Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 56% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Sevilla
Apr 2026 – Oct 2026 · 18 matches
1.44 points per game in La Liga (18 matches).
Sevilla with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.13 (116 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −36 below the league average under him, −35 under the others.
Most used
- O. Vlachodimos1,560' · Elo 2,233
- L. Agoumé1,459' · Elo 2,216
- Kike Salas1,456' · Elo 2,172
- G. Suazo1,354' · Elo 2,178
- Andrés Castrín1,273' · Elo 2,016
- Juan Iglesias804' · Elo 2,183
- Oso786' · Elo 1,986
- R. Vargas692' · Elo 2,253
- Isaac652' · Elo 2,115
- José Ángel Carmona652' · Elo 2,143
Alaves
Aug 2022 – Nov 2024 · 108 matches
1.40 points per game in La Liga / Segunda División (99 matches).
Alaves with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.02 (181 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −8 below the league average under him, −132 under the others.
Most used
- Sivera8,580' · Elo 2,029
- A. Abqar6,767' · Elo 1,975
- Jon Guridi6,656' · Elo 1,940
- Luis Rioja6,366' · Elo 2,081
- N. Tenaglia5,865' · Elo 2,018
- Rubén Duarte5,767' · Elo 2,039
- Antonio Blanco4,979' · Elo 2,017
- A. Sedlar4,396' · Elo 1,768
- Guevara4,103' · Elo 1,880
- Javi López3,982' · Elo 2,063
Mallorca
Sept 2020 – Mar 2022 · 75 matches
1.49 points per game in Segunda División / La Liga (68 matches).
Mallorca with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.26 (194 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +39 above the league average under him, −77 under the others.
Most used
- Dani Rodríguez5,562' · Elo 1,437
- M. Valjent5,462' · Elo 2,061
- Manolo Reina5,047' · Elo 1,410
- Brian Oliván4,030' · Elo 1,767
- Salva Sevilla3,954' · Elo 1,391
- Raíllo3,861' · Elo 1,923
- Antonio Sánchez3,435' · Elo 1,844
- Ruíz de Galarreta3,309' · Elo 2,149
- I. Baba3,121' · Elo 1,763
- A. Ndiaye3,113' · Elo 1,749
Al Shabab
Dec 2019 – Sept 2020 · 12 matches
1.33 points per game in Saudi Pro League (12 matches).
Al Shabab with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.60 (180 matches, 12 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +61 above the league average under him, +82 under the others.
Most used
- C. Guanca1,079' · Elo 1,995
- Ahmed Sharahili1,064' · Elo 2,073
- F. Ben Mustapha990' · Elo 1,633
- Mohammed Salem990' · Elo 1,517
- D. Moreno958' · Elo 1,310
- Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem877' · Elo 1,841
- Sebá777' · Elo 1,613
- A. N'Diaye704' · Elo 1,465
- Unknown (13123)642' · Elo 1,455
- Hassan Muath Fallatah608' · Elo 1,386
Beijing Renhe
Mar 2018 – Nov 2019 · 41 matches
0.95 points per game in Super League (41 matches).
Beijing Renhe with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.63 (19 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −121 below the league average under him, −163 under the others.
Most used
- Unknown (13099)2,804' · Elo 1,325
- Luo Xin2,696' · Elo 1,502
- Unknown (13123)2,609' · Elo 1,455
- Rao Weihui2,581' · Elo 1,102
- Unknown (13107)2,560' · Elo 1,365
- A. Fernández2,502' · Elo 1,277
- Cao Yongjing2,223' · Elo 1,897
- Wang Gang2,184' · Elo 1,720
- Unknown (13103)2,106' · Elo 1,189
- Zhu Baojie2,079' · Elo 1,440
Players under Luis García Plaza
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- A. Abqar+643
in 81 matches · Alaves
- Javi López+567
in 67 matches · Alaves
- Sivera+479
in 95 matches · Alaves
- Adrián Pica+409
in 7 matches · Alaves
- Andrés Castrín+401
in 16 matches · Sevilla
Fell most
- A. Fernández−214
in 29 matches · Beijing Renhe
- Guevara−108
in 54 matches · Alaves
- R. Battaglia−92
in 24 matches · Mallorca
- I. Hagi−75
in 25 matches · Alaves
in 13 matches · Alaves
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−73Koke2257
in 5 matches · Atletico Madrid
−68J. Giménez2260
in 4 matches · Deportivo La Coruna
−61Juan Berrocal1797
in 7 matches · Getafe
−60A. Griezmann2143
in 4 matches · Atletico Madrid
−60José Corpas1719
in 6 matches · Eibar
Nemeses
+217Rubén Pulido1685
in 3 matches · Fuenlabrada
+168Fran García2451
in 6 matches · Real Madrid
+115Jon Pacheco2025
in 3 matches · Real Sociedad
+97Dani Vivian2173
in 7 matches · Athletic Club
+93Moncayola2003
in 4 matches · Osasuna
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −86
Gaizka Garitano1692
in 8 matches · Almeria
- −41
D. Simeone2417
in 6 matches · Atletico Madrid
- −39
Rubén Baraja1932
in 3 matches · Valencia
- −37
in 4 matches · Huesca
- −19
Sergio Pellicer1843
in 3 matches · Malaga
Nemesis coaches
- +90
in 3 matches · Granada CF
- +58
José Bordalás1997
in 6 matches · Getafe
- +48
Carlo Ancelotti2447
in 5 matches · Real Madrid
- +44
David Gallego1685
in 3 matches · Ponferradina
- +42
Xavi2417
in 3 matches · Barcelona
Playing style
How Luis García Plaza'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.
+0.23style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 56% 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.
Alaves105 matches
Mallorca74 matches
Beijing Renhe40 matches