Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 45% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Granada CF
Apr 2022 – Dec 2022 · 28 matches
1.52 points per game in Segunda División / La Liga (27 matches).
Granada CF with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.27 (234 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +21 above the league average under him, −49 under the others.
Most used
- Antonio Puertas1,881' · Elo 1,732
- José Callejón1,715' · Elo 1,379
- M. Uzuni1,695' · Elo 1,920
- Ricard Sánchez1,687' · Elo 1,760
- Miguel Rubio1,661' · Elo 1,719
- Víctor Díaz1,577' · Elo 1,521
- Quini1,436' · Elo 1,561
- N. Petrović1,381' · Elo 1,824
- Jorge Molina1,217' · Elo 1,203
- Y. Bodiger1,182' · Elo 1,666
Birmingham
Sept 2020 – Mar 2021 · 38 matches
0.97 points per game in Championship (36 matches).
Birmingham with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.14 (271 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −90 below the league average under him, −50 under the others.
Most used
- N. Etheridge3,154' · Elo 1,698
- H. Dean3,134' · Elo 1,539
- M. Colin2,978' · Elo 1,598
- I. Šunjić2,843' · Elo 1,844
- Iván Sánchez2,676' · Elo 1,566
- K. Pedersen2,369' · Elo 1,544
- Jérémie Bela2,160' · Elo 1,422
- M. Roberts1,999' · Elo 1,536
- G. Friend1,970' · Elo 1,426
- S. Hogan1,932' · Elo 1,549
Nottingham Forest
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 52 matches
1.30 points per game in Championship (46 matches).
Nottingham Forest with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.27 (209 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −29 below the league average under him, +20 under the others.
Most used
- J. Colback3,577' · Elo 1,601
- C. Pantilimon3,510' · Elo 1,470
- D. Fox3,471' · Elo 1,324
- B. Osborn3,296' · Elo 1,893
- T. Darikwa3,275' · Elo 2,017
- J. Lolley3,101' · Elo 1,631
- M. Cash2,923' · Elo 2,488
- João Carvalho2,208' · Elo 1,741
- Benjamin Watson2,177' · Elo 1,201
- Tobias Figueiredo2,149' · Elo 1,626
Middlesbrough
Aug 2016 – Mar 2017 · 32 matches
0.81 points per game in Premier League (27 matches).
Middlesbrough with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.55 (11 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −98 below the league average under him, −179 under the others.
Most used
- B. Gibson2,700' · Elo 1,576
- A. Clayton2,266' · Elo 1,384
- Álvaro Negredo2,234' · Elo 1,046
- M. de Roon2,210' · Elo 2,025
- Víctor Valdés Arribas2,160' · Elo 1,337
- A. Forshaw2,132' · Elo 1,571
- Barragán1,813' · Elo 1,553
- C. Chambers1,800' · Elo 1,954
- Fábio1,606' · Elo 1,675
- G. Friend1,527' · Elo 1,426
Players under Aitor Karanka de la Hoz
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- João Carvalho+337
in 28 matches · Nottingham Forest
- A. Guédioura+240
in 33 matches · Nottingham Forest
- Adama Traoré+217
in 23 matches · Middlesbrough
- Ricard Sánchez+195
in 21 matches · Granada CF
- Álex Collado+189
in 6 matches · Granada CF
Fell most
- Iván Sánchez−121
in 36 matches · Birmingham
in 25 matches · Birmingham
- N. Etheridge−68
in 35 matches · Birmingham
- Jorge Molina−64
in 25 matches · Granada CF
- A. Vellios−64
in 12 matches · Nottingham Forest
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−59T. Lees1748
in 3 matches · Sheffield Wednesday
−55P. Jansson1704
in 3 matches · Brentford
−40S. Clucas1345
in 3 matches · Stoke City
−37B. Bannan1779
in 4 matches · Sheffield Wednesday
−31O. Richards1759
in 3 matches · Reading
Nemeses
+82P. Gallagher1245
in 3 matches · Preston
+64M. Aarons1928
in 4 matches · Norwich
+63A. Hughes1726
in 3 matches · Preston
+59S. Hutchinson1434
in 4 matches · Millwall
+57T. Cantwell1942
in 4 matches · Norwich
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
- +47
Neil Harris1914
in 4 matches · Cardiff
- +43
N. Adkins1442
in 3 matches · Hull City
- +43
A. Neil2093
in 4 matches · Preston
- +36
Daniel Farke2336
in 5 matches · Norwich
- +16
Neil Warnock1645
in 3 matches · Middlesbrough
Playing style
How Aitor Karanka de la Hoz'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 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.12style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 45% 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.
Nottingham Forest49 matches
Birmingham38 matches
Middlesbrough29 matches
Granada CF27 matches