Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based · dribble-heavy
Style consistency
#4 of 1,059 multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Ajax
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 · 43 matches
1.97 points per game in Eredivisie (31 matches).
Ajax with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.14 (177 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +263 above the league average under him, +293 under the others.
Most used
- K. Taylor3,156' · Elo 2,305
- D. Klaassen2,564' · Elo 2,123
- O. Wijndal2,260' · Elo 2,100
- J. Timber2,006' · Elo 2,653
- Y. Baas1,941' · Elo 2,244
- S. Berghuis1,941' · Elo 2,101
- G. Rulli1,920' · Elo 2,183
- D. Tadić1,910' · Elo 1,755
- E. Álvarez1,819' · Elo 2,276
- S. Bergwijn1,672' · Elo 2,175
Jong Ajax
Aug 2021 – Mar 2023 · 67 matches
1.40 points per game in Eerste Divisie (67 matches).
Jong Ajax with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.22 (221 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +82 above the league average under him, +36 under the others.
Most used
- K. Fitz-Jim4,857' · Elo 2,022
- K. Hlynsson4,472' · Elo 2,115
- C. Rasmussen4,403' · Elo 1,830
- Y. Regeer3,848' · Elo 2,145
- D. Warmerdam3,846' · Elo 1,730
- N. Ünüvar2,617' · Elo 1,656
- N. Musampa2,459' · Elo 1,558
- S. Hansen2,386' · Elo 1,804
- Y. Baas2,360' · Elo 2,244
- O. Aertssen2,299' · Elo 1,730
Players under Johnny Gijsbert Alan Heitinga
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- K. Hlynsson+625
in 58 matches · Jong Ajax
- C. Rasmussen+450
in 60 matches · Ajax
- A. Salah-Eddine+422
in 21 matches · Jong Ajax
- K. Fitz-Jim+349
in 74 matches · Ajax
- C. Setford+312
in 17 matches · Jong Ajax
Fell most
- J. Šutalo−129
in 15 matches · Ajax
in 13 matches · Jong Ajax
- R. Pasveer−28
in 7 matches · Ajax
- J. Banel−24
in 28 matches · Jong Ajax
- G. Yah−24
in 12 matches · Jong Ajax
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−42N. Olij1877
in 3 matches · Sparta Rotterdam
−42O. Velanas1637
in 4 matches · NAC Breda
−37J. Hilterman1728
in 3 matches · Almere City FC
−36D. Malone1037
in 3 matches · Telstar
−32J. van der Sande1826
in 4 matches · NAC Breda
Nemeses
+145S. van Gassel1845
in 4 matches · Excelsior
+141B. Van Hove1754
in 3 matches · Helmond Sport
+137M. Wieffer2362
in 4 matches · Feyenoord
+130B. Reith1773
in 3 matches · Roda
+93T. Asante1931
in 3 matches · ADO Den Haag
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
- +67
in 4 matches · PSV Eindhoven
- +58
Maurice Verberne1541
in 3 matches · MVV
- +56
in 3 matches · Excelsior
- +30
Ron Jans1965
in 3 matches · Utrecht
- +28
Michele Santoni1609
in 3 matches · Dordrecht
Playing style
How Johnny Gijsbert Alan Heitinga'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.
+0.92style consistency across 2 clubs
#4 of 1,059 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.
Jong Ajax67 matches
Ajax43 matches