Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 36% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Panathinaikos
Dec 2025 – May 2026 · 25 matches
1.65 points per game in Super League 1 (20 matches).
Panathinaikos with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.88 (110 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +191 above the league average under him, +246 under the others.
Most used
- A. Lafont2,025' · Elo 2,108
- D. Calabria1,833' · Elo 2,150
- G. Kiriakopoulos1,762' · Elo 2,063
- A. Tetteh1,465' · Elo 2,091
- A. Touba1,308' · Elo 1,938
- S. Ingason1,229' · Elo 2,000
- A. Zaroury1,225' · Elo 2,064
- V. Taborda1,161' · Elo 2,020
- A. Bakasetas1,141' · Elo 1,947
- T. Jedvaj1,052' · Elo 2,043
Celta Vigo
Aug 2023 – Mar 2024 · 32 matches
0.86 points per game in La Liga (28 matches).
Celta Vigo with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.33 (207 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −75 below the league average under him, −63 under the others.
Most used
- Unai Núñez2,666' · Elo 2,056
- J. Strand Larsen2,262' · Elo 2,172
- Óscar Mingueza2,198' · Elo 2,183
- C. Starfelt2,074' · Elo 2,190
- L. de la Torre2,044' · Elo 1,990
- Iago Aspas1,913' · Elo 1,622
- Fran Beltrán1,821' · Elo 2,050
- Manu Sánchez1,718' · Elo 2,053
- Guaita1,682' · Elo 1,942
- J. Bamba1,565' · Elo 2,004
Everton
Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · 22 matches
1.00 points per game in Premier League (19 matches).
Everton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (226 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −15 below the league average under him, −45 under the others.
Most used
- M. Keane1,930' · Elo 2,195
- J. Pickford1,620' · Elo 2,485
- B. Godfrey1,611' · Elo 1,833
- D. Gray1,560' · Elo 1,979
- Allan1,530' · Elo 1,625
- A. Townsend1,504' · Elo 1,504
- S. Coleman1,434' · Elo 1,621
- A. Doucouré1,428' · Elo 2,017
- L. Digne1,276' · Elo 2,331
- A. Gordon1,033' · Elo 2,530
Dalian Aerbin
Jul 2019 – Nov 2020 · 35 matches
1.17 points per game in Super League (35 matches).
Dalian Aerbin with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.04 (132 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +23 above the league average under him, −73 under the others.
Most used
- Zhang Chong2,835' · Elo 1,467
- M. Hamšík2,603' · Elo 1,793
- Wang Yaopeng2,315' · Elo 1,403
- Li Shuai2,263' · Elo 1,831
- Sun Guowen2,220' · Elo 1,727
- S. Rondón2,179' · Elo 1,828
- S. Larsson1,572' · Elo 1,751
- Dong Yanfeng1,535' · Elo 1,422
- Tong Lei1,510' · Elo 1,740
- M. Danielson1,369' · Elo 1,740
Newcastle
Aug 2016 – May 2019 · 136 matches
1.50 points per game in Premier League / Championship (122 matches).
Newcastle with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.16 (111 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −24 below the league average under him, −118 under the others.
Most used
- M. Ritchie10,121' · Elo 1,453
- J. Lascelles9,900' · Elo 1,970
- Ayoze Pérez8,054' · Elo 2,102
- P. Dummett7,694' · Elo 1,756
- D. Yedlin7,601' · Elo 1,861
- J. Shelvey7,158' · Elo 1,724
- M. Diamé7,075' · Elo 1,464
- C. Clark6,222' · Elo 1,575
- I. Hayden6,144' · Elo 1,860
- C. Atsu5,069' · Elo 1,464
Players under Rafael Benítez Maudes
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- J. Lascelles+500
in 115 matches · Newcastle
- Tong Lei+476
in 19 matches · Dalian Aerbin
- I. Hayden+460
in 91 matches · Newcastle
- Ayoze Pérez+451
in 116 matches · Newcastle
- M. Dúbravka+404
in 50 matches · Newcastle
Fell most
- M. Hamšík−191
in 29 matches · Dalian Aerbin
- Iago Aspas−146
in 26 matches · Celta Vigo
- J. Bamba−135
in 20 matches · Celta Vigo
- C. Starfelt−132
in 24 matches · Celta Vigo
- Óscar Mingueza−108
in 30 matches · Celta Vigo
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−92J. Ward-Prowse2036
in 4 matches · Southampton
−51Gu Cao1303
in 3 matches · Henan Jianye
−48J. Bennett1673
in 4 matches · Cardiff
−44P. Crouch697
in 3 matches · Burnley
−43S. Morrison1540
in 3 matches · Cardiff
Nemeses
+200Han Jiaqi1878
in 4 matches · Guangzhou R&F
+155Chen Zhechao1495
in 3 matches · Guangzhou R&F
+120Renatinho1348
in 5 matches · Guangzhou R&F
+118J. King1909
in 4 matches · Watford
+96Mi Haolun1451
in 3 matches · Shenzhen Ruby FC
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −40
Neil Warnock1645
in 4 matches · Cardiff
- −37
M. Pellegrino1863
in 3 matches · Cadiz
- −30
Xiaopeng Li1689
in 3 matches · Shandong Luneng
- −30
S. Grayson1456
in 3 matches · Preston
- −24
Antonio Conte2291
in 4 matches · Tottenham
Nemesis coaches
- +51
David Wagner1935
in 5 matches · Huddersfield
- +42
Carlos Carvalhal1946
in 3 matches · Swansea
- +37
in 4 matches · Guangzhou R&F
- +34
Dean Smith2054
in 4 matches · Norwich
- +25
Marko Nikolić2157
in 3 matches · AEK Athens FC
Playing style
How Rafael Benítez Maudes'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 5 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.04style consistency across 5 clubs
More consistent than 36% 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.
Newcastle127 matches
Dalian Aerbin34 matches
Celta Vigo32 matches
Panathinaikos25 matches
Everton22 matches