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Merlin Polzin

Coach🇩🇪

Hamburger SV · Bundesliga

2153Current Elo

66 matches tracked

Coach DNA

Playing style

balanced profile

Domestic cupInternational cup

Club record

League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.

Hamburger SV

Feb 2024 – Oct 2026 · 66 matches

1.40 points per game in Bundesliga / 2. Bundesliga (62 matches).

Hamburger SV with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.69 (131 matches, 4 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −28 below the league average under him, +119 under the others.

Most used

  1. Daniel Heuer Fernandes5,525' · Elo 2,105
  2. M. Muheim4,452' · Elo 2,108
  3. N. Remberg3,515' · Elo 2,088
  4. R. Königsdörffer3,513' · Elo 1,994
  5. J. Dompé3,080' · Elo 1,895
  6. Daniel Elfadli3,065' · Elo 1,945
  7. W. Mikelbrencis2,984' · Elo 1,863
  8. Fábio Vieira2,745' · Elo 2,151
  9. N. Capaldo2,742' · Elo 2,118
  10. L. Vušković2,681' · Elo 2,413

Players under Merlin Polzin

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. W. Mikelbrencis+351

    in 46 matches · Hamburger SV

  2. Daniel Heuer Fernandes+329

    in 61 matches · Hamburger SV

  3. L. Vušković+319

    in 30 matches · Hamburger SV

  4. M. Muheim+294

    in 52 matches · Hamburger SV

  5. A. Karabec+225

    in 20 matches · Hamburger SV

Fell most

  1. Guilherme Ramos−39

    in 10 matches · Hamburger SV

  2. Fábio Vieira−32

    in 36 matches · Hamburger SV

  3. I. Pherai−29

    in 18 matches · Hamburger SV

  4. S. Hefti−29

    in 13 matches · Hamburger SV

  5. R. Glatzel−28

    in 30 matches · Hamburger SV

Opponents

Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).

Favourite opponents

  1. B. Zivzivadze portrait

    B. Zivzivadze1823

    in 3 matches · 1. FC Heidenheim

    −54
  2. D. Ramaj portrait

    D. Ramaj2034

    in 3 matches · 1. FC Heidenheim

    −45
  3. J. Chabot portrait

    J. Chabot2218

    in 3 matches · VfB Stuttgart

    −42
  4. J. Vagnoman portrait

    J. Vagnoman2182

    in 3 matches · VfB Stuttgart

    −36
  5. P. Mainka portrait

    P. Mainka1827

    in 3 matches · 1. FC Heidenheim

    −34

Nemeses

  1. E. Banzuzi portrait

    E. Banzuzi2059

    in 3 matches · RB Leipzig

    +89
  2. B. Conté portrait

    B. Conté1988

    in 3 matches · 1899 Hoffenheim

    +57
  3. W. Orbán portrait

    W. Orbán2340

    in 3 matches · RB Leipzig

    +53
  4. D. Raum portrait

    D. Raum2351

    in 3 matches · RB Leipzig

    +52
  5. A. Daghim portrait

    A. Daghim1978

    in 3 matches · 1899 Hoffenheim

    +50

Coaches

Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).

Favourite coaches

Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.

Nemesis coaches

  1. Lukas Kwasniok1957

    in 3 matches · 1. FC Köln

    +37

  2. Niko Kovač2389

    in 3 matches · Borussia Dortmund

    +16

  3. Christian Ilzer2108

    in 3 matches · 1899 Hoffenheim

    +12

Playing style

How Merlin Polzin's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)

Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.

balanced profile

One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.