Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 61% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Caen
Feb 2025 – May 2025 · 11 matches
0.64 points per game in Ligue 2 (11 matches).
Caen with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.37 (112 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −32 below the league average under him, +23 under the others.
Most used
- A. Mandréa810' · Elo 1,592
- B. Traoré773' · Elo 1,707
- N. Lebreton758' · Elo 1,915
- Alexandre Mendy755' · Elo 1,795
- J. Gaudin722' · Elo 1,650
- Y. M'Vila720' · Elo 1,541
- D. Debohi720' · Elo 1,588
- S. Grandsir613' · Elo 1,599
- G. Kyeremeh605' · Elo 1,592
- B. Brahimi516' · Elo 1,656
Montpellier
Aug 2017 – Oct 2024 · 220 matches
1.40 points per game in Ligue 1 (199 matches).
Montpellier with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.92 (124 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −17 below the league average under him, −92 under the others.
Most used
- D. Congré12,605' · Elo 1,388
- B. Lecomte11,880' · Elo 1,713
- Hilton11,324' · Elo 1,375
- Pedro Mendes9,329' · Elo 1,375
- G. Laborde9,116' · Elo 2,071
- T. Savanier8,712' · Elo 1,701
- A. Delort8,621' · Elo 1,558
- J. Ferri8,061' · Elo 1,534
- F. Mollet7,215' · Elo 1,460
- D. Le Tallec7,116' · Elo 1,510
Stade Brestois 29
Aug 2021 – Oct 2022 · 51 matches
1.12 points per game in Ligue 1 (48 matches).
Stade Brestois 29 with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.38 (168 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −53 below the league average under him, −92 under the others.
Most used
- M. Bizot4,320' · Elo 2,138
- J. Duverne4,029' · Elo 1,988
- F. Honorat3,846' · Elo 1,994
- B. Chardonnet3,812' · Elo 1,948
- L. Brassier3,278' · Elo 2,249
- H. Belkebla3,271' · Elo 1,827
- R. Pierre-Gabriel2,645' · Elo 1,921
- S. Mounié2,542' · Elo 1,721
- C. Hérelle2,344' · Elo 1,611
- H. Magnetti2,032' · Elo 1,975
Reims
Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 39 matches
1.45 points per game in Ligue 2 (38 matches).
Reims with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.32 (38 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: +60 above the league average under him, +120 under the others.
Most used
- Anthony Weber3,329' · Elo 1,288
- H. Traoré2,825' · Elo 2,004
- J. Jeanvier2,635' · Elo 1,619
- Unknown (21994)2,610' · Elo 1,275
- Diego Rigonato2,586' · Elo 1,374
- Unknown (24136)2,346' · Elo 1,402
- Unknown (20923)2,036' · Elo 1,209
- P. Chavarría1,973' · Elo 1,258
- Unknown (87174)1,919' · Elo 1,222
- J. Kankava1,769' · Elo 1,342
Players under Michel Der Zakarian
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- D. Bertaud+678
in 31 matches · Montpellier
- J. Sambia+606
in 126 matches · Montpellier
- J. Le Douaron+555
in 40 matches · Stade Brestois 29
- J. Chotard+461
in 108 matches · Montpellier
- N. Cozza+413
in 55 matches · Montpellier
Fell most
- M. Bizot−167
in 48 matches · Stade Brestois 29
- S. Camara−118
in 53 matches · Montpellier
- J. Uronen−97
in 21 matches · Stade Brestois 29
- I. Slimani−94
in 7 matches · Stade Brestois 29
- H. Traoré−94
in 32 matches · Reims
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−133F. Guilbert1829
in 7 matches · Strasbourg
−107L. Dubois1915
in 7 matches · Lyon
−74Pablo1723
in 5 matches · Bordeaux
−74J. Gradit2083
in 9 matches · Lens
−73M. Depay1858
in 8 matches · Lyon
Nemeses
+184N. Pallois1650
in 13 matches · Nantes
+169O. Diakité1854
in 3 matches · Reims
+134M. Coco1842
in 11 matches · Nantes
+122F. Maouassa1801
in 8 matches · Montpellier
+117B. Dia2054
in 4 matches · Reims
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −59
Rudi Garcia2240
in 6 matches · Lyon
- −45
Thierry Laurey1557
in 11 matches · Strasbourg
- −37
in 4 matches · Lille
- −29
Claude Puel1913
in 5 matches · Saint Etienne
- −28
P. Vieira2015
in 6 matches · Strasbourg
Nemesis coaches
- +100
David Guion1639
in 7 matches · Bordeaux
- +83
in 8 matches · Montpellier
- +81
in 11 matches · Nantes
- +79
Julien Stéphan1994
in 10 matches · Rennes
- +56
in 9 matches · Paris Saint Germain
Playing style
How Michel Der Zakarian'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.
+0.28style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 61% 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.
Montpellier209 matches
Stade Brestois 2950 matches
Reims25 matches