Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 73% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Lyon
Feb 2025 – Oct 2026 · 55 matches
1.82 points per game in Ligue 1 (39 matches).
Lyon with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.61 (122 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +138 above the league average under him, +104 under the others.
Most used
- M. Niakhaté4,059' · Elo 2,231
- Clinton Mata3,686' · Elo 2,129
- C. Tolisso3,575' · Elo 2,186
- A. Maitland-Niles3,034' · Elo 2,236
- Abner2,855' · Elo 2,188
- T. Tessmann2,820' · Elo 2,254
- T. Morton2,607' · Elo 2,218
- D. Greif2,447' · Elo 2,227
- N. Tagliafico2,129' · Elo 2,072
- Lucas Perri1,650' · Elo 2,185
AC Milan
Aug 2024 – Dec 2024 · 24 matches
1.59 points per game in Serie A (17 matches).
AC Milan with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.95 (179 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +241 above the league average under him, +219 under the others.
Most used
- M. Maignan2,031' · Elo 2,486
- T. Reijnders1,878' · Elo 2,533
- Y. Fofana1,876' · Elo 2,299
- T. Hernández1,623' · Elo 2,456
- Emerson Royal1,535' · Elo 2,296
- Rafael Leão1,535' · Elo 2,309
- C. Pulišić1,435' · Elo 2,278
- Álvaro Morata1,199' · Elo 1,896
- M. Thiaw1,183' · Elo 2,426
- M. Gabbia1,155' · Elo 2,316
Lille
Aug 2022 – May 2024 · 89 matches
1.76 points per game in Ligue 1 (71 matches).
Lille with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.80 (178 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +99 above the league average under him, +132 under the others.
Most used
- L. Chevalier7,079' · Elo 2,343
- B. André6,941' · Elo 1,994
- J. David6,941' · Elo 2,308
- A. Gomes6,315' · Elo 2,171
- Ismaily5,010' · Elo 1,982
- B. Diakité5,005' · Elo 2,267
- R. Cabella4,927' · Elo 1,730
- Alexsandro Ribeiro4,803' · Elo 2,161
- L. Yoro4,531' · Elo 2,324
- E. Zhegrova4,271' · Elo 2,107
AS Roma
Aug 2019 – May 2021 · 100 matches
1.70 points per game in Serie A (74 matches).
AS Roma with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.84 (226 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +97 above the league average under him, +152 under the others.
Most used
- G. Mancini7,017' · Elo 2,392
- Pau López6,567' · Elo 2,069
- E. Džeko5,991' · Elo 1,453
- L. Pellegrini5,865' · Elo 2,164
- J. Veretout5,788' · Elo 1,899
- B. Cristante5,386' · Elo 2,312
- H. Mkhitaryan5,275' · Elo 2,018
- L. Spinazzola4,913' · Elo 2,183
- C. Smalling4,382' · Elo 1,764
- Ibañez3,669' · Elo 2,267
Shakhtar Donetsk
Jul 2016 – May 2019 · 124 matches
2.48 points per game in Premier League (96 matches).
Shakhtar Donetsk with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.40 (75 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +286 above the league average under him, +359 under the others.
Most used
- A. Pyatov10,110' · Elo 1,377
- Ismaily9,814' · Elo 1,982
- Marlos8,281' · Elo 1,506
- T. Stepanenko7,938' · Elo 1,485
- Taison7,544' · Elo 1,708
- Y. Rakitskyi6,573' · Elo 1,652
- V. Kovalenko5,900' · Elo 1,523
- Fred5,415' · Elo 2,142
- F. Ferreyra5,032' · Elo 1,362
- B. Butko4,882' · Elo 1,393
Players under Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- L. Chevalier+609
in 78 matches · Lille
in 64 matches · Lille
- L. Yoro+496
in 58 matches · Lille
- Ibañez+485
in 49 matches · AS Roma
- Tiago Santos+471
in 43 matches · Lille
Fell most
- C. Smalling−135
in 56 matches · AS Roma
in 20 matches · AC Milan
- José Fonte−59
in 33 matches · Lille
- A. Florenzi−45
in 18 matches · AS Roma
in 8 matches · Shakhtar Donetsk
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−103B. Samba2221
in 6 matches · Rennes
−79Y. Opanasenko1095
in 6 matches · Zorya Luhansk
−78Pavlo Rebenok1080
in 7 matches · Vorskla Poltava
−71M. Bilyi1280
in 7 matches · Zorya Luhansk
−68D. Myshnov1456
in 8 matches · FC Mariupol
Nemeses
+181F. Sotoca1862
in 5 matches · Lens
+126V. Antov1792
in 3 matches · Bologna
+122R. Gosens2045
in 5 matches · Fiorentina
+101G. Pezzella1882
in 5 matches · Empoli
+93Hernani1851
in 3 matches · Parma
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −85
Bruno Génésio2153
in 8 matches · Lille
- −79
Franck Haise2165
in 6 matches · Rennes
- −68
Yurii Vernydub1606
in 12 matches · Zorya Luhansk
- −65
Vasyl Sachko1332
in 8 matches · Vorskla Poltava
- −46
G. Seoane1977
in 3 matches · BSC Young Boys
Nemesis coaches
- +145
Adi Hütter2151
in 7 matches · Monaco
- +98
in 8 matches · Dynamo Kyiv
- +96
Alexandre Dujeux1972
in 3 matches · Angers
- +86
Carles Martínez2179
in 3 matches · Toulouse
- +81
Pierre Sage2233
in 4 matches · Crystal Palace
Playing style
How Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca'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 5 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.43style consistency across 5 clubs
More consistent than 73% 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.
AS Roma100 matches
Lille88 matches
Lyon55 matches
AC Milan24 matches
Shakhtar Donetsk22 matches