Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 35% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Villarreal
Nov 2023 – May 2026 · 120 matches
1.80 points per game in La Liga (100 matches).
Villarreal with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.44 (125 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +51 above the league average under him, +107 under the others.
Most used
- Santi Comesaña7,416' · Elo 2,196
- Dani Parejo6,198' · Elo 1,900
- Sergi Cardona5,682' · Elo 2,220
- P. Gueye5,107' · Elo 2,207
- Álex Baena4,819' · Elo 2,538
- N. Pépé4,604' · Elo 2,142
- Luíz Júnior4,525' · Elo 2,235
- Gerard Moreno3,968' · Elo 2,069
- Kiko Femenía3,793' · Elo 1,852
- Ayoze Pérez3,687' · Elo 2,102
Athletic Club
Jan 2021 – May 2022 · 73 matches
1.38 points per game in La Liga (58 matches).
Athletic Club with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.48 (227 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +13 above the league average under him, +74 under the others.
Most used
- Unai Simón5,585' · Elo 2,505
- I. Williams4,908' · Elo 2,148
- Muniain4,698' · Elo 1,750
- Íñigo Martínez4,491' · Elo 2,278
- Álex Berenguer4,358' · Elo 2,149
- Dani García4,166' · Elo 1,723
- Yeray3,842' · Elo 2,213
- Unai Vencedor3,808' · Elo 1,885
- Balenziaga3,766' · Elo 1,518
- Raúl García3,765' · Elo 1,160
Valencia
Aug 2017 – Sept 2019 · 102 matches
1.75 points per game in La Liga (79 matches).
Valencia with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (151 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +74 above the league average under him, −2 under the others.
Most used
- Dani Parejo7,880' · Elo 1,900
- José Gayà7,495' · Elo 2,077
- Neto7,200' · Elo 1,903
- Gabriel Paulista6,755' · Elo 1,842
- Rodrigo6,649' · Elo 1,832
- Carlos Soler6,304' · Elo 2,307
- E. Garay5,309' · Elo 1,817
- Gonçalo Guedes5,184' · Elo 2,262
- G. Kondogbia4,777' · Elo 2,099
- Santi Mina4,265' · Elo 1,824
Players under Marcelino García Toral
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Pau Navarro+554
in 45 matches · Villarreal
in 23 matches · Villarreal
- T. Barry+479
in 36 matches · Villarreal
- Luíz Júnior+464
in 51 matches · Villarreal
- Sergi Cardona+411
in 78 matches · Villarreal
Fell most
- T. Partey−237
in 31 matches · Villarreal
in 27 matches · Villarreal
in 15 matches · Villarreal
- Juan Bernat−69
in 12 matches · Villarreal
- M. Batshuayi−55
in 23 matches · Valencia
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−89Joaquín713
in 8 matches · Real Betis
−86I. Rakitić1730
in 7 matches · Sevilla
−76A. Budimir1952
in 10 matches · Osasuna
−75Sergio Herrera2037
in 8 matches · Osasuna
−68Casemiro2241
in 7 matches · Real Madrid
Nemeses
+171Gerard Martín2571
in 3 matches · Barcelona
+163Pablo Torre1930
in 3 matches · Mallorca
+130Kevin Vázquez1519
in 4 matches · Celta Vigo
+121Fran Beltrán2050
in 10 matches · Girona
+118Damián Rodríguez1839
in 3 matches · Celta Vigo
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −81
D. Simeone2417
in 14 matches · Atletico Madrid
- −60
Arrasate2022
in 8 matches · Mallorca
- −51
Vicente Moreno2042
in 5 matches · Osasuna
- −43
Asier Garitano1745
in 3 matches · Real Sociedad
- −42
Francisco1762
in 3 matches · Elche
Nemesis coaches
- +65
Mendilibar2153
in 6 matches · Alaves
- +65
Claudio Giráldez2151
in 5 matches · Celta Vigo
- +59
in 3 matches · Racing Santander
- +57
Fran Escriba1753
in 3 matches · Elche
- +48
Hansi Flick2713
in 4 matches · Barcelona
Playing style
How Marcelino García Toral'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 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.04style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 35% 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.
Villarreal119 matches
Valencia102 matches
Athletic Club73 matches