Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 49% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Club Brugge KV
Jul 2017 – Oct 2026 · 109 matches
2.07 points per game in Pro League (91 matches).
Club Brugge KV with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.99 (288 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +204 above the league average under him, +219 under the others.
Most used
- B. Mechele9,027' · Elo 2,335
- H. Vanaken8,954' · Elo 2,262
- R. Vormer6,209' · Elo 1,413
- S. Denswil5,670' · Elo 1,704
- Wesley Moraes5,105' · Elo 1,776
- M. Nakamba4,534' · Elo 1,602
- B. Poulain3,915' · Elo 1,332
- E. Horvath3,150' · Elo 1,897
- Dion-Johan Cools3,133' · Elo 1,742
- J. Seys2,870' · Elo 2,311
Gent
Jul 2025 – Dec 2025 · 20 matches
1.30 points per game in Pro League (20 matches).
Gent with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.62 (149 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +28 above the league average under him, +94 under the others.
Most used
- D. Roef1,827' · Elo 2,113
- A. Ito1,560' · Elo 1,959
- S. Van der Heyden1,472' · Elo 2,131
- O. Gandelman1,444' · Elo 1,948
- M. Samoise1,399' · Elo 1,960
- W. Kanga1,380' · Elo 1,879
- M. Paskotši1,365' · Elo 2,010
- A. Kadri1,110' · Elo 1,948
- M. Delorge-Knieper1,061' · Elo 2,116
- Tiago Araújo1,017' · Elo 2,154
Standard Liege
Jan 2024 – May 2025 · 59 matches
1.05 points per game in Pro League (59 matches).
Standard Liege with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.28 (159 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −58 below the league average under him, −11 under the others.
Most used
- M. Fossey4,324' · Elo 1,858
- I. Price3,166' · Elo 2,223
- I. Hautekiet3,062' · Elo 1,915
- M. Epolo2,745' · Elo 1,851
- D. Eckert Ayensa2,697' · Elo 1,832
- H. Lawrence2,612' · Elo 1,895
- A. O'Neill2,592' · Elo 1,950
- L. Kuavita2,507' · Elo 1,634
- I. Camara2,472' · Elo 1,884
- B. Šutalo1,948' · Elo 1,788
HNK Hajduk Split
Jan 2023 – Oct 2023 · 32 matches
1.90 points per game in HNL (30 matches).
HNK Hajduk Split with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.85 (210 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +161 above the league average under him, +163 under the others.
Most used
- D. Melnjak2,717' · Elo 1,637
- M. Livaja2,642' · Elo 1,750
- F. Krovinović2,617' · Elo 1,881
- I. Lučić2,353' · Elo 1,845
- Y. Benrahou1,752' · Elo 1,598
- J. Mlakar1,705' · Elo 1,798
- E. Sahiti1,646' · Elo 1,867
- R. Pukštas1,572' · Elo 1,833
- N. Sigur1,529' · Elo 1,876
- Z. Šarlija1,071' · Elo 1,792
Shanghai SIPG
Apr 2021 – Dec 2022 · 52 matches
1.90 points per game in Super League (51 matches).
Shanghai SIPG with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.22 (166 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +181 above the league average under him, +200 under the others.
Most used
- Yan Junling4,230' · Elo 1,887
- Lu Wenjun4,110' · Elo 1,158
- Wang Shenchao3,726' · Elo 1,527
- Wei Zhen3,195' · Elo 1,891
- Paulinho2,673' · Elo 1,584
- Li Ang2,481' · Elo 1,692
- Li Shenyuan2,465' · Elo 1,622
- Oscar2,082' · Elo 1,853
- He Guan1,839' · Elo 1,589
- Cai Huikang1,763' · Elo 1,542
Antwerp
Aug 2020 – Dec 2020 · 25 matches
1.63 points per game in Pro League (19 matches).
Antwerp with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.74 (200 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +60 above the league average under him, +79 under the others.
Most used
- L. Refaelov2,077' · Elo 1,276
- R. De Laet2,070' · Elo 1,774
- J. Butez2,070' · Elo 2,348
- F. Haroun2,067' · Elo 1,298
- A. Seck2,052' · Elo 1,755
- P. Gerkens1,974' · Elo 1,780
- Dieumerci Mbokani1,900' · Elo 1,452
- M. Hongla1,725' · Elo 1,828
- S. Juklerød1,511' · Elo 1,708
- D. Batubinsika1,260' · Elo 1,656
St. Truiden
Jul 2016 – Mar 2017 · 30 matches
1.00 points per game in Pro League (30 matches).
St. Truiden with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.18 (67 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −72 below the league average under him, −6 under the others.
Most used
- Rúben Fernandes2,610' · Elo 1,365
- S. Peeters2,250' · Elo 1,463
- S. De Petter2,070' · Elo 1,353
- S. Kotysch1,710' · Elo 1,477
- P. Gerkens1,620' · Elo 1,780
- D. Dakonam1,530' · Elo 1,923
- L. Pirard1,440' · Elo 1,859
- Y. Boli1,440' · Elo 1,550
- C. Cuevas1,350' · Elo 1,815
- M. Bagayoko1,260' · Elo 1,312
Players under Ivan Leko
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- H. Lawrence+443
in 35 matches · Standard Liege
- Wesley Moraes+418
in 57 matches · Club Brugge KV
- I. Hautekiet+361
in 35 matches · Standard Liege
- I. Lučić+343
in 26 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
- Y. Benrahou+324
in 28 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
Fell most
- M. Livaja−126
in 31 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
- M. Skóraś−97
in 12 matches · Gent
- N. Kalinić−91
in 12 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
in 31 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
- M. Djenepo−78
in 15 matches · Standard Liege
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−94in 12 matches · Cercle Brugge
−68H. Vanaken2262
in 6 matches · Club Brugge KV
−65J. Pupe1719
in 5 matches · St. Truiden
−60B. Mechele2335
in 5 matches · Club Brugge KV
−59D. Verhulst1325
in 4 matches · Lokeren
Nemeses
+169M. Frigan1742
in 8 matches · KVC Westerlo
+158R. Nyakossi1735
in 3 matches · OH Leuven
+141N. Omerović1697
in 3 matches · NK Osijek
+133Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho2192
in 3 matches · Union St. Gilloise
+131O. Gandelman1948
in 5 matches · Gent
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −38
José González1591
in 4 matches · Dalian Aerbin
- −32
Felice Mazzù1803
in 10 matches · OH Leuven
- −21
Vincent Euvrard1862
in 6 matches · Standard Liege
- −21
Mario Kovačević2095
in 3 matches · NK Varazdin
- −19
Nicky Hayen2080
in 5 matches · Club Brugge KV
Nemesis coaches
- +121
David Hubert2247
in 6 matches · Union St. Gilloise
- +55
Francky Dury1489
in 8 matches · Zulte Waregem
- +49
Wouter Vrancken1950
in 8 matches · St. Truiden
- +41
Timmy Simons1741
in 5 matches · OH Leuven
- +40
Yang Chen1635
in 3 matches · Changchun Yatai
Playing style
How Ivan Leko'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 5 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.16style consistency across 5 clubs
More consistent than 49% 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.
Standard Liege59 matches
SHANGHAI SIPG52 matches
Club Brugge KV41 matches
HNK Hajduk Split30 matches
Gent20 matches