Desmond Buckingham — Data, evidence & sources

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Desmond Buckingham

Al Kholood· Saudi Pro League · England flag England

Employed4-3-3PossessionSaudi Pro League hub →

GafferScore

71/ 100

Solid

36th percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated today

CAREER & CONTRACT RECORD NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THIS MANAGER.

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-3-3

Appointed

Not yet available

Contract expiry

—

Senior managerial experience

Not yet available

Date of birth

Not yet available

Place of birth

Not available

Tactical identity

Possession

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Saudi Pro LeagueUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	73	37th	Covered managers
Defence	71	18th	Covered managers
Pressing	71	28th	Covered managers
Possession	78	65th	Covered managers
Build-Up	77	56th	Covered managers
Transition	68	10th	Covered managers
Player Development	75	37th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	74	45th	Covered managers
GafferScore	71	36th	Covered managers

Verified career record

No verified match record is held for this manager yet. GafferLens does not estimate totals, so figures appear here only once each senior spell has been sourced.

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Al Kholood shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Desmond Buckingham (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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