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Joseph Martin O'Brien

Coach

— · Irish Premier Division

1577Current Elo

50 matches tracked

Coach DNA

Playing style

possession-based

Domestic cupInternational cup

Club record

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

Shelbourne

Feb 2025 – Dec 2025 · 50 matches

1.64 points per game in Premier Division (36 matches).

Shelbourne with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.59 (103 matches, 4 coaches).

Line-up Elo: +6 above the league average under him, +14 under the others.

Most used

  1. K. Ledwidge3,598' · Elo 1,608
  2. K. McInroy3,510' · Elo 1,549
  3. H. Wood3,315' · Elo 1,721
  4. J. Lunney3,086' · Elo 1,519
  5. M. Odubeko3,073' · Elo 1,594
  6. E. Caffrey2,993' · Elo 1,593
  7. P. Barrett2,645' · Elo 1,498
  8. James Barry Norris2,496' · Elo 1,560
  9. M. Coyle2,495' · Elo 1,506
  10. C. Kearns2,118' · Elo 1,523

Players under Joseph Martin O'Brien

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. L. Temple+305

    in 14 matches · Shelbourne

  2. K. McInroy+250

    in 39 matches · Shelbourne

  3. Wessel Speel+248

    in 19 matches · Shelbourne

  4. James Barry Norris+243

    in 38 matches · Shelbourne

  5. M. Mbeng+201

    in 17 matches · Shelbourne

Fell most

  1. J. O'Sullivan−42

    in 11 matches · Shelbourne

  2. R. Tulloch−24

    in 3 matches · Shelbourne

  3. S. Radeljić−24

    in 1 match · Shelbourne

  4. R. O'Kane−21

    in 5 matches · Shelbourne

  5. T. Fruk−19

    in 1 match · Shelbourne

Opponents

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

Favourite opponents

  1. J. Redmond portrait

    J. Redmond1642

    in 4 matches · St Patrick's Athl.

    −74
  2. W. Fitzgerald portrait

    W. Fitzgerald1495

    in 4 matches · Sligo Rovers

    −58
  3. J. McManus portrait

    J. McManus1406

    in 3 matches · Sligo Rovers

    −53
  4. J. Lennon portrait

    J. Lennon1608

    in 4 matches · St Patrick's Athl.

    −52
  5. J. Anang portrait

    J. Anang1627

    in 4 matches · St Patrick's Athl.

    −45

Nemeses

  1. Wessel Speel portrait

    Wessel Speel1735

    in 3 matches · Linfield

    +211
  2. James Barry Norris portrait

    James Barry Norris1560

    in 3 matches · Linfield

    +123
  3. M. Mbeng portrait

    M. Mbeng1543

    in 5 matches · Linfield

    +115

  4. K. McInroy1549

    in 4 matches · Linfield

    +107
  5. K. Ledwidge portrait

    K. Ledwidge1608

    in 3 matches · HNK Rijeka

    +107

Coaches

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

Favourite coaches

  1. Stephen Kenny1625

    in 4 matches · St Patrick's Athl.

    −54

  2. David Healy1516

    in 4 matches · Linfield

    −46

  3. John Russell1550

    in 4 matches · Sligo Rovers

    −45

  4. Johnathan Caulfield1423

    in 4 matches · Galway United

    −21

  5. Stephen Bradley1707

    in 4 matches · Shamrock Rovers

    −17

Nemesis coaches

  1. Kevin Doherty1508

    in 4 matches · Drogheda United

    +43

  2. Tiernan Lynch1625

    in 4 matches · Derry City

    +22

  3. Gerard Nash1361

    in 4 matches · Cork City

    +7

  4. John Coleman1478

    in 4 matches · Waterford

    +2

Playing style

How Joseph Martin O'Brien's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)

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

possession-based

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