Michael Skibbe
Vissel Kobe · Head coach · Germany · Age 61
- Matches
- 416official
- on record · since Oct 2005
- Record W-D-L
- 203-81-132
- goals 658:496
- Win rate
- 49%
- home 55% · away 42%
- Points per match
- 1.66
- home 1.83 · away 1.47
- Goals per match
- 1.58: 1.19
- scored : conceded
- Verified titles
- 1
- won with 1 club
Managerial record
416 official matches · since Oct 2005All official matchesW-D-L
203-81-1321.66 pts/match · goals 658:496
203 W · 49%81 D · 19%132 L · 32%
Home216 matches
119-39-581.83 pts/match · 55% won · goals per match 1.70 : 1.09
Away200 matches
84-42-741.47 pts/match · 42% won · goals per match 1.46 : 1.30
Current job
In charge since Jan 2026
Vissel Kobe27 official matches since 10 Feb17-4-6W-D-L · 2.04 pts/match
17 W · 63%goals 43:266 L
J1 League148-3-323:14
AFC Champions League Elite107-1-217:10- Home1510-3-226:14
- Away127-1-417:12
Pts/match vs his predecessor
- Michael Skibbesince Feb 2026 · 27 matches · 17-4-62.04
- Takayuki YoshidaJul 2022 – Dec 2025 · 127 matches · 69-25-331.83
Latest run
Last 10 official · oldest → newestScore · bar = goals scored@ = away
- 2-4L@KAS
- 2-0WJEO
- 3-0W@FAG
- 1-2L@KAW
- 0-0DMAC
- 1-0W@DAE
- 3-1WNAG
- 3-2WRMF
- 2-2DURA
- 0-1LMAC
- Last match
- 0-1lost
- on 11 Nov 2026
- Last 10
- 5-2-3
- 17 of 30 points
- Goals, last 10
- 17:12
- scored : conceded
Points per match by club
13 spells · oldest → newest- 1.51
B04'05–0893 m - 1.86
GAL'08–0929 m - 1.26
SGE'09–1161 m - 1.76
ESK'1117 m - ·
BCS'124 m - 1.25
KKA'1212 m - ·
GRA'13–148 m - ·ESK'155 m
- ·
GRC'16–183 m - 1.91
BDU'19–2011 m - ·
AIN'214 m - 1.96
SAN'22–25142 m - 2.04VIS'26–27 m
2.00+1.50–1.991.00–1.49under 1.00fewer than 10 matches · pts/match, his career 1.66 · last line = official matches on record
- Career
- 1.66
- 416 matches · 203-81-132
- Best, 30+ matches
- 1.51
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen '05–08 · 93 matches
- Lowest, 30+ matches
- 1.26
- Eintracht Frankfurt '09–11 · 61 matches
What stands out
Computed from the record- 17/2717 wins in his first 27 official matches at Vissel Kobe: 2.04 pts/match, against 1.83 in Takayuki Yoshida's 127.
- 1.83Home 1.83 pts/match, away 1.47: he wins 55% of his home matches and 42% of his away matches.
- 1.51Best spell with 30+ matches on record: Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Oct 2005 – May 2008), 1.51 pts/match in 93. Lowest: Eintracht Frankfurt, 1.26 in 61.
Career timeline
12 clubs on record · 13 spells · newest first| Club | First – last match | M | W-D-L | Win % | Pts/M | Goals | GF/M | GA/M | Verified titles won there |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vissel KobeCurrent | Feb 2026 – | 27 | 17-4-6 | 63% | 2.04 | 43:26 | 1.59 | 0.96 | — |
| Sanfrecce HiroshimaPartial record | Feb 2022 – Dec 2025 | 142 | 83-29-30 | 58% | 1.96 | 258:129 | 1.82 | 0.91 | ×1J-League Cup 2022 |
| Al-Ain | Jan 2021 – Feb 2021 | 4 | 0-0-4 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | — |
| Borussia Dortmund U19 | Aug 2019 – Feb 2020 | 11 | 7-0-4 | 64% | 1.91 | 23:19 | 2.09 | 1.73 | — |
| GreecePartial record | Oct 2016 – Oct 2018 | 3 | 2-0-1 | — | — | 3:2 | — | — | — |
| Eskişehirspor | Jan 2015 – May 2015 | 5 | 3-1-1 | — | — | 6:3 | — | — | — |
| GrasshopperPartial record | Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 | 8 | 1-1-6 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | — |
| Karabükspor | Aug 2012 – Nov 2012 | 12 | 4-3-5 | 33% | 1.25 | 14:22 | 1.17 | 1.83 | — |
| Hertha BSC | Jan 2012 – Feb 2012 | 4 | 0-0-4 | — | — | 1:10 | — | — | — |
| Eskişehirspor | Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 | 17 | 9-3-5 | 53% | 1.76 | 19:15 | 1.12 | 0.88 | — |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Aug 2009 – Mar 2011 | 61 | 21-14-26 | 34% | 1.26 | 74:91 | 1.21 | 1.49 | — |
| Galatasaray | Aug 2008 – Feb 2009 | 29 | 16-6-7 | 55% | 1.86 | 53:31 | 1.83 | 1.07 | — |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Oct 2005 – May 2008 | 93 | 40-20-33 | 43% | 1.51 | 157:124 | 1.69 | 1.33 | — |
| All matches on record | Oct 2005 – Nov 2026 | 416 | 203-81-132 | 49% | 1.66 | 658:496 | 1.58 | 1.19 | ×1verified title |
Official matches on record · 3 points per win, 1 per draw · rates need 10+ matches · Partial record = matches missing from our data · Titles are verified separately, so they can pre-date the match record.
