Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 82% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Al Ain
Feb 2025 – Oct 2026 · 39 matches
2.15 points per game in Pro League (33 matches).
Al Ain with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.70 (40 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +143 above the league average under him, +177 under the others.
Most used
- Khalid Eisa3,231' · Elo 1,928
- M. Palacios3,196' · Elo 2,077
- A. Romero3,099' · Elo 1,982
- K. Laba2,375' · Elo 1,888
- S. Rahimi2,306' · Elo 2,042
- Y. Ben Khaleq1,890' · Elo 1,921
- Park Yong-Woo1,800' · Elo 1,852
- Erik1,622' · Elo 1,904
- Rami Rabia1,620' · Elo 2,044
- Abdoul Karim Traoré1,620' · Elo 1,750
FC Krasnodar
Mar 2023 – Mar 2024 · 33 matches
1.88 points per game in Premier Liga (33 matches).
FC Krasnodar with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.79 (155 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +168 above the league average under him, +162 under the others.
Most used
- J. Alonso2,880' · Elo 2,082
- M. Safonov2,655' · Elo 2,457
- E. Spertsyan2,596' · Elo 2,111
- J. Córdoba2,384' · Elo 1,958
- S. Volkov2,284' · Elo 1,713
- Batxi2,243' · Elo 2,046
- A. Chernikov1,894' · Elo 2,088
- O. Olusegun1,609' · Elo 1,739
- N. Krivtsov1,485' · Elo 2,083
- S. Petrov1,450' · Elo 1,874
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Jul 2018 – Aug 2022 · 18 matches
Most used
- Enric Saborit1,470' · Elo 1,729
- Jair Amador990' · Elo 1,569
- D. Micha990' · Elo 1,578
- D. Glazer925' · Elo 1,582
- E. Tibi720' · Elo 1,272
- P. Rajković720' · Elo 2,215
- E. Dasa720' · Elo 1,871
- S. Yeini660' · Elo 1,388
- Geraldes644' · Elo 1,497
- V. Kjartansson630' · Elo 1,132
Watford
Sept 2020 – Dec 2020 · 22 matches
1.70 points per game in Championship (20 matches).
Watford with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.61 (94 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +69 above the league average under him, +54 under the others.
Most used
- B. Foster1,800' · Elo 1,613
- C. Kabasele1,560' · Elo 1,961
- K. Sema1,485' · Elo 1,650
- N. Chalobah1,432' · Elo 1,811
- I. Sarr1,429' · Elo 2,282
- Kiko Femenía1,297' · Elo 1,852
- C. Cathcart1,275' · Elo 1,705
- T. Cleverley1,234' · Elo 1,656
- J. Ngakia1,232' · Elo 2,029
- João Pedro1,203' · Elo 2,442
PAOK
Jul 2016 – May 2017 · 48 matches
1.94 points per game in Super League 1 (36 matches).
PAOK with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.43 (86 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +125 above the league average under him, +187 under the others.
Most used
- G. Cimirot3,771' · Elo 1,616
- Panagiotis Glykos3,690' · Elo 1,649
- Leonardo de Matos Cruz3,690' · Elo 1,486
- José Crespo3,546' · Elo 1,509
- M. Leovac3,412' · Elo 1,362
- Djalma3,078' · Elo 1,233
- Cañas2,759' · Elo 1,417
- Fernando Varela2,700' · Elo 1,523
- Y. Shakhov2,548' · Elo 1,472
- D. Biseswar2,362' · Elo 1,375
Players under Vladimir Ivić
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Y. Ben Khaleq+576
in 21 matches · Al Ain
- Fernando Varela+434
in 30 matches · PAOK
- José Crespo+410
in 41 matches · PAOK
- Cañas+393
in 31 matches · PAOK
- H. Rahimi+382
in 12 matches · Al Ain
Fell most
- G. Murray−58
in 6 matches · Watford
- J. Alonso−56
in 32 matches · FC Krasnodar
- Jair Amador−55
in 11 matches · Maccabi Tel Aviv
- F. Pereyra−52
in 5 matches · PAOK
- G. Tzavellas−49
in 12 matches · PAOK
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−46M. Blažič1680
in 4 matches · Al-Ittihad Kalba
−37M. Dabbur1794
in 3 matches · Baniyas SC
−29Y. Niakaté1693
in 3 matches · Baniyas SC
−27N. Komlichenko1810
in 3 matches · FC Rostov
−26Neto1579
in 3 matches · Al-Ittihad Kalba
Nemeses
+115G. Molins1303
in 3 matches · Panathinaikos
+100Nuno Reis1545
in 3 matches · Panathinaikos
+79O. Vlachodimos2233
in 3 matches · Panathinaikos
+73S. Araújo1724
in 3 matches · AEK Athens FC
+66E. Bicfalvi1411
in 3 matches · Ural
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −20
Miloš Milojević1791
in 3 matches · Al Nasr
- −13
Paulo Sousa2087
in 4 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- −4
Valeri Karpin1830
in 3 matches · FC Rostov
Nemesis coaches
- +68
Manolo Jiménez1775
in 3 matches · AEK Athens FC
- +58
in 4 matches · Panathinaikos
- +24
in 3 matches · Ural
- +8
Vladan Milojević2023
in 4 matches · Panionios
- +8
Vladimir Fedotov1870
in 3 matches · CSKA Moscow
Playing style
How Vladimir Ivić'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 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.54style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 82% 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.
FC Krasnodar33 matches
Al Ain28 matches
Watford22 matches