Coach DNA
Playing style
creative · possession-based
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Real Madrid
Jan 2026 – May 2026 · 24 matches
2.31 points per game in La Liga (16 matches).
Real Madrid with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.26 (126 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +312 above the league average under him, +356 under the others.
Most used
- Vinícius Júnior1,906' · Elo 2,516
- F. Valverde1,779' · Elo 2,509
- T. Courtois1,598' · Elo 2,502
- A. Tchouaméni1,582' · Elo 2,543
- D. Huijsen1,417' · Elo 2,537
- A. Güler1,373' · Elo 2,389
- Kylian Mbappé1,241' · Elo 2,567
- E. Camavinga1,228' · Elo 2,507
- A. Rüdiger1,157' · Elo 2,386
- Raúl Asencio1,079' · Elo 2,430
Players under Alvaro Arbeloa
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Gonzalo García+136
in 17 matches · Real Madrid
- Thiago Pitarch+117
in 13 matches · Real Madrid
- T. Courtois+87
in 18 matches · Real Madrid
in 22 matches · Real Madrid
in 18 matches · Real Madrid
Fell most
in 13 matches · Real Madrid
- Rodrygo−29
in 3 matches · Real Madrid
- Éder Militão−21
in 4 matches · Real Madrid
in 4 matches · Real Madrid
in 5 matches · Real Madrid
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
Hardly any opponent lost Elo against his teams.
Nemeses
+43A. Schjelderup2319
in 3 matches · Benfica
+30V. Pavlidis2355
in 3 matches · Benfica
+28N. Otamendi1989
in 3 matches · Benfica
+25F. Aursnes2306
in 3 matches · Benfica
+22Tomás Araújo2353
in 3 matches · Benfica
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
No coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
Hardly any coach gained Elo against him.
Playing style
How Alvaro Arbeloa's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.