Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 58% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Al-Wasl FC
Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 · 19 matches
1.92 points per game in Pro League (13 matches).
Al-Wasl FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.10 (60 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +239 above the league average under him, +184 under the others.
Most used
- Adryelson1,526' · Elo 2,131
- Pedro Malheiro1,507' · Elo 2,067
- Hugo1,460' · Elo 2,061
- Ali Saleh1,448' · Elo 1,948
- S. Bouftini1,393' · Elo 1,953
- N. Giménez1,275' · Elo 1,952
- Serginho1,239' · Elo 1,918
- S. Sidibe1,189' · Elo 1,967
- R. Tapia1,153' · Elo 1,936
- Fábio Lima1,108' · Elo 1,901
Al-Nassr
Aug 2023 – Sept 2024 · 54 matches
2.35 points per game in Saudi Pro League (37 matches).
Al-Nassr with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.14 (166 matches, 12 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +376 above the league average under him, +241 under the others.
Most used
- S. Mané4,192' · Elo 2,241
- Cristiano Ronaldo4,156' · Elo 1,844
- Otávio3,923' · Elo 2,259
- M. Brozović3,888' · Elo 2,238
- Aymeric Laporte3,672' · Elo 2,458
- Sultan Al Ghannam3,302' · Elo 2,268
- Abdullah Al Khaibari3,291' · Elo 2,251
- Alex Telles2,968' · Elo 1,925
- Talisca2,400' · Elo 2,248
- Ali Lajami2,372' · Elo 2,250
Botafogo
Apr 2022 – Jun 2023 · 66 matches
1.66 points per game in Série A (50 matches).
Botafogo with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.38 (186 matches, 15 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +10 above the league average under him, +34 under the others.
Most used
- V. Cuesta4,598' · Elo 1,593
- Tchê Tchê4,095' · Elo 1,785
- Adryelson3,435' · Elo 2,131
- Victor Sá3,079' · Elo 1,877
- R. Fernández3,059' · Elo 1,628
- Tiquinho Soares2,964' · Elo 1,610
- Eduardo2,678' · Elo 1,624
- Lucas Perri2,562' · Elo 2,185
- Marçal2,558' · Elo 1,675
- Lucas Fernandes2,544' · Elo 1,612
Shakhtar Donetsk
Jul 2019 – May 2021 · 78 matches
2.33 points per game in Premier League (57 matches).
Shakhtar Donetsk with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.47 (169 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +359 above the league average under him, +335 under the others.
Most used
- M. Matvienko5,514' · Elo 2,181
- Dodô5,404' · Elo 2,112
- Júnior Moraes4,960' · Elo 1,476
- Alan Patrick4,884' · Elo 1,808
- T. Stepanenko4,610' · Elo 1,485
- S. Kryvtsov4,500' · Elo 1,959
- Marlos4,302' · Elo 1,506
- Taison4,283' · Elo 1,708
- Tetê4,167' · Elo 1,902
- A. Pyatov3,510' · Elo 1,377
Vitória SC
Aug 2018 – May 2019 · 35 matches
1.53 points per game in Primeira Liga (34 matches).
Vitória SC with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.42 (151 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +7 above the league average under him, −5 under the others.
Most used
- Pedro Henrique2,958' · Elo 1,457
- Davidson2,720' · Elo 1,659
- A. Wakaso2,705' · Elo 1,282
- Tozé2,605' · Elo 1,713
- Y. Osorio2,520' · Elo 1,857
- F. Sacko2,517' · Elo 1,679
- Rafa Soares2,369' · Elo 1,891
- Alexandre Guedes2,202' · Elo 1,531
- Unknown (41141)2,070' · Elo 1,672
- Mattheus Oliveira1,657' · Elo 1,704
Chaves
Aug 2017 – May 2018 · 35 matches
1.38 points per game in Primeira Liga (34 matches).
Chaves with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.10 (51 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +21 above the league average under him, +2 under the others.
Most used
- Paulinho3,050' · Elo 1,510
- Pedro Tiba2,790' · Elo 1,447
- Domingos Duarte2,766' · Elo 1,970
- N. Maraš2,655' · Elo 1,694
- R. Bressan2,601' · Elo 1,151
- Davidson2,457' · Elo 1,659
- William Alves2,266' · Elo 1,513
- Matheus Pereira2,241' · Elo 2,111
- Djavan1,931' · Elo 1,412
- Jefferson1,891' · Elo 1,249
Players under Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Hugo+486
in 48 matches · Al-Wasl FC
- Adryelson+454
in 57 matches · Al-Wasl FC
- Lucas Perri+450
in 28 matches · Botafogo
- Erison+439
in 22 matches · Botafogo
- N. Maraš+420
in 30 matches · Chaves
Fell most
- Davidson−147
in 69 matches · Vitória SC
- S. Kryvtsov−87
in 50 matches · Shakhtar Donetsk
- A. Pyatov−59
in 39 matches · Shakhtar Donetsk
in 41 matches · Al-Nassr
- João Patrão−42
in 13 matches · Chaves
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−66J. Tagueu1336
in 3 matches · Maritimo
−64Edgar Costa888
in 4 matches · Maritimo
−56Bebeto1497
in 3 matches · Maritimo
−55F. Di Franco1390
in 5 matches · Dnipro-1
−53Zainadine Júnior1358
in 3 matches · Maritimo
Nemeses
+156Faisal Al Ghamdi1849
in 3 matches · Al-Ittihad FC
+155Luan Patrick1854
in 3 matches · America Mineiro
+138Bruno Andrade de Toledo Nascimento1319
in 3 matches · Feirense
+109A. Sayoud1580
in 3 matches · Al-Raed
+104Luiz Phellype1326
in 3 matches · Sporting CP
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −49
J. Vojvoda1894
in 3 matches · Fortaleza EC
- −47
Rogério Ceni1921
in 3 matches · Sao Paulo
- −46
in 6 matches · Desna
- −27
Ruslan Kostyshyn1660
in 5 matches · Kolos Kovalivka
- −25
Ivo Vieira1688
in 3 matches · Moreirense
Nemesis coaches
- +72
Nuno Santos1344
in 4 matches · Feirense
- +69
Pepa1875
in 4 matches · Tondela
- +64
Bruno Lage2274
in 4 matches · Benfica
- +61
Yurii Maksymov1458
in 3 matches · Vorskla Poltava
- +50
Viktor Skrypnyk1634
in 6 matches · Zorya Luhansk
Playing style
How Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro'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.
+0.25style consistency across 5 clubs
More consistent than 58% 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.
Botafogo65 matches
Al-Nassr53 matches
Chaves34 matches
Guimaraes34 matches
Shakhtar Donetsk21 matches