Football Manager 2026 Best Assistants

Football Manager 2026 best assistant managers

Welcome to the list of Football Manager 2026 best assistants, including over 200 top staff members that you can sign to be your right-hand man in the game.

A good "AssMan" is someone you can trust for advice before matches, during matches, team talks, scouting reports, training, and just about anything you might be struggling with.

It's also the guy you can send to press conferences in case you dread doing those. And it's the one who will step in your shoes when you go on holiday and even use the tactic you've prepared.

Date of first publication: Oct 30, 2025

All staff members listed on this list have an interest in the Assistant Manager job, even though some have a different job as their most preferred one as you can see.

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FM26 Best Assistants

Name	R	Club	Age	Job	Wage (K)	Nat
Costa, Pepe	90	-	64	Assistant Coach	0
Fraser, Jim	85	-	48	Assistant Coach	0
Bianchi, Alberto	82	Celesti	44	Director	0
Costanzi, Maurizio	81	-	67	Assistant Coach	0
Finardi, Giancarlo	81	Bergamo	70	Scout	2.65
Krawietz, Peter	81	-	53	Assistant Coach	0
Bianchessi, Mauro	80	-	61	Assistant Coach	0
Kuyumchoglu, Fernando	79	-	56	Assistant Coach	0
Mur, Antonio	79	Comerciantes	61	Assistant Coach	0.58
Hoek, Frans	79	-	68	Assistant Coach	0
Maldera, Andrea	78	Olympique de Marseille	54	Assistant Coach	7.82
Wigley, Steve	78	Fulham	63	Technical Director	5
Pol, Rafel	78	Paris SG	38	Assistant Coach	10.49
Vahid, Edd	78	-	44	Assistant Coach	0
Llano, Hernán	78	-	52	Assistant Coach	0
André Figueiredo	77	-	55	Assistant Coach	0
Mauri, Francesco	77	-	36	Assistant Coach	0
Sidnei Lobo	77	GRE	55	Assistant Coach	0.68
Barreira, Daniel	77	-	44	Assistant Coach	0
Schweizer, Martin	77	SC Freiburg II	45	Head of Youth Development	3.32
Hofmann, Steffen	77	SK Rapid	44	Managing Director	0
Ianni, Marco	77	Celesti	43	Assistant Coach	14.63
Marchena, Carlos	77	-	45	Assistant Coach	0
Pien, Jean-François	77	-	58	Assistant Coach	0
Samardžija, Tomislav	77	-	45	Assistant Coach	0
Martins, João	76	SEP	37	Assistant Coach	1.24
Salzarulo, Michele	76	Lugano	41	Assistant Coach	1.65
Paolorossi, Ariel	76	Newell's	61	Head of Youth Development	1.29
Rodrigues Gomes, Paulo Victor	76	Club América	36	Assistant Coach	1.17
Fernando Miranda	75	-	45	Assistant Coach	0
Ambrósio, Ismael	75	-	39	Assistant Coach	0
Pirès, Manuel	75	-	54	Assistant Coach	0
Eloy Pérez	75	-	60	Assistant Coach	0
Broe, Flemming	75	-	58	Assistant Coach	0
Pacheco, Juan	75	Club América	41	Coach	0.48
Broich, Thomas	75	Borussia Dortmund	44	Head of Youth Development	19.89
Wassall, Darren	75	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
Dominguez Cobo, Sergio	75	Pafos	47	Assistant Coach	3.47
Holland, Steve	75	-	55	Assistant Coach	0
Nascimento, Luís	75	-	46	Assistant Coach	0
