Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 19% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Borussia Dortmund
Feb 2025 – Oct 2026 · 80 matches
2.11 points per game in Bundesliga (53 matches).
Borussia Dortmund with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.87 (101 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +246 above the league average under him, +196 under the others.
Most used
- G. Kobel7,242' · Elo 2,470
- W. Anton6,262' · Elo 2,394
- S. Guirassy5,899' · Elo 2,420
- D. Svensson5,777' · Elo 2,409
- J. Ryerson5,310' · Elo 2,434
- N. Schlotterbeck4,553' · Elo 2,394
- F. Nmecha4,426' · Elo 2,438
- M. Beier4,270' · Elo 2,388
- R. Bensebaïni4,047' · Elo 2,281
- J. Brandt3,786' · Elo 2,299
VfL Wolfsburg
Jul 2022 – Mar 2024 · 66 matches
1.23 points per game in Bundesliga (60 matches).
VfL Wolfsburg with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.33 (178 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +3 above the league average under him, +28 under the others.
Most used
- K. Casteels5,340' · Elo 2,359
- M. Arnold4,898' · Elo 1,899
- R. Baku4,488' · Elo 2,312
- M. Lacroix3,919' · Elo 2,479
- M. Svanberg3,792' · Elo 1,992
- J. Wind3,778' · Elo 1,970
- Y. Gerhardt3,428' · Elo 1,881
- M. van de Ven3,240' · Elo 2,353
- S. Bornauw3,008' · Elo 2,120
- J. Kamiński2,639' · Elo 2,102
Monaco
Aug 2020 – Dec 2021 · 73 matches
1.86 points per game in Ligue 1 (56 matches).
Monaco with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.68 (208 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +199 above the league average under him, +162 under the others.
Most used
- A. Tchouaméni5,614' · Elo 2,543
- K. Volland5,194' · Elo 1,660
- Y. Fofana4,720' · Elo 2,299
- W. Ben Yedder4,568' · Elo 1,650
- Caio Henrique4,466' · Elo 2,217
- B. Badiashile4,436' · Elo 2,363
- A. Disasi4,271' · Elo 2,345
- R. Aguilar4,027' · Elo 2,116
- G. Maripán3,935' · Elo 1,936
- S. Diop3,777' · Elo 1,957
Bayern München
Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 · 64 matches
2.18 points per game in Bundesliga (44 matches).
Bayern München with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.38 (172 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +322 above the league average under him, +357 under the others.
Most used
- J. Kimmich5,613' · Elo 2,532
- R. Lewandowski5,455' · Elo 2,019
- M. Neuer4,733' · Elo 2,275
- N. Süle4,507' · Elo 2,257
- Thiago Alcântara4,484' · Elo 2,202
- D. Alaba4,366' · Elo 2,014
- T. Müller3,891' · Elo 1,977
- S. Gnabry3,535' · Elo 2,430
- J. Boateng3,011' · Elo 1,593
- K. Coman3,003' · Elo 2,365
Eintracht Frankfurt
Aug 2016 – May 2018 · 80 matches
1.34 points per game in Bundesliga (68 matches).
Eintracht Frankfurt with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.56 (100 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −91 below the league average under him, +78 under the others.
Most used
- L. Hrádecký7,053' · Elo 2,260
- D. Abraham5,615' · Elo 1,798
- T. Chandler5,172' · Elo 884
- M. Gaćinović4,728' · Elo 1,914
- M. Hasebe4,606' · Elo 1,007
- Omar Mascarell3,909' · Elo 1,967
- A. Rebić3,774' · Elo 1,743
- B. Oczipka3,342' · Elo 1,574
- M. Wolf3,013' · Elo 2,000
- K. Boateng2,811' · Elo 1,122
Players under Niko Kovač
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- S. Diop+655
in 63 matches · Monaco
- M. Wolf+511
in 38 matches · Eintracht Frankfurt
- D. Svensson+504
in 74 matches · Borussia Dortmund
- F. Nmecha+500
in 96 matches · Borussia Dortmund
- Omar Mascarell+473
in 45 matches · Eintracht Frankfurt
Fell most
- J. Mæhle−183
in 27 matches · VfL Wolfsburg
- L. Majer−128
in 28 matches · VfL Wolfsburg
- M. Kruse−67
in 5 matches · VfL Wolfsburg
- J. Wind−67
in 55 matches · VfL Wolfsburg
- J. Ryerson−59
in 71 matches · Borussia Dortmund
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−94D. Latza1426
in 9 matches · FC Schalke 04
−82M. Götze1896
in 11 matches · Eintracht Frankfurt
−76C. Pizarro299
in 5 matches · Werder Bremen
−73K. Trapp2098
in 6 matches · Eintracht Frankfurt
−73A. Hack1671
in 5 matches · FSV Mainz 05
Nemeses
+191S. Tigges1892
in 3 matches · SC Paderborn 07
+176F. Honorat1994
in 6 matches · Borussia Mönchengladbach
+153S. Banza1961
in 3 matches · Lens
+132M. Nicolas1986
in 4 matches · Borussia Mönchengladbach
+129J. Leca1260
in 3 matches · Lens
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −43
Sandro Schwarz2032
in 7 matches · Hertha Berlin
- −38
in 4 matches · 1899 Hoffenheim
- −32
Steffen Baumgart1934
in 7 matches · Union Berlin
- −27
Frank Schmidt1868
in 6 matches · 1. FC Heidenheim
- −25
Julian Schuster2268
in 3 matches · SC Freiburg
Nemesis coaches
- +116
Franck Haise2165
in 3 matches · Lens
- +99
Pál Dárdai1778
in 8 matches · Hertha Berlin
- +76
J. Thorup1918
in 3 matches · FC Augsburg
- +55
Heiko Herrlich1625
in 3 matches · Bayer Leverkusen
- +52
Peter Bosz2279
in 3 matches · Lyon
Playing style
How Niko Kovač'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.
-0.14style consistency across 5 clubs
More consistent than 19% 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.
Borussia Dortmund80 matches
Eintracht Frankfurt74 matches
Monaco73 matches
VfL Wolfsburg66 matches
Bayern München64 matches