia | Technical | Subiaco FC | £30 |
Best Fitness Coaches in FM26
| Name | Age | Nationality | Club | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Hafelinger | 40 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Holger Broich | 50 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Antonio Pintus | 62 | Italy | Real Madrid | £4,700 |
| Oscar Ortega | 67 | Uruguay | Tigres | £570 |
| Rainer Schrey | 66 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Lorenzo Buenaventura | 62 | Spain | Manchester City | £18k |
| Julio Tous | 53 | Spain | Barcelona | £5,300 |
| Andrea Pertusio | 47 | Italy | Juventus | £2,600 |
| Walter Gferer | 52 | Austria | Bayern Munich | £24.8k |
| Shad Forsythe | 52 | USA | Sunderland | £4,000 |
| Ismael Camenforte | 41 | Spain | Real Madrid | £5,600 |
| Telmo Sousa | 52 | Portugal | FC Porto | £5,600 |
| Scott Piri | 56 | USA | Free Agent | 0 |
| Paolo Rongoni | 53 | Italy | Free Agent | 0 |
| Simon Bitcon | 43 | England | Manchester City | £5,000 |
| David Dorrian | 61 | Northern Island | Bangor | £50 |
| Nicolas Mayer | 43 | France | Free Agent | 0 |
| Domenico Borelli | 66 | Italy | AS Roma | £3,000 |
| Marcio Sampaio | 46 | Portugal | Al-Nassr | £770 |
| Jaume Bartres | 54 | Spain | Free Agent | 0 |
Best Set Piece Coaches in FM26
| Name | Age | Nationality | Club | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Krawietz | 53 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Toni Tapalovic | 44 | Croatia | Barcelona | £9,100 |
| Anthony Barry | 39 | England | Free Agent | £16k |
| Nicolas Jover | 43 | France | Arsenal | £16k |
| Aaron Danks | 42 | England | Bayern Munich | £16.5k |
| Orjan Heiberg | 32 | Norway | Strommen I | £500 |
| Mads Butterell | 40 | Denmark | Free Agent | 0 |
| Lars Kreuter | 48 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Armin Reulecke | 65 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Lars Voßler | 49 | Germany | Freiburg | £8,200 |
| Sergio Alegre | 48 | Spain | Al-Sadd | 0 |
| Sebastian Boing | 48 | Germany | Union Berlin | £3,300 |
| Bernardo Cueva | 59 | Mexico | Chelsea | £8,000 |
| D. Brennan | 59 | England | Tottenham Hotspur | £3,300 |
| Alex Clapham | 36 | England | Borussia Dortmund | £5,800 |
| Austin McPhee | 45 | Scotland | Aston Villa | £5,000 |
| Alexander Zickler | 51 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Rainer Widmayer | 58 | Germany | Free Agent | 0 |
| Robert Kovac | 51 | Croatia | Borussia Dortmund | £8,200 |
| Gianni Vo | 72 | Italy | Watford | £2,000 |
And that wraps up our guide on the best coaches in Football Manager 26. Which staff members did you end up recruiting? Be sure to let us know in the comments.
Who are the best defensive coaches in FM26?
The best defensive coaches in Football Manager 26 include Giuseppe Baresi, Daniele Baldini, Kolo Toure, and John Terry.
Who are the best attacking coaches in FM26?
The best attacking coaches in the game are Rodolfo Borrell, Fabio Mahseredjian, and Kevin Ball, among others.
Who are the best set piece coaches in FM26?
Peter Krawietz, Anthony Barry, and Nicolas Jover are the best set piece coaches in FM26.
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