Michels, Arno	74	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
Godinho, Lino	74	FC Porto	39	Assistant Coach	3.54
Landucci, Marco	74	Casciavit	61	Assistant Coach	17.87
Sorg, Marcus	74	Barcelona	59	Assistant Coach	13.04
Elstrup, Peter	74	Randers FC	63	Head of Youth Development	1.45
Pablo Villa	74	Aston Villa	49	Assistant Coach	10
Phelan, Mike	74	-	62	Assistant Coach	0
Gaspar, Daniel	74	Hartford	69	Assistant Coach	0.8
Geppert, Sebastian	74	-	41	Assistant Coach	0
Aranalde, Zigor	73	Watford	52	Coach	1.55
Natal, António	73	-	62	Assistant Coach	0
Larguet, Nasser	73	-	66	Assistant Coach	0
Spijkerman, Hennie	73	-	74	Assistant Coach	0
Weaver, Steve	73	-	52	Assistant Coach	0
Gritti, Tullio	73	AS Roma	66	Assistant Coach	15.45
Poveda, Ismael	73	Chelsea	47	Scout	1
Gabiña, Endika	73	-	39	Assistant Coach	0
Theiler, Jorge	73	-	61	Assistant Coach	0
Ranalli, Carlos	73	-	50	Assistant Coach	0
Sence, Philippe	73	-	62	Assistant Coach	0
Roddy, Ged	73	-	62	Assistant Coach	0
Fulco, Beniamino	73	-	40	Assistant Coach	0
Águas, Rui	72	-	65	Assistant Coach	0
Assadourian, Eric	72	-	58	Assistant Coach	0
Carlos Pracidelli	72	São Caetano	68	General Manager	0
Aspiazu, Jon	72	A	62	Assistant Coach	15.2
Imhof, Matthias	72	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
Tassotti, Mauro	72	Casciavit	65	Coach	3.9
Stuivenberg, Albert	72	Arsenal	54	Assistant Coach	30
Costa, Sérgio	72	-	51	Assistant Coach	0
Brunati, Gustavo	72	-	47	Assistant Coach	0
Gómez, Antonio	72	-	51	Assistant Coach	0
Gagliardi, Antonio	72	-	41	Assistant Coach	0
Buvac, Željko	72	Dinamo Moscow	63	General Manager	0
Banfield, Neil	72	Stevenage	63	Assistant Coach	1.5
Planchart, Carles	72	-	59	Assistant Coach	0
Ruiz, Toni	72	Olympiacos	55	Assistant Coach	0.65
Conti, Francesco	72	-	62	Assistant Coach	0
Botelho, Sérgio	72	-	50	Assistant Coach	0
Husillos, Mario	72	-	66	Assistant Coach	0
Patri	72	Getafe	48	Assistant Coach	9.12
Bonvicini, Hernán	72	A	46	Coach	6.98
Pansera, Saverio	72	-	61	Assistant Coach	0
Ianovschi, Mihaita	72	Universitatea Craiova	50	Assistant Coach	0.22
Gáspari, Jorge	72	Quilmes	66	Assistant Coach	0.38
Fabinho Moreno	72	ATP	43	Assistant Coach	0.39
Baier, Patrick	72	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
Kornetka, Lars	72	-	47	Assistant Coach	0
Farris, Massimiliano	72	Al-Hilal	54	Assistant Coach	4
Paro, Matteo	72	Bergamo	42	Assistant Coach	9.12
Bonomi, Simone	72	-	44	Assistant Coach	0
Oliva, Juan Carlos	72	Khorfakkan	60	Assistant Coach	1.9
Dempsey, Mark	72	Man Utd	61	Coach	2.5
Baldini, Stefano	72	-	50	Assistant Coach	0
Bracewell, Paul	72	Spurs	62	Coach	1
McClair, Brian	72	-	61	Assistant Coach	0
Murelli, Giacomo	72	Cagliari	61	Assistant Coach	7.94
Russo, Alejandro	72	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
Penders, Rob	71	FC Utrecht	49	Assistant Coach	2.38
Giráldez, Alberto	71	-	65	Assistant Coach	0
