Comparing Lionel Messi’s stats under each of his 11 club managers
Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest player to ever kick a ball, and he has unsurprisingly played for some world-class managers. We’ve decided to take a look at how he’s performed under each of them.
In his glittering career spanning over 15 years at Barcelona and now PSG, the Argentine superstar has played under 11 different club managers, contributing over 1000 goals and assists and winning nearly every trophy possible.
Using Transfermarkt, we have taken a look at his record under each of these managers in all competitions.
Frank Rijkaard
Games: 110
Starts: 84
Sub appearances: 26
Goals: 42
Assists: 26
Penalties scored: 5
Minutes per goal: 175.4
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 199.1
Minutes per goal or assist: 108.3
Pep Guardiola
Games: 219
Starts: 192
Sub appearances: 27
Goals: 211
Assists: 92
Penalties scored: 25
Minutes per goal: 86
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 97.5
Minutes per goal or assist: 59.9
🔵🔴 Iconic display by Leo Messi in 2011 #UCL final at Wembley ⚽️#MondayMotivation | @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/gFdiIGRndU
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) July 20, 2020
Jordi Roura
Games: 15
Starts: 14
Sub appearances: 1
Goals: 18
Assists: 4
Penalties scored: 2
Minutes per goal: 71.1
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 80
Minutes per goal or assist: 58.1
Tito Vilanova
Games: 35
Starts: 30
Sub appearances: 5
Goals: 42
Assists: 13
Penalties scored: 3
Minutes per goal: 66.4
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 71.5
Minutes per goal or assist: 50.7
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Tata Martino
Games: 46
Starts: 43
Sub appearances: 3
Goals: 41
Assists: 15
Penalties scored: 8
Minutes per goal: 91.2
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 113.3
Minutes per goal or assist: 66.8
Luis Enrique
Games: 158
Starts: 153
Sub appearances: 5
Goals: 153
Assists: 76
Penalties scored: 19
Minutes per goal: 90.3
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 103.2
Minutes per goal or assist: 60.3
Four years to the day since Messi destroyed Jerome Boateng’s ankles. pic.twitter.com/DC4UKRl1Uo
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) May 6, 2019
Ernesto Valverde
Games: 124
Starts: 109
Sub appearances: 15
Goals: 112
Assists: 51
Penalties scored: 10
Minutes per goal: 90.5
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 99.4
Minutes per goal or assist: 62.2
Quique Setien
Games: 24
Starts: 24
Sub appearances: 0
Goals: 15
Assists: 19
Penalties scored: 3
Minutes per goal: 144
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 180
Minutes per goal or assist: 63.5
Ronald Koeman
Games: 47
Starts: 45
Sub appearances: 2
Goals: 38
Assists: 16
Penalties scored: 7
Minutes per goal: 111.1
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 136.1
Minutes per goal or assist: 78.1
MAGIC FROM MESSI! 🤯🙌
A moment of absolute genius, vintage Barcelona, and they're now well on their way to picking up another Copa del Rey trophy 🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/SWWOhMEIkB
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) April 17, 2021
Mauricio Pochettino
Games: 34
Starts: 32
Sub appearances: 2
Goals: 11
Assists: 16
Penalties scored: 2
Minutes per goal: 261.1
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 319.1
Minutes per goal or assist: 106.4
Christoph Galtier
Games: 41
Starts: 41
Sub appearances: 0
Goals: 21
Assists: 20
Penalties scored: 0
Minutes per goal: 173.0
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 173.0
Minutes per goal or assist: 88.7
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