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Nikola Šafarić

Coach🇭🇷

NK Varazdin · HNL

1751Current Elo

99 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.

NK Varazdin

Mar 2024 – Oct 2026 · 99 matches

1.44 points per game in HNL (95 matches).

NK Varazdin with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.08 (72 matches, 2 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −50 below the league average under him, −147 under the others.

Most used

  1. O. Zelenika6,664' · Elo 1,733
  2. A. Boršić6,004' · Elo 1,649
  3. F. Maglica5,572' · Elo 1,786
  4. L. Ba5,093' · Elo 1,646
  5. L. Mamić5,080' · Elo 1,749
  6. M. Marina5,010' · Elo 1,446
  7. T. Duvnjak4,820' · Elo 1,709
  8. A. Latković4,803' · Elo 1,765
  9. L. Škaričić3,795' · Elo 1,725
  10. L. Belcar3,193' · Elo 1,644

Players under Nikola Šafarić

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. A. Latković+658

    in 72 matches · NK Varazdin

  2. L. Škaričić+513

    in 62 matches · NK Varazdin

  3. T. Duvnjak+434

    in 74 matches · NK Varazdin

  4. J. Silić+428

    in 22 matches · NK Varazdin

  5. F. Maglica+425

    in 67 matches · NK Varazdin

Fell most

  1. P. Bočkaj−72

    in 14 matches · NK Varazdin

  2. N. Domjanić−33

    in 14 matches · NK Varazdin

  3. Wendel−24

    in 1 match · NK Varazdin

  4. T. Gudelj−21

    in 5 matches · NK Varazdin

  5. M. Dabro−20

    in 52 matches · NK Varazdin

Opponents

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

Favourite opponents

  1. R. Pukštas portrait

    R. Pukštas1833

    in 8 matches · HNK Hajduk Split

    −83
  2. T. Fruk portrait

    T. Fruk1958

    in 9 matches · HNK Rijeka

    −73
  3. M. Čabraja portrait

    M. Čabraja1569

    in 7 matches · HNK Gorica

    −69
  4. F. Krovinović portrait

    F. Krovinović1881

    in 6 matches · HNK Hajduk Split

    −67
  5. D. Antolić portrait

    D. Antolić1381

    in 4 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

    −63

Nemeses

  1. A. Jagusic1548

    in 3 matches · NK Slaven Belupo

    +147
  2. K. Čabrajić portrait

    K. Čabrajić1496

    in 4 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

    +101
  3. B. Bošković portrait

    B. Bošković1614

    in 3 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

    +87
  4. V. Koski portrait

    V. Koski1963

    in 8 matches · Istra 1961

    +82
  5. F. Krušelj portrait

    F. Krušelj1538

    in 3 matches · NK Slaven Belupo

    +81

Coaches

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

Favourite coaches

  1. Mario Carević1568

    in 9 matches · HNK Gorica

    −51

  2. Gonzalo García1899

    in 8 matches · HNK Hajduk Split

    −47

  3. Željko Sopić1615

    in 4 matches · NK Osijek

    −22

  4. Silvijo Čabraja1613

    in 6 matches · Vukovar

    −13

  5. Simon Rožman1595

    in 3 matches · NK Osijek

    −9

Nemesis coaches

  1. Mario Gregurina1487

    in 5 matches · NK Slaven Belupo

    +91

  2. Mario Kovačević2095

    in 8 matches · Dinamo Zagreb

    +73

  3. Federico Coppitelli1584

    in 3 matches · NK Osijek

    +52

  4. Rajko Vidović1483

    in 5 matches · Sibenik

    +39

  5. Nikica Jelavić1591

    in 5 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

    +24

Playing style

How Nikola Šafarić'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.