Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 33% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Racing Santander
Apr 2023 – Oct 2026 · 129 matches
1.61 points per game in Segunda División / La Liga (122 matches).
Racing Santander with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.31 (67 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +46 above the league average under him, −37 under the others.
Most used
- Jokin Ezkieta10,064' · Elo 1,807
- Iñigo Vicente9,732' · Elo 1,985
- Aritz Aldasoro7,379' · Elo 1,922
- Andrés Martín6,955' · Elo 1,970
- Álvaro Mantilla5,425' · Elo 1,925
- Juan Carlos Arana5,210' · Elo 1,799
- Mario García5,074' · Elo 1,833
- Manu Hernando4,670' · Elo 1,952
- Marco Sangalli4,610' · Elo 1,667
- Saúl García4,375' · Elo 1,688
Malaga
Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · 26 matches
1.29 points per game in Segunda División (24 matches).
Malaga with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.26 (209 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +1 above the league average under him, −19 under the others.
Most used
- M. Peybernes2,045' · Elo 1,556
- Paulino1,835' · Elo 1,703
- Brandon Thomas1,811' · Elo 1,841
- Dani Martín1,800' · Elo 1,772
- Víctor Gómez1,725' · Elo 2,146
- Alberto Escassi1,723' · Elo 1,482
- Juande Rivas1,575' · Elo 1,771
- Javi Jiménez1,342' · Elo 1,552
- Genaro Rodríguez1,309' · Elo 1,502
- Kevin Villodres1,133' · Elo 1,734
Mirandes
Sept 2020 – May 2021 · 41 matches
1.32 points per game in Segunda División (40 matches).
Mirandes with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (166 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −58 below the league average under him, −42 under the others.
Most used
- Javi Muñoz3,190' · Elo 1,926
- Raúl Lizoain3,150' · Elo 1,839
- Víctor Gómez3,085' · Elo 2,146
- Juan Berrocal3,071' · Elo 1,797
- Víctor Meseguer2,886' · Elo 1,768
- Dani Vivian2,656' · Elo 2,173
- Iván Martín2,647' · Elo 2,033
- Pablo Martínez2,638' · Elo 1,966
- Javi Jiménez2,314' · Elo 1,552
- E. Jirka1,692' · Elo 1,710
Sporting Gijon
Nov 2018 – Dec 2019 · 52 matches
1.42 points per game in Segunda División (48 matches).
Sporting Gijon with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.38 (183 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +33 above the league average under him, +57 under the others.
Most used
- Diego Mariño3,937' · Elo 1,720
- J. Babin3,787' · Elo 1,266
- U. Đurđević3,659' · Elo 1,720
- Francisco José Molinero Calderón2,793' · Elo 1,494
- Nacho Méndez2,768' · Elo 1,787
- Cristian Salvador2,507' · Elo 1,697
- Carlos Carmona Bonet2,389' · Elo 1,246
- Geraldes2,268' · Elo 1,497
- Aitor García2,106' · Elo 1,626
- M. Peybernes2,062' · Elo 1,556
Players under José Alberto López Menéndez
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Jokin Ezkieta+664
in 112 matches · Racing Santander
- Álvaro Mantilla+516
in 70 matches · Racing Santander
- Mario García+515
in 71 matches · Racing Santander
- Peque Fernández+475
in 45 matches · Racing Santander
- Víctor Meseguer+422
in 55 matches · Racing Santander
Fell most
- B. Cufré−126
in 19 matches · Malaga
- D. Pérez−93
in 15 matches · Sporting Gijon
- R. Lod−81
in 15 matches · Sporting Gijon
- Pablo Pérez−60
in 37 matches · Sporting Gijon
in 19 matches · Sporting Gijon
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−61Luismi Cruz2072
in 5 matches · Deportivo La Coruna
−59Mario Soriano2036
in 6 matches · Deportivo La Coruna
−54P. De Blasis1483
in 3 matches · FC Cartagena
−54Y. Rahmani1548
in 8 matches · Malaga
−51Anaitz Arbilla1827
in 8 matches · Eibar
Nemeses
+133F. Boyomo2063
in 5 matches · Osasuna
+128Víctor Parada1975
in 3 matches · Mirandes
+121Iago López1655
in 4 matches · Alcorcon
+114Iván Calero1651
in 7 matches · Cultural Leonesa
+114Diego Caballo1445
in 3 matches · Albacete
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −48
José Luis Oltra1684
in 5 matches · Eldense
- −43
Sergio Pellicer1843
in 5 matches · Malaga
- −42
Antonio Hidalgo2060
in 6 matches · Deportivo La Coruna
- −33
in 9 matches · Burgos
- −29
Marcelino2218
in 3 matches · Villarreal
Nemesis coaches
- +82
Julián Calero2044
in 5 matches · Levante
- +81
Victor Fernández1735
in 5 matches · Zaragoza
- +48
Fran Escriba1753
in 3 matches · Granada CF
- +43
Alessio Lisci2015
in 6 matches · Mirandes
- +37
M. Nafti1641
in 3 matches · Alcorcon
Playing style
How José Alberto López Menéndez'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.
+0.02style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 33% 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.
Racing Santander125 matches
Sporting Gijon51 matches
Mirandes40 matches
Malaga25 matches