Jorquera, Albert	71	-	46	Assistant Coach	0
Lucius, Theo	71	PSV	48	Assistant Coach	4.41
Hulshoff, Sipke	71	Liverpool	50	Assistant Coach	35
Manusovich, Pablo	71	-	43	Assistant Coach	0
Lijnders, Pepijn	71	Man City	42	Assistant Coach	14.66
Higl, Alfons	71	-	60	Assistant Coach	0
Cordeiro, Jorge	71	FC Nantes	46	Assistant Coach	7.39
Stéphan, Guy	71	-	68	Assistant Coach	0
Stam, Koen	71	VfL Wolfsburg	38	Coach	4.97
Encinas, Alberto	71	R	43	Coach	12.96
Tralhão, João	71	Benfica	44	Assistant Coach	5.24
Alegre, Sergio	71	Al-Sadd	48	Assistant Coach	1.74
Tindall, Jason	71	Newcastle	47	Assistant Coach	15
Barbarà, Joan	71	Barcelona	58	Coach	2.32
Todorov, Svetoslav	71	Crystal Palace	46	Assistant Coach	1
Bresser, Jefta	71	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	54	Head of Youth Development	8.29
Widmayer, Rainer	71	-	58	Assistant Coach	0
Traoré, Amara	71	ASCE Linguère	59	Assistant Coach	0.05
Augusto, José	71	-	64	Assistant Coach	0
Reyes, Diego	71	-	44	Assistant Coach	0
Fröhling, Frank	71	-	47	Assistant Coach	0
Suárez, Javier	71	-	44	Assistant Coach	0
Junghans, Walter	71	FC Bayern München	66	Scout	1.32
Hély, Eric	71	FCSM	60	Assistant Coach	0.73
Cousillas, Rubén	71	Real Hispalis	68	Assistant Coach	10.25
Fernandes, Carlos	71	Man Utd	30	Assistant Coach	18
Morling, John	71	-	51	Assistant Coach	0
Pulat, Özhan	71	-	40	Assistant Coach	0
Harper, Steve	71	Newcastle	50	Head of Youth Development	5
Ooijer, André	70	PSV	50	Assistant Coach	6.48
Roach, Joe	70	Wimborne	64	Head of Youth Development	0.26
Bjørkan, Aasmund	70	Bodø/Glimt	51	Coach	1.22
Diogo Meschine	70	ATM	40	Assistant Coach	0.82
Víctor Sánchez	70	Shabab Al-Ahli	43	Assistant Coach	2.83
Ouaali, Saïd	70	-	55	Assistant Coach	0
Kisfaludy, Peter	70	-	58	Assistant Coach	0
Stellini, Cristian	70	Parthenope	51	Assistant Coach	14.72
Varrault, Cédric	70	OGC Nice	45	Assistant Coach	5
Gibbs, Nigel	70	West Brom	59	Assistant Coach	5
Moreira, Miguel	70	Borussia Dortmund	41	Scout	2.49
Madsen, Stefan	70	FC København	34	Assistant Coach	1.72
Oliveira, Tiago	70	Al-Nassr	40	Assistant Coach	2.1
Uría, Rubén	70	Villarreal	57	Assistant Coach	10
Weiss, Nate	70	VfB Stuttgart	37	Coach	4.14
Alkiza, Bittor	70	Mallorca	54	Assistant Coach	8.8
Dembélé, Siramana	70	Al-Ittihad	48	Assistant Coach	4.31
Foley, Kevin	70	Luton	40	Coach	5
Colleu, Yves	70	-	64	Assistant Coach	0
Nishimura, Ryota	70	Pachuca	40	Assistant Coach	0.84
Panchenko, Andrey	70	Krasnodar	39	Assistant Coach	0.71
Graf, Rainer	70	Hannover 96	49	Scout	1.24
Kitzbichler, Richard	70	FC Bayern München	51	Loan Manager	12.43
Campbell, Stevie	70	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
Oesen, Stefan	70	-	40	Assistant Coach	0
Del Rosso, Fabrizio	70	U.S	62	Assistant Coach	8.1
Gil, Albert	70	-	49	Assistant Coach	0
Monteiro, André	70	Wolves	46	Assistant Coach	12
García Calvo, Miguel	70	-	48	Assistant Coach	0
