Coach DNA
Playing style
direct · shot-heavy
Style consistency
More consistent than 38% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
HNK Rijeka
Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 · 23 matches
2.15 points per game in HNL (20 matches).
HNK Rijeka with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.66 (192 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +149 above the league average under him, +97 under the others.
Most used
- N. Galešić1,760' · Elo 2,164
- I. Smolčić1,677' · Elo 2,239
- S. Radeljić1,576' · Elo 1,965
- N. Labrović1,549' · Elo 1,905
- V. Hodža1,509' · Elo 1,922
- L. Selahi1,476' · Elo 1,748
- M. Pašalić1,442' · Elo 1,969
- T. Fruk1,362' · Elo 1,958
- M. Pjaca1,218' · Elo 1,944
- N. Janković1,116' · Elo 1,817
HNK Gorica
Jan 2023 – Aug 2023 · 24 matches
1.25 points per game in HNL (24 matches).
HNK Gorica with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.17 (208 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −92 below the league average under him, −67 under the others.
Most used
- J. Pršir1,936' · Elo 1,646
- J. Mitrović1,663' · Elo 1,636
- S. Bralić1,643' · Elo 1,508
- K. Krizmanić1,600' · Elo 1,832
- I. Tomečak1,545' · Elo 1,373
- M. Steenvoorden1,378' · Elo 1,524
- M. Ndockyt1,293' · Elo 1,705
- M. Raspopović1,289' · Elo 1,466
- I. Banić1,283' · Elo 1,613
- D. Štiglec1,270' · Elo 1,354
Players under Željko Sopić
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- J. Pršir+228
in 23 matches · HNK Gorica
- K. Fućak+192
in 17 matches · HNK Gorica
- S. Radeljić+174
in 20 matches · HNK Rijeka
- M. Raspopović+152
in 15 matches · HNK Gorica
- M. Marić+149
in 15 matches · HNK Rijeka
Fell most
- T. Matavž−137
in 17 matches · HNK Gorica
- I. Tomečak−37
in 17 matches · HNK Gorica
- F. Mrzljak−29
in 15 matches · HNK Gorica
- E. Banda−22
in 7 matches · HNK Rijeka
- M. Maloča−19
in 3 matches · HNK Gorica
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−50M. Pilj1473
in 4 matches · NK Varazdin
−47J. Mitrović1636
in 3 matches · HNK Gorica
−46D. Livaković2410
in 4 matches · Dinamo Zagreb
−40I. Banić1613
in 3 matches · HNK Gorica
−39A. Majstorović1879
in 3 matches · Istra 1961
Nemeses
+121I. Nekić1749
in 3 matches · NK Varazdin
+80L. Škaričić1725
in 5 matches · NK Varazdin
+74M. Šotiček1847
in 3 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
+66A. Smakaj1639
in 5 matches · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
+55A. Boršić1649
in 4 matches · NK Varazdin
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
- +65
Nikola Šafarić1751
in 4 matches · NK Varazdin
- +15
Sergej Jakirović2108
in 4 matches · Dinamo Zagreb
- +15
Gonzalo García1899
in 3 matches · HNK Hajduk Split
- +6
Zoran Zekić1691
in 4 matches · NK Osijek
Playing style
How Željko Sopić'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 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.07style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 38% 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.
HNK Gorica24 matches
HNK Rijeka20 matches