Record by competition
16 competitions · 416 matchesDomestic leagues328 matches
144-73-1111.54 pts/match · 44% won
International49 matches
29-7-131.92 pts/match · 59% won
Domestic cups38 matches
29-1-82.32 pts/match · 76% won
| Competition | With | M | W-D-L | Win % | Pts/M | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hertha BSC | 158 | 61-34-63 | 39% | 1.37 | 232:225 |
| J1 League | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vissel Kobe | 110 | 56-28-26 | 51% | 1.78 | 168:106 |
 Super Lig | Galatasaray, Eskişehirspor, Karabükspor | 50 | 24-11-15 | 48% | 1.66 | 75:60 |
 U19 Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 6 | 3-0-3 | — | — | 11:12 |
 Pro League | Al-Ain | 4 | 0-0-4 | — | — | 3:14 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10-3-3 | 63% | 2.06 | 23:13 |
 Europa League | Galatasaray, Grasshopper | 11 | 6-1-4 | 55% | 1.73 | 13:10 |
 AFC Champions League Two | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 7-1-0 | — | — | 21:5 |
 Champions League | Galatasaray, Grasshopper | 6 | 0-2-4 | — | — | 3:8 |
 UEFA Youth League | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 5 | 4-0-1 | — | — | 12:7 |
 UEFA Nations League | Greece | 2 | 1-0-1 | — | — | 1:2 |
 J-League Cup | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vissel Kobe | 19 | 14-0-5 | 74% | 2.21 | 43:18 |
 Emperor Cup | Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Vissel Kobe | 15 | 12-1-2 | 80% | 2.47 | 44:13 |
 Turkish Cup | Eskişehirspor, Karabükspor | 4 | 3-0-1 | — | — | 5:3 |
| Other competitions | 2 competitions | 2 | 2-0-0 | — | — | 4:0 |
Domestic leagueInternationalDomestic cup · Pts/M: 2.00+1.50–1.991.00–1.49under 1.00
Verified titles
1 title · 1 competition · 1 clubDomestic cups
- ×1J-League Cup2022 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
A title counts only when our database shows him on the bench in the club’s last match of that competition. There may be more.
Best & worst opponents
Minimum 4 meetingsMost faced · 
VfB Stuttgart11 meetings
4-1-6W-D-L · 1.18 pts/match · goals 12:19
| Best record | W-D-L | Goals | Pts/M |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tokyo Verdy | 6-0-0 | 15:4 | 3.00 |
 Yokohama | 4-1-0 | 10:2 | 2.60 |
 Avispa Fukuoka | 6-1-1 | 10:5 | 2.38 |
| Toughest | W-D-L | Goals | Pts/M |
|---|---|---|---|
 FC Bayern München | 1-0-7 | 8:16 | 0.38 |
| Vissel Kobe | 1-2-5 | 4:10 | 0.63 |
 Hamburger SV | 1-4-6 | 7:12 | 0.64 |
Ranked by points per match across all his clubs, official matches on record.
