Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based · low-block
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Nantes
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 · 15 matches
0.73 points per game in Ligue 1 (15 matches).
Nantes with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.96 (120 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −164 below the league average under him, −102 under the others.
Most used
- K. Amian1,350' · Elo 1,801
- C. Awaziem1,336' · Elo 1,829
- Anthony Lopes1,259' · Elo 1,839
- T. Tati1,235' · Elo 1,748
- M. Abline1,157' · Elo 1,941
- J. Mwanga930' · Elo 1,873
- Louis Leroux926' · Elo 1,779
- N. Cozza837' · Elo 1,833
- Kwon Hyeok-Kyu764' · Elo 1,671
- J. Lepenant739' · Elo 1,785
Dunkerque
Sept 2023 – May 2025 · 77 matches
1.48 points per game in Ligue 2 (67 matches).
Dunkerque with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.03 (121 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +40 above the league average under him, −78 under the others.
Most used
- E. Bardeli5,930' · Elo 1,786
- Opa Sanganté5,826' · Elo 1,681
- G. Courtet4,282' · Elo 1,654
- A. Georgen3,433' · Elo 1,760
- B. Youssouf3,428' · Elo 1,682
- Gessime Yassine3,318' · Elo 2,110
- V. Sasso3,116' · Elo 1,656
- N. Skyttä2,709' · Elo 1,873
- Abner2,628' · Elo 1,711
- Y. Bilingi2,526' · Elo 1,513
Benfica B
Aug 2022 – May 2023 · 34 matches
1.12 points per game in Segunda Liga (34 matches).
Benfica B with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.39 (183 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +59 above the league average under him, +42 under the others.
Most used
- Rafael Rodrigues2,790' · Elo 1,839
- Henrique Pereira2,520' · Elo 1,575
- C. Ndour2,430' · Elo 2,142
- Diogo Capitão2,430' · Elo 1,499
- A. Bajrami2,070' · Elo 1,870
- Samuel Soares1,800' · Elo 2,057
- João Tomé1,800' · Elo 1,595
- Gerson Sousa1,710' · Elo 1,611
- Pedro Santos1,710' · Elo 1,682
- Ž. Jevšenak1,710' · Elo 1,671
Players under Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- J. Anziani+614
in 31 matches · Dunkerque
- N. Skyttä+611
in 36 matches · Dunkerque
- E. Bardeli+537
in 70 matches · Dunkerque
- Gessime Yassine+453
in 55 matches · Dunkerque
- E. Bah+435
in 18 matches · Dunkerque
Fell most
- Anthony Lopes−142
in 14 matches · Nantes
in 25 matches · Dunkerque
- Y. El-Arabi−79
in 13 matches · Nantes
- Y. Bammou−68
in 33 matches · Dunkerque
- M. Abline−65
in 15 matches · Nantes
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−58M. Youssouf1411
in 3 matches · Ajaccio
−45K. Boutaïb1373
in 3 matches · PAU
−43S. Beusnard1558
in 4 matches · PAU
−43H. Saivet1629
in 4 matches · Clermont Foot
−40J. Gaspar1537
in 3 matches · PAU
Nemeses
+111A. Larose1760
in 3 matches · Annecy
+96S. Soumano1844
in 4 matches · Lorient
+87T. Meynadier1674
in 3 matches · Bastia
+87J. Janneh1617
in 4 matches · Bastia
+85Y. Demoncy1612
in 5 matches · Annecy
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −27
Nicolas Usaï1770
in 4 matches · PAU
- −26
Sylvain Ripoll1608
in 3 matches · Guingamp
- −24
in 4 matches · Auxerre
Nemesis coaches
- +116
S. Le Mignan1751
in 6 matches · Metz
- +55
Stéphane Gilli1922
in 5 matches · Paris FC
- +48
Didier Santini1813
in 3 matches · Rodez
- +43
Laurent Guyot1794
in 3 matches · Annecy
- +23
Stéphane Dumont1801
in 3 matches · Estac Troyes
Playing style
How Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.