Coach DNA
Playing style
creative · shot-heavy
Style consistency
More consistent than 13% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Galatasaray
Aug 2022 – Oct 2026 · 210 matches
2.50 points per game in Süper Lig (149 matches).
Galatasaray with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.71 (112 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +325 above the league average under him, +145 under the others.
Most used
- A. Bardakcı14,840' · Elo 2,247
- L. Torreira14,616' · Elo 2,273
- B. Yılmaz12,519' · Elo 2,276
- F. Muslera11,534' · Elo 1,800
- D. Sánchez10,396' · Elo 2,314
- M. Icardi8,829' · Elo 2,068
- D. Mertens8,273' · Elo 1,901
- Y. Akgün7,788' · Elo 2,253
- V. Nelsson7,151' · Elo 1,949
- Gabriel Sara6,893' · Elo 2,271
Başakşehir
Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 · 74 matches
1.72 points per game in Süper Lig (54 matches).
Başakşehir with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.79 (214 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +171 above the league average under him, +98 under the others.
Most used
- M. Günok5,715' · Elo 1,900
- E. Višća5,614' · Elo 1,704
- İ. Kahveci5,196' · Elo 2,020
- E. Crivelli4,676' · Elo 1,782
- A. Epureanu4,566' · Elo 1,557
- Júnior Caiçara4,392' · Elo 1,552
- D. Ba3,927' · Elo 1,474
- G. Clichy3,780' · Elo 1,589
- M. Tekdemir3,669' · Elo 1,494
- Carlos Ponck3,580' · Elo 1,600
Rizespor
Sept 2018 – May 2019 · 28 matches
1.36 points per game in Süper Lig (28 matches).
Rizespor with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.03 (149 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −20 below the league average under him, −59 under the others.
Most used
- V. Muriqi2,487' · Elo 2,140
- G. Akkan2,475' · Elo 1,763
- Fernando Boldrin2,343' · Elo 1,440
- A. Umar1,692' · Elo 1,565
- M. Saâdane1,626' · Elo 1,866
- B. Samudio1,579' · Elo 1,760
- D. Melnjak1,388' · Elo 1,637
- C. Awaziem1,359' · Elo 1,829
- Unknown (50024)1,289' · Elo 1,588
- A. Okechukwu1,214' · Elo 1,571
Akhisar Belediye
Aug 2017 – May 2018 · 31 matches
1.16 points per game in Süper Lig (31 matches).
Akhisar Belediye with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.09 (65 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −44 below the league average under him, −110 under the others.
Most used
- M. Yumlu2,468' · Elo 1,662
- C. Osmanpaşa2,432' · Elo 1,560
- M. Lukač2,340' · Elo 1,035
- A. Sissoko2,328' · Elo 1,275
- Ö. Bayram2,259' · Elo 1,595
- Miguel Lopes2,196' · Elo 1,422
- S. Aydoğdu2,093' · Elo 1,389
- Daniel Alexander Larsson1,732' · Elo 1,413
- Yevhen Seleznev1,440' · Elo 1,086
- Sérgio Antônio Borges Júnior1,351' · Elo 1,276
Players under Okan Buruk
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- B. Yılmaz+716
in 172 matches · Galatasaray
- S. Boey+513
in 79 matches · Galatasaray
- K. Karataş+427
in 39 matches · Galatasaray
- Y. Akgün+415
in 123 matches · Galatasaray
- G. Güvenç+393
in 34 matches · Galatasaray
Fell most
- İ. Gündoğan−259
in 38 matches · Galatasaray
- L. Sané−185
in 51 matches · Galatasaray
- F. Gulbrandsen−155
in 53 matches · Başakşehir
- O. Adın−139
in 21 matches · Akhisar Belediye
- Robinho−138
in 21 matches · Başakşehir
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−103V. Sarı1460
in 12 matches · Antalyaspor
−87S. Aydoğdu1389
in 9 matches · Samsunspor
−73A. Szalai2134
in 3 matches · Kasımpaşa
−73H. Kaldırım1646
in 9 matches · Kayserispor
−71M. Jevtović1878
in 11 matches · Konyaspor
Nemeses
+162M. Bjørlo1750
in 3 matches · Konyaspor
+157C. Massanga1722
in 4 matches · Hatayspor
+132T. Zoukrou1903
in 3 matches · Kocaelispor
+128B. Kutlu2106
in 3 matches · Kocaelispor
+128S. Feghouli1592
in 9 matches · Fatih Karagümrük
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −59
Nuri Şahin2011
in 7 matches · Başakşehir
- −55
İlhan Palut1937
in 7 matches · Rizespor
- −50
Erol Bulut1714
in 8 matches · Antalyaspor
- −43
S. Stoilov1922
in 5 matches · Göztepe
- −36
Emre Belözoğlu1797
in 6 matches · Kasımpaşa
Nemesis coaches
- +77
Çağdaş Atan1984
in 9 matches · Konyaspor
- +61
Shota Arveladze1995
in 4 matches · Kasımpaşa
- +61
S. Yalçın2139
in 8 matches · Beşiktaş
- +55
Fatih Terim2034
in 6 matches · Galatasaray
- +48
Ünal Karaman1596
in 3 matches · Trabzonspor
Playing style
How Okan Buruk'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 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.23style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 13% 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.
Galatasaray194 matches
Başakşehir71 matches
Akhisar Belediye31 matches
Rizespor28 matches