Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 23% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Cerezo Osaka
Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 · 10 matches
1.20 points per game in J1 League (10 matches).
Cerezo Osaka with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.38 (108 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +49 above the league average under him, +16 under the others.
Most used
- R. Inoue916' · Elo 1,752
- S. Tanaka916' · Elo 1,733
- Kosuke Nakamura916' · Elo 1,753
- Dion-Johan Cools916' · Elo 1,742
- J. Irvine766' · Elo 1,768
- A. Ohata697' · Elo 1,752
- S. Sakuragawa645' · Elo 1,724
- S. Hatanaka636' · Elo 1,765
- H. Okuda475' · Elo 1,721
- Y. Yokoyama472' · Elo 1,596
Apollon Limassol
Jan 2024 – May 2024 · 24 matches
1.71 points per game in 1. Division (24 matches).
Apollon Limassol with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.60 (94 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +20 above the league average under him, +96 under the others.
Most used
- T. Darikwa1,620' · Elo 2,017
- P. Leeuwenburgh1,530' · Elo 1,650
- G. Malekkides1,471' · Elo 1,805
- G. Ekpolo1,440' · Elo 1,814
- Pedro Marques1,438' · Elo 1,761
- A. Artean1,364' · Elo 1,573
- I. Coll1,348' · Elo 1,569
- M. Valbuena1,295' · Elo 1,195
- E. Peretz1,141' · Elo 1,966
- C. Kyriakou1,130' · Elo 1,536
Elche
Dec 2022 – Mar 2023 · 14 matches
0.75 points per game in La Liga (12 matches).
Elche with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.91 (128 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −245 below the league average under him, −142 under the others.
Most used
- Edgar Badia1,260' · Elo 1,748
- Gumbau1,118' · Elo 1,901
- Omar Mascarell1,074' · Elo 1,967
- L. Boyé1,054' · Elo 1,949
- H. Palacios988' · Elo 1,740
- Clerc885' · Elo 1,674
- Fidel800' · Elo 1,643
- E. Roco772' · Elo 1,577
- E. Ponce605' · Elo 1,964
- Diego González603' · Elo 1,587
Al-Raed
Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · 18 matches
1.33 points per game in Saudi Pro League (18 matches).
Al-Raed with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (180 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −14 below the league average under him, −89 under the others.
Most used
- Sultan Al Farhan1,523' · Elo 1,607
- Renê Santos1,468' · Elo 1,475
- Eduardo Henrique1,425' · Elo 1,595
- Mohammed Salem1,422' · Elo 1,517
- Ahmed Al Zain1,252' · Elo 1,746
- K. El Berkaoui1,233' · Elo 1,687
- Abdullah Al Fahad1,060' · Elo 1,660
- Aqeel Baalghyth Al Sahbi1,059' · Elo 1,390
- M. Fouzair1,050' · Elo 1,753
- Éderzito António Macedo Lopes984' · Elo 1,424
Al-Ain
Feb 2021 – May 2021 · 12 matches
0.83 points per game in Saudi Pro League (12 matches).
Al-Ain with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.67 (15 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −140 below the league average under him, −172 under the others.
Most used
- Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga990' · Elo 1,908
- B. Ndiaye963' · Elo 1,606
- A. Moutari930' · Elo 1,495
- Hassan Al-Harbi891' · Elo 1,494
- Amin Al Bukhari876' · Elo 1,589
- Getterson833' · Elo 1,320
- Mohammad Fouad789' · Elo 1,264
- J. Añor718' · Elo 1,601
- Yahia Al Kabie698' · Elo 1,116
- F. Bradarić697' · Elo 1,609
Alaves
Sept 2020 – Jan 2021 · 19 matches
1.00 points per game in La Liga (18 matches).
Alaves with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.07 (187 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −68 below the league average under him, −73 under the others.
Most used
- Fernando Pacheco1,620' · Elo 1,930
- Joselu1,438' · Elo 1,725
- R. Battaglia1,373' · Elo 1,836
- Rubén Duarte1,361' · Elo 2,039
- Laguardia1,353' · Elo 1,567
- F. Lejeune1,305' · Elo 2,087
- Luis Rioja1,205' · Elo 2,081
- Tomás Pina1,172' · Elo 1,569
- Ximo Navarro1,107' · Elo 1,819
- Édgar Méndez1,011' · Elo 1,401
Espanyol
Oct 2019 – Dec 2019 · 15 matches
0.50 points per game in La Liga (10 matches).
