Who is better, Marta or Michels?
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 92.2 for Rinus Michels — a gap of 2.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marta vs Michels
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Marta Vieira da Silva above Rinus Michels: 95.0 vs 92.2. Marta Vieira da Silva leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance. Rinus Michels leads on Honours.
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MartaWinner
95.0Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Michels
92.2Michels wins: Honours
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva
95.0
Marta leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Michels — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Marta Vieira da Silva
2. Rinus Michels
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva89 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 17.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Michels — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | MartaActive | MichelsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Player awards | 6 | — |
| World Cup goals | 17 | — |
| Brazil caps | 200 | — |
| Brazil goals | 119 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Cups played | 6 | — |
| European Cups | — | 1 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Eredivisie titles | — | 4 |
| UEFA European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons as a manager | — | 28 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marta95.0
Michels92.2
FAQ
Where does Michels beat Marta?
Michels scores higher on honours. Marta leads on peak, dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Marta vs Michels score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marta: 95.0, Michels: 92.2.
What do you think?
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