Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 23% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Al Kholood
Aug 2025 – Oct 2026 · 47 matches
1.07 points per game in Saudi Pro League (42 matches).
Al Kholood with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.18 (34 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −129 below the league average under him, −90 under the others.
Most used
- S. Pinas3,691' · Elo 1,821
- J. Buckley3,689' · Elo 1,847
- J. Cozzani3,269' · Elo 1,734
- N. Gyömbér2,827' · Elo 1,772
- Hattan Bahbri2,605' · Elo 1,711
- R. Enrique2,569' · Elo 1,855
- Abdulrahman Al Dosari2,460' · Elo 1,744
- Muhammad Sawan2,314' · Elo 1,756
- E. Utkus2,155' · Elo 1,914
- Ramzi Solan2,104' · Elo 1,872
Oxford United
Nov 2023 – Dec 2024 · 59 matches
1.26 points per game in League One / Championship (53 matches).
Oxford United with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.42 (218 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +9 above the league average under him, −13 under the others.
Most used
- C. Brown5,040' · Elo 2,094
- M. Harris4,183' · Elo 1,901
- Ruben Rodrigues4,063' · Elo 1,867
- E. Moore3,879' · Elo 1,737
- J. Cumming3,825' · Elo 1,889
- C. Brannagan3,781' · Elo 1,952
- T. Goodrham3,645' · Elo 1,818
- G. Leigh2,624' · Elo 1,677
- S. Long2,285' · Elo 1,775
- F. Stevens2,096' · Elo 1,824
Mumbai City
Nov 2021 – Nov 2023 · 56 matches
1.91 points per game in Indian Super League (46 matches).
Mumbai City with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.73 (86 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +130 above the league average under him, +87 under the others.
Most used
- B. Singh4,513' · Elo 1,682
- L. Ralte4,385' · Elo 1,642
- R. Bheke4,251' · Elo 1,526
- Mehtab Singh3,737' · Elo 1,600
- L. Chhangte3,503' · Elo 1,596
- A. Jahouh3,210' · Elo 1,432
- M. Fall3,179' · Elo 1,411
- P. Lachenpa3,091' · Elo 1,611
- G. Stewart2,222' · Elo 1,512
- J. Pereyra2,153' · Elo 1,475
Wellington Phoenix
Jan 2017 – Apr 2017 · 13 matches
1.15 points per game in A-League (13 matches).
Wellington Phoenix with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.26 (89 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −84 below the league average under him, −69 under the others.
Most used
- K. Barbarouses1,147' · Elo 1,331
- Vince Lia1,133' · Elo 1,033
- R. Krishna1,025' · Elo 1,364
- Álex Gorrín1,017' · Elo 1,443
- A. Durante900' · Elo 1,211
- Thomas Doyle869' · Elo 1,339
- R. Bonevacia844' · Elo 1,397
- Marco Rossi829' · Elo 1,149
- G. Moss810' · Elo 1,256
- Guilherme644' · Elo 1,295
Players under Desmond Buckingham
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- P. Lachenpa+446
in 35 matches · Mumbai City
- Mehtab Singh+302
in 46 matches · Mumbai City
- R. Bheke+291
in 48 matches · Mumbai City
- Mansour Camara+284
in 18 matches · Al Kholood
in 45 matches · Al Kholood
Fell most
- N. Gyömbér−173
in 32 matches · Al Kholood
- C. Brown−110
in 56 matches · Oxford United
- R. Enrique−67
in 31 matches · Al Kholood
- J. Henry−65
in 16 matches · Oxford United
- W. Vaulks−64
in 21 matches · Oxford United
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−69S. Fernandes1445
in 4 matches · Goa
−68P. Kotal1307
in 5 matches · Kerala Blasters
−67A. Collins1854
in 5 matches · Peterborough
−66Edu Bedia1410
in 3 matches · Goa
−60H. Boumous1544
in 4 matches · ATK Mohun Bagan
Nemeses
+185P. Gill1527
in 4 matches · Kerala Blasters
+166H. Ruivah1500
in 4 matches · Kerala Blasters
+129S. Samad1555
in 4 matches · Kerala Blasters
+120L. Khawlhring1383
in 5 matches · Odisha
+119J. Singh1639
in 4 matches · Kerala Blasters
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −48
Juan Ferrando1759
in 4 matches · ATK Mohun Bagan
- −38
Darren Ferguson1885
in 5 matches · Peterborough
- −22
Giorgios Donis1973
in 3 matches · Al Khaleej Saihat
- −11
I. Evatt1782
in 3 matches · Bolton
- −10
Sérgio Conceição2161
in 3 matches · Al-Ittihad FC
Nemesis coaches
- +104
Ivan Vukomanović1477
in 4 matches · Kerala Blasters
- +43
Mário Silva1660
in 3 matches · Al Najma
- +38
John Aloisi1820
in 3 matches · Brisbane Roar FC
- +37
M. Robins1999
in 3 matches · Coventry
- +20
Manolo Márquez1520
in 4 matches · Hyderabad
Playing style
How Desmond Buckingham'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.
-0.09style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 23% 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.
Oxford United57 matches
Mumbai City56 matches
Al Kholood42 matches