Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 26% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Reims
Aug 2025 – May 2026 · 38 matches
Most used
- Sergio Akieme3,178' · Elo 1,887
- E. Jaouen3,069' · Elo 1,860
- T. Leoni2,785' · Elo 1,944
- Keito Nakamura2,491' · Elo 2,075
- A. Koné2,262' · Elo 1,847
- M. Gbane2,039' · Elo 1,852
- E. Zabi1,815' · Elo 1,752
- M. Busi1,806' · Elo 1,809
- H. Sekine1,766' · Elo 1,761
- N. Pallois1,680' · Elo 1,650
FC Schalke 04
Oct 2023 – Sept 2024 · 33 matches
1.29 points per game in 2. Bundesliga (31 matches).
FC Schalke 04 with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.66 (104 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +36 above the league average under him, +55 under the others.
Most used
- K. Karaman2,796' · Elo 1,950
- T. Kalas2,250' · Elo 1,676
- D. Murkin2,202' · Elo 1,927
- R. Schallenberg2,190' · Elo 1,931
- M. Kamiński2,157' · Elo 1,722
- P. Seguin2,007' · Elo 1,905
- S. Terodde1,597' · Elo 1,719
- T. Mohr1,451' · Elo 1,757
- T. Ouwejan1,365' · Elo 1,788
- M. Müller1,350' · Elo 1,843
Union St. Gilloise
Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 · 52 matches
2.08 points per game in Pro League (40 matches).
Union St. Gilloise with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.11 (160 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +219 above the league average under him, +217 under the others.
Most used
- A. Moris4,680' · Elo 1,958
- C. Burgess4,300' · Elo 2,191
- S. Lynen4,116' · Elo 2,030
- T. Teuma3,955' · Elo 1,751
- B. Nieuwkoop3,709' · Elo 2,105
- L. Lapoussin3,669' · Elo 1,976
- S. Van der Heyden3,654' · Elo 2,131
- L. Amani3,506' · Elo 1,832
- V. Boniface3,450' · Elo 2,280
- I. Kandouss3,418' · Elo 1,796
Players under Karel Geraerts
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- S. Adingra+488
in 47 matches · Union St. Gilloise
- S. Lynen+486
in 49 matches · Union St. Gilloise
- V. Boniface+355
in 47 matches · Union St. Gilloise
- G. Nilsson+348
in 39 matches · Union St. Gilloise
- R. Sykes+263
in 25 matches · Union St. Gilloise
Fell most
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−59S. Becker2077
in 4 matches · Union Berlin
−36S. Yohou1815
in 3 matches · Le Mans
−27P. Hrošovský1874
in 4 matches · Genk
−24R. Onyedika2245
in 3 matches · Club Brugge KV
−23F. Rønnow1957
in 4 matches · Union Berlin
Nemeses
+104D. Herold1736
in 3 matches · Karlsruher SC
+93J. Ekkelenkamp2050
in 4 matches · Antwerp
+89J. Bataille1819
in 4 matches · Antwerp
+88L. Schleimer1704
in 3 matches · 1. FC Nürnberg
+85J. Urbig2428
in 3 matches · 1. FC Köln
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
- +37
in 3 matches · Karlsruher SC
- +31
M. van Bommel2011
in 4 matches · Antwerp
- +4
Wouter Vrancken1950
in 4 matches · Genk
Playing style
How Karel Geraerts'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.
-0.05style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 26% 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.
Union St. Gilloise50 matches
Reims38 matches
FC Schalke 0432 matches