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Paul Simonis

Coach🇳🇱

— · Bundesliga

1922Current Elo

55 matches tracked

Coach DNA

Playing style

low-block · possession-based

GO Ahead EaglesVfL WolfsburgDomestic cupInternational cup

Club record

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

VfL Wolfsburg

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 · 14 matches

0.92 points per game in Bundesliga (13 matches).

VfL Wolfsburg with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (121 matches, 4 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −10 below the league average under him, −8 under the others.

Most used

  1. K. Grabara1,170' · Elo 2,041
  2. M. Arnold1,170' · Elo 1,899
  3. K. Koulierakis1,125' · Elo 2,079
  4. M. Amoura948' · Elo 2,029
  5. Vinicius Souza891' · Elo 2,060
  6. A. Zehnter882' · Elo 1,948
  7. M. Jenz720' · Elo 1,941
  8. C. Eriksen696' · Elo 1,951
  9. P. Wimmer686' · Elo 2,112
  10. L. Majer611' · Elo 2,055

GO Ahead Eagles

Jul 2024 – May 2025 · 41 matches

1.50 points per game in Eredivisie (34 matches).

GO Ahead Eagles with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.19 (146 matches, 4 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −10 below the league average under him, −64 under the others.

Most used

  1. M. Deijl3,764' · Elo 1,861
  2. J. Kramer3,751' · Elo 1,845
  3. V. Edvardsen3,310' · Elo 1,812
  4. E. Llansana3,306' · Elo 2,000
  5. G. Nauber3,151' · Elo 1,800
  6. E. Linthorst3,150' · Elo 1,842
  7. O. Antman2,771' · Elo 1,896
  8. J. Breum2,514' · Elo 1,918
  9. D. James2,186' · Elo 1,828
  10. L. Plogmann1,804' · Elo 1,794

Players under Paul Simonis

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. D. James+311

    in 31 matches · GO Ahead Eagles

  2. E. Llansana+244

    in 39 matches · GO Ahead Eagles

  3. M. Smit+224

    in 26 matches · GO Ahead Eagles

  4. A. Adelgaard+190

    in 27 matches · GO Ahead Eagles

  5. J. Breum+177

    in 31 matches · GO Ahead Eagles

Fell most

  1. K. Koulierakis−99

    in 13 matches · VfL Wolfsburg

  2. M. Amoura−94

    in 14 matches · VfL Wolfsburg

  3. J. Mæhle−64

    in 8 matches · VfL Wolfsburg

  4. Vinicius Souza−60

    in 12 matches · VfL Wolfsburg

  5. J. Amofa−53

    in 4 matches · GO Ahead Eagles

Opponents

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

Favourite opponents

  1. J. Schouten portrait

    J. Schouten2290

    in 3 matches · PSV Eindhoven

    −59
  2. O. Boscagli portrait

    O. Boscagli2449

    in 3 matches · PSV Eindhoven

    −52
  3. L. de Jong portrait

    L. de Jong2153

    in 3 matches · PSV Eindhoven

    −51
  4. G. Til portrait

    G. Til2290

    in 3 matches · PSV Eindhoven

    −46
  5. J. Veerman portrait

    J. Veerman2356

    in 3 matches · PSV Eindhoven

    −42

Nemeses

  1. M. Meerdink portrait

    M. Meerdink2141

    in 3 matches · AZ Alkmaar

    +38
  2. E. Poku portrait

    E. Poku2251

    in 4 matches · Bayer Leverkusen

    +31
  3. R. Owusu-Oduro portrait

    R. Owusu-Oduro2100

    in 3 matches · AZ Alkmaar

    +24
  4. M. van Bergen portrait

    M. van Bergen1817

    in 3 matches · Sparta Rotterdam

    +21
  5. B. Kuipers portrait

    B. Kuipers1744

    in 3 matches · Twente

    +19

Coaches

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

Favourite coaches

Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.

Nemesis coaches

Hardly any coach gained Elo against him.

Playing style

How Paul Simonis's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)

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

low-block · possession-based

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