Mihacic, Vatroslav	70	-	57	Assistant Coach	0
de Souza, Leomir	70	-	63	Assistant Coach	0
D'Agostino, Miguel	70	-	53	Assistant Coach	0
Jones, Graeme	70	Newcastle	55	Coach	8
Painter, Marcos	70	Birmingham	38	Assistant Coach	0.75
Jones, Stuart	70	-	60	Assistant Coach	0
Hernández, Guillem	70	Paris SG	31	Assistant Coach	8
Mayol, Xavier	70	Club América	30	Assistant Coach	1
Scarchilli, Alessio	69	AS Roma	52	Scout	4.2
Angerschmid, Michael	69	Crystal Palace	51	Assistant Coach	20
Emílio Faro	69	VIT	58	Assistant Coach	0.61
Potts, Steve	69	West Ham	58	Assistant Coach	6
Zembrod, Xaver	69	Eintracht Frankfurt	58	Assistant Coach	8.29
Del Valle, Andrés	69	Querétaro	31	Assistant Coach	0.36
Vivas, Nelson	69	A	55	Assistant Coach	22.61
Steidten, Tim	69	-	46	Assistant Coach	0
Simm, Luciano	69	PAR	54	Assistant Coach	0.1
Sierksma, Jan	69	AZ	34	Assistant Coach	2.59
Hake, René	69	Feyenoord	53	Assistant Coach	6.05
García, Alex	69	Rayo Zuliano	66	Assistant Coach	0.28
Powell, Chris	69	Luton	55	Assistant Coach	5
Hammond, Dean	69	Sutton Utd	42	Assistant Coach	0.75
Orsi, Carlos	69	Barracas Central	45	Assistant Coach	0.39
Glatzer, Christoph	69	FK Austria Vienna	50	Assistant Coach	1.16
Vulcano, Luciano	69	Sunderland	37	Assistant Coach	15
Roberts, Osian	69	Como	59	Recruitment Analyst	3.18
Rathgeb, Tobias	69	VfB Stuttgart	43	Assistant Coach	3.62
Zavagnin, Kerry	69	Sporting KC	50	Assistant Coach	3.33
Little, Colin	69	Man Utd	52	Assistant Coach	1
Newman, Rob	69	-	61	Assistant Coach	0
Wright, David	69	Ipswich	45	Coach	1.5
Rergis, Eduardo	69	-	69	Assistant Coach	0
Formosinho, Ricardo	69	Benfica	68	Coach	4.13
MacFarlane, Neil	69	Brentford	47	Coach	8.5
Day, Mervyn	69	Rangers	70	Scout	3.18
O'Donnell, Richard	69	Shrewsbury	39	Assistant Coach	1.8
Niedzkowski, Daniel	69	Brighton	48	Assistant Coach	10
Real, Héctor	69	Alteños Tepa	69	Assistant Coach	0.26
Domenichini, Marco	69	-	66	Assistant Coach	0
Petty, Ben	69	Birmingham	48	Assistant Coach	3
Mooniaruck, Kalam	69	-	41	Assistant Coach	0
N'Galula, Floribert	69	FC Bayern München	38	Assistant Coach	16.57
Grossi, Gustavo	69	-	50	Assistant Coach	0
Woan, Ian	69	Nott'm Forest	57	Assistant Coach	10
Lasley, Keith	69	St Mirren	45	Managing Director	0
Micciche, Dan	69	Al-Ahli	45	Head of Youth Development	15
Cappellini, Massimiliano	69	-	54	Assistant Coach	0
Helveg, Thomas	69	OB	54	Scout	2.35
Krecidlo, David	69	VfB Stuttgart	41	Assistant Coach	12.43
Corazza, Daniele	69	-	55	Assistant Coach	0
Chatrefoux, Laurent	69	-	60	Assistant Coach	0

FAQ

I can't find all the staff members of this list on my savegame. Why?

I loaded the entire database to produce this list of FM26 best assistants. Your savegame probably has fewer staff loaded.

Where is the downloadable shortlist to import in-game?

Sorry, I don't have one. I used to share shortlists before, but people would steal them and post on other sites without my consent.