Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 14% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Dinamo Zagreb
Aug 2025 – Oct 2026 · 62 matches
2.33 points per game in HNL (45 matches).
Dinamo Zagreb with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.09 (105 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +345 above the league average under him, +306 under the others.
Most used
- J. Mišić4,766' · Elo 2,075
- S. McKenna4,526' · Elo 2,104
- D. Beljo4,358' · Elo 2,131
- Sergi Domínguez4,261' · Elo 2,097
- M. Valinčić3,407' · Elo 2,085
- A. Hoxha3,272' · Elo 2,044
- M. Zajc3,195' · Elo 1,974
- L. Stojković3,135' · Elo 2,114
- Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf3,018' · Elo 2,012
- M. Lisica2,827' · Elo 1,994
NK Slaven Belupo
Sept 2024 – May 2025 · 31 matches
1.52 points per game in HNL (31 matches).
NK Slaven Belupo with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.05 (151 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −89 below the league average under him, −129 under the others.
Most used
- I. Sušak2,754' · Elo 1,648
- T. Božić2,484' · Elo 1,379
- D. Kovačić2,445' · Elo 1,523
- L. Lučić2,342' · Elo 1,616
- A. Grgić2,276' · Elo 1,451
- A. Bosec1,933' · Elo 1,537
- L. Crepulja1,912' · Elo 1,411
- I. Nestorovski1,804' · Elo 1,555
- A. Liber1,755' · Elo 1,555
- I. Dolček1,616' · Elo 1,656
NK Varazdin
Jul 2022 – Feb 2024 · 59 matches
1.22 points per game in HNL (59 matches).
NK Varazdin with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (165 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −134 below the league average under him, −101 under the others.
Most used
- O. Zelenika5,174' · Elo 1,733
- L. Jelenić4,350' · Elo 1,714
- J. Pëllumbi3,673' · Elo 1,560
- F. Brodić3,641' · Elo 1,613
- M. Šego3,222' · Elo 1,896
- A. Elezi3,064' · Elo 1,555
- M. Pilj2,773' · Elo 1,473
- T. Teklić2,741' · Elo 1,760
- J. Stanić2,560' · Elo 1,887
- I. Postonjski2,101' · Elo 1,750
Players under Mario Kovačević
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
Fell most
- I. Bennacer−100
in 18 matches · Dinamo Zagreb
- M. Pilj−99
in 45 matches · NK Varazdin
- D. Puclin−67
in 21 matches · NK Varazdin
- K. Bručić−52
in 10 matches · NK Varazdin
in 5 matches · NK Slaven Belupo
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−84S. Goričan1613
in 12 matches · Istra 1961
−78B. Petković1849
in 8 matches · Dinamo Zagreb
−77I. Banić1613
in 8 matches · HNK Gorica
−75D. Čop1327
in 10 matches · HNK Rijeka
−67I. Dolček1656
in 4 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
Nemeses
+146M. Bulat1430
in 3 matches · Vukovar
+143M. Tadić1361
in 3 matches · Vukovar
+143L. Banovec1550
in 6 matches · NK Slaven Belupo
- +142
T. Jukic1628
in 4 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
+142D. Bukvić1765
in 12 matches · NK Osijek
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −101
Silvijo Čabraja1613
in 11 matches · NK Slaven Belupo
- −44
Damir Čanadi1323
in 3 matches · Sibenik
- −30
Mario Gregurina1487
in 5 matches · NK Slaven Belupo
- −29
Mario Carević1568
in 8 matches · HNK Gorica
- −16
Nikola Šafarić1751
in 8 matches · NK Varazdin
Nemesis coaches
- +78
Nikica Jelavić1591
in 5 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
- +78
in 3 matches · Vukovar
- +37
Mislav Karoglan1693
in 3 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
- +37
Radomir Đalović1755
in 3 matches · HNK Rijeka
- +36
Ivan Leko2273
in 3 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
Playing style
How Mario Kovačević's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.21style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 14% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Dinamo Zagreb60 matches
NK Varazdin58 matches
NK Slaven Belupo30 matches