Coach DNA
Playing style
direct · low-volume
Style consistency
More consistent than 79% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Vancouver FC
Apr 2023 – Feb 2026 · 58 matches
1.05 points per game in Canadian Premier League (56 matches).
Vancouver FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.89 (47 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −43 below the league average under him, −158 under the others.
Most used
- C. Irving5,216' · Elo 1,386
- R. Romeo4,354' · Elo 1,310
- Gabriel Bitar3,890' · Elo 1,348
- Renan Fernandes Garcia3,571' · Elo 1,215
- A. Díaz3,420' · Elo 1,232
- J. Cameron2,701' · Elo 1,321
- V. Fry2,653' · Elo 1,317
- M. Cantave2,569' · Elo 1,360
- K. Chung2,424' · Elo 1,237
- P. Gee2,122' · Elo 1,247
Shijiazhuang Y. J.
Jul 2020 – Aug 2021 · 34 matches
0.94 points per game in Super League (34 matches).
Shijiazhuang Y. J. with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.14 (94 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −145 below the league average under him, −82 under the others.
Most used
- S. Sunzu2,871' · Elo 1,419
- Shao Puliang2,705' · Elo 1,530
- Muriqui2,419' · Elo 1,376
- Zheng Zhiyun2,206' · Elo 1,459
- Liao Chengjian1,883' · Elo 1,546
- O. Maritu1,807' · Elo 1,784
- Wang Peng1,395' · Elo 1,538
- Matheus Nascimento1,375' · Elo 1,375
- Zang Yifeng1,297' · Elo 1,403
- Cao Xuan1,265' · Elo 1,415
Foolad FC
Dec 2018 – Apr 2019 · 10 matches
1.70 points per game in Persian Gulf Pro League (10 matches).
Foolad FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.51 (134 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −44 below the league average under him, +1 under the others.
Most used
- Meysam Doraghi900' · Elo 1,060
- A. Vali900' · Elo 1,020
- H. Beyt Saeed900' · Elo 1,045
- R. Mirzaei900' · Elo 1,295
- Luciano Chimba810' · Elo 1,042
- Unknown (29851)720' · Elo 1,100
- F. Jafari720' · Elo 1,144
- Unknown (29861)630' · Elo 1,070
- Takafumi Akahoshi630' · Elo 1,046
- M. Bouli450' · Elo 1,407
Players under Afshin Ghotbi
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Zheng Zhiyun+400
in 26 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- Shao Puliang+339
in 30 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- O. Maritu+325
in 26 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- Liao Chengjian+314
in 27 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- Cao Xuan+309
in 14 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
Fell most
- Xie Pengfei−99
in 11 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- O. Akhmedov−97
in 7 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- Yang Yun−92
in 18 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- Muriqui−83
in 30 matches · Shijiazhuang Y. J.
- D. Norman−68
in 17 matches · Vancouver FC
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−46S. Yeates1560
in 6 matches · Pacific FC
−41S. Young1254
in 8 matches · Pacific FC
−39Yang Yu890
in 3 matches · Qingdao Huanghai
−39R. Alessandrini1307
in 3 matches · Qingdao Huanghai
−33A. Sellouf1517
in 4 matches · Pacific FC
Nemeses
+137O. Botello1551
in 3 matches · York United
+126Molham Babouli1569
in 6 matches · York United
+111M. Bevan1404
in 4 matches · Cavalry FC
+104J. Gagnon-Laparé1314
in 7 matches · HFX Wanderers FC
+103T. Warschewski1646
in 4 matches · Cavalry FC
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
- +81
Martin Nash1439
in 6 matches · York United
- +80
Carlos González1449
in 8 matches · Atlético Ottawa
- +71
T. Wheeldon1671
in 8 matches · Cavalry FC
- +49
Patrice Gheisar1447
in 8 matches · HFX Wanderers FC
- +46
Woe-Ryong Chang1542
in 4 matches · Chongqing Lifan
Playing style
How Afshin Ghotbi'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 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.50style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 79% 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.
Vancouver FC47 matches
Shijiazhuang Y. J.34 matches