Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Universitatea Cluj
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 · 118 matches
1.60 points per game in Liga I (116 matches).
Universitatea Cluj with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.40 (53 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +39 above the league average under him, +15 under the others.
Most used
- A. Chipciu9,166' · Elo 1,603
- D. Nistor7,896' · Elo 1,459
- O. Bic7,883' · Elo 1,706
- G. Simion6,225' · Elo 1,625
- L. Masoero5,653' · Elo 1,589
- E. Gertmonas5,122' · Elo 1,782
- M. Thiam4,967' · Elo 1,595
- I. Cristea4,285' · Elo 1,695
- D. Oancea3,890' · Elo 1,610
- A. Artean2,510' · Elo 1,573
Players under Ioan Ovidiu Sabău
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- D. Oancea+445
in 61 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- M. Thiam+333
in 60 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- D. Codrea+313
in 48 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- A. Chipciu+305
in 104 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- A. Gorcea+304
in 27 matches · Universitatea Cluj
Fell most
- A. Miranyan−107
in 21 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- M. Fossati−88
in 11 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- Miguel Silva−66
in 14 matches · Universitatea Cluj
in 14 matches · Universitatea Cluj
- A. Miron−51
in 18 matches · Universitatea Cluj
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−78I. Larie1273
in 6 matches · Farul Constanta
−74M. Aioani1720
in 5 matches · Rapid
−70A. Pașcanu1771
in 4 matches · Rapid
−70L. Munteanu1829
in 8 matches · CFR 1907 Cluj
−69R. Patriche1155
in 5 matches · Dinamo Bucuresti
Nemeses
+136Yassine Bahassa1403
in 4 matches · U Craiova 1948
+97I. Ailenei1462
in 3 matches · Politehnica Iasi
+94C. Mora1979
in 4 matches · Universitatea Craiova
+93in 4 matches · FCSB
+88J. Cissé1649
in 4 matches · Oţelul
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −50
Marius Şumudică1699
in 3 matches · Rapid
- −41
Gheorghe Hagi1542
in 5 matches · Farul Constanta
- −35
D. Petrescu1759
in 5 matches · CFR 1907 Cluj
- −33
M. Măldărăşanu1451
in 9 matches · AFC Hermannstadt
- −27
Constantin Gâlcă1680
in 3 matches · Rapid
Nemesis coaches
- +102
in 5 matches · FC Botosani
- +47
M. Rădoi1771
in 5 matches · Universitatea Craiova
- +32
in 7 matches · FCSB
- +30
Mircea Rednic1680
in 5 matches · Uta Arad
- +24
L. Balint1588
in 3 matches · Oţelul
Playing style
How Ioan Ovidiu Sabău's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.