Matches per year
Official matches on record · 2005–2026- 9’05·
- 34’061.71
- 33’071.61
- 41’081.71
- 22’091.32
- 34’101.41
- 27’111.30
- 16’120.94
- 4’13·
- 4’14·
- 5’15·
- 1’16·
- 2’18·
- 10’192.10
- 1’20·
- 4’21·
- 21’222.00
- 9’23·
- 53’242.04
- 59’251.95
- 27’262.04
2.00+1.50–1.991.00–1.49under 1.00fewer than 10 matches on record · bar colour and bottom line = pts/match that year
- Busiest year
- 59matches
- 2025 · 35-10-14
- Best year, 30+ matches
- 2.04pts/match
- 2024 · 32-12-9 in 53
- Lowest year, 30+ matches
- 1.41pts/match
- 2010 · 14-6-14 in 34
- 2026
- 2.04pts/match
- 27 matches · 17-4-6
Matches
Latest 94 of 416 official · 56 W · 15 D · 23 L| Date | Club | Competition | V | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 26 | VIS | J-League Cup | H |  Machida Zelvia | 0-1 |
| 08 Nov 26 | VIS | J1 League | H |  Urawa Reds | 2-2 |
| 03 Nov 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC | 3-2 |
| 31 Oct 26 | VIS | J1 League | H |  Nagoya Grampus | 3-1 |
| 27 Oct 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Daejeon Citizen | 1-0 |
| 24 Oct 26 | VIS | J1 League | H | Machida Zelvia | 0-0 |
| 21 Oct 26 | VIS | J1 League | A |  Kawasaki Frontale | 1-2 |
| 18 Oct 26 | VIS | J1 League | A |  Fagiano Okayama | 3-0 |
| 14 Oct 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Jeonbuk Motors | 2-0 |
| 09 Oct 26 | VIS | J1 League | A |  Kashiwa Reysol | 2-4 |
| 23 Sep 26 | VIS | Emperor Cup | H |  Sagan Tosu | 1-0 |
| 20 Sep 26 | VIS | J1 League | A |  Gamba Osaka | 1-0 |
| 16 Sep 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Port FC | 2-1 |
| 11 Sep 26 | VIS | J1 League | H |  Kashima Antlers | 2-1 |
| 06 Sep 26 | VIS | J1 League | H |  V-Varen Nagasaki | 3-1 |
| 02 Sep 26 | VIS | J1 League | A | Tokyo Verdy | 2-0 |
| 29 Aug 26 | VIS | J1 League | H |  Cerezo Osaka | 1-0 |
| 26 Aug 26 | VIS | Emperor Cup | H |  Veroskronos Tsuno | 2-1 |
| 22 Aug 26 | VIS | J1 League | A |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-1 |
| 15 Aug 26 | VIS | J1 League | H |  FC Tokyo | 2-2 |
| 08 Aug 26 | VIS | J1 League | A | Avispa Fukuoka | 1-0 |
| 20 Apr 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Al Ahli | 1-2 |
| 16 Apr 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Al Sadd | pens3-3 |
| 11 Mar 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Seoul | 2-1 |
| 04 Mar 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | A | Seoul | 1-0 |
| 17 Feb 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0-1 |
| 10 Feb 26 | VIS | AFC Champions League Elite | H | Seoul | 2-0 |
| 10 Dec 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Shanghai Shenhua | 1-0 |
| 06 Dec 25 | SAN | J1 League | H |  Shonan Bellmare | 2-1 |
| 30 Nov 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Kawasaki Frontale | 2-1 |
| 25 Nov 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Chengdu Rongcheng | 1-1 |
| 16 Nov 25 | SAN | Emperor Cup | A | Vissel Kobe | 0-2 |
| 08 Nov 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Urawa Reds | 3-0 |
| 04 Nov 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Gangwon | 1-0 |
| 01 Nov 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | A | Kashiwa Reysol | 3-1 |
| 25 Oct 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-3 |
| 21 Oct 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Ulsan HD | 0-1 |
| 17 Oct 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | FC Tokyo | 0-0 |
| 12 Oct 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | H | Yokohama | 2-1 |
| 08 Oct 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | A | Yokohama | 2-0 |
| 04 Oct 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Machida Zelvia | 2-1 |
| 30 Sep 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Elite | H |  Shanghai Port | 1-1 |
| 27 Sep 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 |
| 23 Sep 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-0 |
| 16 Sep 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Elite | A |  Melbourne City | 2-0 |
| 12 Sep 25 | SAN | J1 League | H |  Kyoto Sanga | 1-1 |
| 07 Sep 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | H | Shonan Bellmare | 4-1 |
| 03 Sep 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | A | Shonan Bellmare | 2-3 |
| 31 Aug 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 |
| 27 Aug 25 | SAN | Emperor Cup | A | Nagoya Grampus | 4-2 |
| 23 Aug 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Tokyo Verdy | 3-0 |
