Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 24% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Norwich
Jan 2023 – May 2024 · 75 matches
1.47 points per game in Championship (68 matches).
Norwich with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.52 (174 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +45 above the league average under him, +48 under the others.
Most used
- Gabriel Sara6,465' · Elo 2,271
- K. McLean5,776' · Elo 2,023
- A. Gunn5,350' · Elo 2,079
- J. Stacey4,244' · Elo 2,001
- D. Giannoulis4,200' · Elo 2,006
- B. Gibson3,992' · Elo 1,576
- M. Núñez3,429' · Elo 2,169
- S. Duffy3,386' · Elo 1,826
- J. Sargent3,346' · Elo 1,895
- O. Hernández2,820' · Elo 1,640
BSC Young Boys
Jul 2021 – Mar 2022 · 37 matches
1.76 points per game in Super League (25 matches).
BSC Young Boys with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.07 (218 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +264 above the league average under him, +197 under the others.
Most used
- N. Moumi Ngamaleu2,561' · Elo 1,870
- J. Siebatcheu2,490' · Elo 1,687
- S. Lauper2,410' · Elo 1,928
- M. Elia2,336' · Elo 1,807
- U. Garcia1,966' · Elo 2,056
- M. Aebischer1,939' · Elo 2,065
- S. Hefti1,871' · Elo 1,873
- C. Martins1,818' · Elo 1,861
- V. Sierro1,807' · Elo 1,958
- M. Camara1,801' · Elo 1,919
FC Schalke 04
Aug 2019 – Sept 2020 · 40 matches
1.08 points per game in Bundesliga (36 matches).
FC Schalke 04 with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.11 (168 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −37 below the league average under him, −41 under the others.
Most used
- B. Oczipka3,602' · Elo 1,574
- J. Kenny3,008' · Elo 2,012
- A. Nübel2,627' · Elo 2,270
- A. Harit2,486' · Elo 2,112
- D. Caligiuri2,473' · Elo 1,443
- Omar Mascarell2,419' · Elo 1,967
- W. McKennie2,343' · Elo 2,276
- O. Kabak2,135' · Elo 2,139
- B. Raman1,861' · Elo 1,677
- A. Schöpf1,813' · Elo 1,659
Huddersfield
Aug 2016 – Jan 2019 · 120 matches
1.21 points per game in Premier League / Championship (107 matches).
Huddersfield with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.08 (134 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −62 below the league average under him, −76 under the others.
Most used
- C. Schindler9,495' · Elo 1,706
- A. Mooy8,515' · Elo 1,881
- J. Hogg7,104' · Elo 1,390
- C. Löwe6,715' · Elo 1,439
- T. Smith6,190' · Elo 1,948
- R. van La Parra6,106' · Elo 1,648
- E. Kachunga5,937' · Elo 1,523
- M. Jørgensen5,478' · Elo 1,882
- J. Lössl5,477' · Elo 1,628
- P. Billing4,407' · Elo 2,081
Players under David Wagner
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- J. Rowe+931
in 40 matches · Norwich
- E. Kachunga+384
in 76 matches · Huddersfield
- C. Schindler+383
in 108 matches · Huddersfield
- M. Hefele+367
in 44 matches · Huddersfield
- C. Löwe+347
in 85 matches · Huddersfield
Fell most
- M. Jørgensen−259
in 61 matches · Huddersfield
- T. Kongolo−142
in 35 matches · Huddersfield
- E. Durm−127
in 19 matches · Huddersfield
- B. Oczipka−124
in 40 matches · FC Schalke 04
- S. Malone−118
in 26 matches · Huddersfield
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−84S. Lovrić1947
in 3 matches · FC Lugano
−72R. Brady1666
in 6 matches · Preston
−63R. Ziegler1077
in 3 matches · FC Lugano
−56J. Bidwell1806
in 4 matches · Coventry
−54A. Browne1929
in 4 matches · Preston
Nemeses
+132A. Gray2237
in 4 matches · Leeds
+107A. Wan-Bissaka2336
in 4 matches · Manchester United
+103J. Gomez2427
in 4 matches · Liverpool
+98T. Cairney1723
in 5 matches · Fulham
+93R. Fredericks1751
in 3 matches · West Ham
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −34
R. Lowe1708
in 3 matches · Preston
- −32
M. Robins1999
in 3 matches · Coventry
- −28
Marco Silva2338
in 3 matches · Fulham
- −27
L. Rosenior2333
in 3 matches · Hull City
- −22
A. Neil2093
in 3 matches · Stoke City
Nemesis coaches
- +79
Roy Hodgson1917
in 3 matches · Crystal Palace
- +67
in 3 matches · Fulham
- +62
Peter Zeidler1738
in 3 matches · FC ST. Gallen
- +55
Michael Carrick2301
in 3 matches · Middlesbrough
- +47
Daniel Farke2336
in 4 matches · Leeds
Playing style
How David Wagner'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.
-0.08style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 24% 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.
Huddersfield110 matches
Norwich72 matches
FC Schalke 0440 matches
BSC Young Boys37 matches