Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 62% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
AEK Athens FC
Jul 2025 – Oct 2026 · 57 matches
2.26 points per game in Super League 1 (38 matches).
AEK Athens FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.05 (103 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: +295 above the league average under him, +241 under the others.
Most used
- L. Rota4,584' · Elo 2,202
- Filipe Relvas4,511' · Elo 2,219
- T. Strakosha4,343' · Elo 2,189
- R. Marin4,038' · Elo 2,144
- H. Moukoudi4,032' · Elo 2,174
- L. Jović3,746' · Elo 2,133
- O. Pineda3,514' · Elo 2,111
- S. Pilios3,480' · Elo 2,169
- A. Koita3,427' · Elo 2,101
- P. Mantalos2,074' · Elo 1,729
CSKA Moscow
Jul 2024 – May 2025 · 30 matches
1.97 points per game in Premier Liga (30 matches).
CSKA Moscow with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.75 (131 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +121 above the league average under him, +123 under the others.
Most used
- I. Oblyakov2,529' · Elo 2,050
- I. Akinfeev2,520' · Elo 1,847
- I. Diveev2,312' · Elo 2,179
- Willyan Rocha2,260' · Elo 1,998
- Moisés2,194' · Elo 1,934
- T. Musaev2,003' · Elo 1,933
- D. Krugovoy1,950' · Elo 2,031
- A. Fayzullaev1,819' · Elo 1,988
- M. Kislyak1,596' · Elo 2,093
- Khellven1,569' · Elo 2,177
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Aug 2023 – May 2024 · 26 matches
2.17 points per game in Pro League (24 matches).
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.37 (46 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +125 above the league average under him, +236 under the others.
Most used
- Renan2,055' · Elo 2,085
- Yahya Al Ghassani1,827' · Elo 1,849
- Hassan Hamza1,549' · Elo 1,700
- M. Dabbur1,536' · Elo 1,794
- L. Milivojević1,518' · Elo 1,775
- Bogdan Planić1,441' · Elo 1,993
- Igor Jesus1,310' · Elo 2,293
- Harib Abdalla Suhail1,295' · Elo 1,801
- A. Gʻaniyev1,268' · Elo 1,538
- Ahmad Jamil1,220' · Elo 1,547
Lokomotiv
Aug 2020 – Oct 2021 · 48 matches
1.82 points per game in Premier Liga (40 matches).
Lokomotiv with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.78 (171 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +100 above the league average under him, +99 under the others.
Most used
- Guilherme3,723' · Elo 1,468
- M. Rybus3,353' · Elo 1,567
- D. Kulikov2,948' · Elo 1,588
- D. Zhivoglyadov2,722' · Elo 1,554
- G. Krychowiak2,715' · Elo 1,497
- Murilo2,700' · Elo 2,211
- F. Smolov2,570' · Elo 1,518
- F. Kamano2,367' · Elo 1,682
- D. Rybchinskiy2,203' · Elo 1,614
- R. Zhemaletdinov2,202' · Elo 1,723
Fehérvár FC
Jun 2017 – Nov 2019 · 105 matches
1.96 points per game in NB I (79 matches).
Fehérvár FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.64 (135 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +193 above the league average under him, +130 under the others.
Most used
- Á. Kovácsik8,910' · Elo 1,605
- L. Négo8,887' · Elo 1,742
- Roland Juhász8,190' · Elo 1,338
- Stopira7,740' · Elo 1,408
- Anel Hadžić6,828' · Elo 1,397
- M. Pátkai6,421' · Elo 1,340
- M. Šćepović6,118' · Elo 1,230
- A. Fiola5,554' · Elo 1,367
- István Ádám Kovács4,946' · Elo 1,385
- P. Vinícius4,860' · Elo 1,501
FK Partizan
Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 35 matches
2.66 points per game in Super Liga (35 matches).
FK Partizan with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.09 (86 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +229 above the league average under him, +276 under the others.
Most used
- Unknown (45830)2,970' · Elo 1,420
- N. Miletić2,880' · Elo 1,691
- N. Milenković2,790' · Elo 2,282
- Leonardo da Silva Souza2,700' · Elo 1,556
- U. Đurđević2,520' · Elo 1,720
- F. Kljajić2,430' · Elo 1,550
- Éverton Luiz2,340' · Elo 1,172
- M. Jevtović2,160' · Elo 1,878
- M. Janković1,980' · Elo 1,969
- Bojan Ostojić1,980' · Elo 759
Players under Marko Nikolić
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
in 26 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- D. Kulikov+417
in 41 matches · Lokomotiv
- M. Kislyak+416
in 22 matches · CSKA Moscow
- N. Miletić+405
in 32 matches · FK Partizan
- Ahmad Jamil+390
in 15 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Fell most
- Zé Luís−106
in 16 matches · Lokomotiv
- M. Grujić−84
in 16 matches · AEK Athens FC
- João Mário−83
in 29 matches · AEK Athens FC
in 21 matches · Lokomotiv
- A. Miranchuk−56
in 33 matches · Lokomotiv
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−78M. Fernandes1812
in 3 matches · CSKA Moscow
−65F. Balbuena1776
in 3 matches · Dynamo
−56H. Magnússon1727
in 3 matches · Levadiakos
−56F. Holender1433
in 6 matches · Budapest Honved
−52Đorđe Kamber1023
in 5 matches · Budapest Honved
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −62
Răzvan Lucescu2052
in 6 matches · PAOK
- −42
in 4 matches · Nizhny Novgorod
- −34
Attila Supka1464
in 5 matches · Budapest Honved
- −34
András Herczeg1262
in 7 matches · Debreceni VSC
- −33
Christos Kontis1876
in 3 matches · OFI
Nemesis coaches
- +74
Fernando1195
in 5 matches · Diosgyori VTK
- +51
in 7 matches · Ujpest
- +44
Sandro Schwarz2032
in 3 matches · Dinamo Moscow
- +37
Murad Musaev2066
in 4 matches · FC Krasnodar
- +34
Zaurbek Tedeev1673
in 3 matches · Akron
Playing style
How Marko Nikolić'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.
+0.29style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 62% 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.
AEK Athens FC52 matches
Lokomotiv48 matches
CSKA Moscow30 matches
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai24 matches