| 20 Aug 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 |
| 16 Aug 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Gamba Osaka | 1-0 |
| 10 Aug 25 | SAN | J1 League | H |  Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-0 |
| 06 Aug 25 | SAN | Emperor Cup | H | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3-0 |
| 20 Jul 25 | SAN | J1 League | A |  Albirex Niigata | 2-0 |
| 16 Jul 25 | SAN | Emperor Cup | H |  Fujieda MYFC | 5-2 |
| 05 Jul 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Fagiano Okayama | 1-0 |
| 02 Jul 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 |
| 28 Jun 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 |
| 22 Jun 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Yokohama | 4-0 |
| 14 Jun 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Kashima Antlers | 1-1 |
| 11 Jun 25 | SAN | Emperor Cup | H |  Brew Saga | 3-1 |
| 08 Jun 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | H | Avispa Fukuoka | pens2-1 |
| 04 Jun 25 | SAN | J-League Cup | A | Avispa Fukuoka | 0-1 |
| 31 May 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Kawasaki Frontale | 1-2 |
| 25 May 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | FC Tokyo | 3-0 |
| 17 May 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Tokyo Verdy | 2-1 |
| 11 May 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Gamba Osaka | 1-0 |
| 07 May 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Shonan Bellmare | 1-0 |
| 03 May 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 |
| 29 Apr 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Albirex Niigata | 0-1 |
| 25 Apr 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Urawa Reds | 0-1 |
| 20 Apr 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 |
| 12 Apr 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Fagiano Okayama | 0-1 |
| 06 Apr 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Cerezo Osaka | 2-1 |
| 02 Apr 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Kashima Antlers | 1-0 |
| 29 Mar 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Kyoto Sanga | 0-1 |
| 16 Mar 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-1 |
| 02 Mar 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Yokohama | 1-0 |
| 26 Feb 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-1 |
| 23 Feb 25 | SAN | J1 League | H | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-0 |
| 19 Feb 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Two | H |  Thép Xanh Nam Định | 4-0 |
| 16 Feb 25 | SAN | J1 League | A | Machida Zelvia | 2-1 |
| 12 Feb 25 | SAN | AFC Champions League Two | A | Thép Xanh Nam Định | 3-0 |
| 08 Feb 25 | SAN | Super Cup | A | Vissel Kobe | 2-0 |
| 08 Dec 24 | SAN | J1 League | A | Gamba Osaka | 1-3 |
| 05 Dec 24 | SAN | AFC Champions League Two | H |  Eastern | 4-1 |
| 01 Dec 24 | SAN | J1 League | H |  Consadole Sapporo | 5-1 |
| 28 Nov 24 | SAN | AFC Champions League Two | A |  Kaya | 1-1 |
| 10 Nov 24 | SAN | J1 League | A | Urawa Reds | 0-3 |
| 07 Nov 24 | SAN | AFC Champions League Two | A |  Sydney | 1-0 |
| 03 Nov 24 | SAN | J1 League | H | Kyoto Sanga | 0-1 |
| 23 Oct 24 | SAN | AFC Champions League Two | H | Sydney | 2-1 |
Score is his team first, green = won, amber = drawn, red = lost · the 94 most recent official matches on record, since 23 Oct 2024
Records & runs
Last 94 official · since Oct 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima · Vissel Kobe94 matches
56-15-23W-D-L · 1.95 pts/match · goals 148:83
- Biggest win
- 5-1
- v Consadole Sapporo · 1 Dec 2024
- Heaviest defeat
- 0-32 times
- at Yokohama F. Marinos · 25 Oct 2025
- Longest winning run
- 8matches
- 26 Aug – 23 Sep 2026
- Longest unbeaten run
- 10matches
- 7 Sep – 17 Oct 2025
- Longest unbeaten league run
- 7matches
- 23 Aug – 17 Oct 2025
- Longest winless run
- 4matches
- 12 Apr – 29 Apr 2025
- Clean sheets
- 35of 94
- 37% of matches
- Failed to score
- 19of 94
- 20% of matches
About Michael Skibbe
Michael Skibbe has 1 trophy as a manager on record: 1 cup.
Personal information
Head coach- Born
- · age 61
- Nationality
- Germany
- Current club
- Vissel Kobe · since 1 Jan 2026
How we count
- Matches
- Official only · 19 friendlies left out
- First match on record
- · Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Points per match
- 3 per win, 1 per draw
Official matches on record in the GioScore database · updated