Espanyol with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.21 (186 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −38 below the league average under him, −63 under the others.
Most used
- Diego López1,170' · Elo 1,217
- B. Espinosa1,035' · Elo 1,458
- Marc Roca888' · Elo 2,290
- David López874' · Elo 1,802
- Darder859' · Elo 1,962
- Unknown (156480)797' · Elo 1,485
- Víctor Campuzano757' · Elo 1,725
- Dídac Vilá Rosselló721' · Elo 1,473
- Adrià Pedrosa645' · Elo 1,995
- Wu Lei627' · Elo 1,769
Sevilla
Jul 2018 – Mar 2019 · 50 matches
1.48 points per game in La Liga (27 matches).
Sevilla with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.86 (189 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +98 above the league average under him, +116 under the others.
Most used
- T. Vaclík3,675' · Elo 1,719
- Sergi Gómez3,518' · Elo 1,828
- É. Banega3,517' · Elo 1,370
- Pablo Sarabia3,105' · Elo 1,904
- W. Ben Yedder3,034' · Elo 1,650
- André Silva2,739' · Elo 2,104
- Daniel Filipe Martins Carriço2,685' · Elo 1,529
- F. Vázquez2,685' · Elo 1,655
- S. Kjær2,626' · Elo 2,039
- Jesús Navas2,622' · Elo 1,520
Girona
Aug 2016 – May 2018 · 80 matches
1.51 points per game in Segunda División / La Liga (80 matches).
Girona with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.40 (122 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −60 below the league average under him, +5 under the others.
Most used
- Portu6,252' · Elo 1,751
- Juanpe6,079' · Elo 1,671
- Pere Pons5,891' · Elo 1,747
- Borja García5,630' · Elo 1,693
- Jonás Ramalho5,043' · Elo 1,485
- Álex Granell5,023' · Elo 1,426
- Y. Bounou4,545' · Elo 2,421
- Aday4,430' · Elo 1,450
- Alcalá4,199' · Elo 1,494
- Pablo Maffeo3,760' · Elo 2,056
Players under Pablo Javier Machín Díez
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Juanpe+579
in 69 matches · Girona
- Jonás Ramalho+550
in 57 matches · Girona
- Pere Pons+546
in 76 matches · Alaves
- Portu+539
in 78 matches · Girona
- Borja García+524
in 76 matches · Girona
Fell most
- Mohammed Salem−122
in 17 matches · Al-Raed
- J. Irvine−103
in 9 matches · Cerezo Osaka
- Marc Roca−95
in 11 matches · Espanyol
- Darder−83
in 11 matches · Espanyol
- Deyverson−78
in 15 matches · Alaves
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−112Unknown (47528)1593
in 3 matches · Rayo Vallecano
−79R. Varane2281
in 6 matches · Real Madrid
−69Campaña1670
in 7 matches · Levante
−64Casemiro2241
in 5 matches · Real Madrid
−62Sergio Mora1063
in 4 matches · Getafe
Nemeses
+165Fran Beltrán2050
in 6 matches · Celta Vigo
+130É. Banega1370
in 3 matches · Al Shabab
+126Jesús Navas1520
in 3 matches · Sevilla
+113N. Maksimović2012
in 5 matches · Getafe
+101Javi Galán2036
in 5 matches · Celta Vigo
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −31
Juan Muñiz1547
in 3 matches · Levante
- −28
Zinédine Zidane2276
in 4 matches · Real Madrid
- −16
Asier Garitano1745
in 3 matches · Real Sociedad
- −13
José Bordalás1997
in 6 matches · Getafe
- −12
Paco López1802
in 5 matches · Levante
Nemesis coaches
- +95
Gaizka Garitano1692
in 5 matches · Athletic Club
- +61
Imanol Alguacil2115
in 4 matches · Real Sociedad
- +51
Javi Calleja1794
in 5 matches · Villarreal
- +50
Abelardo1637
in 3 matches · Alaves
- +50
Ernesto Valverde2163
in 7 matches · Barcelona
Playing style
How Pablo Javier Machín Díez'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.
-0.10style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 23% 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.
Girona80 matches
Sevilla44 matches
Alaves20 matches