The ARDA TUAN coach has already spent five matches in the European Cups headed by Shakhtar Donetsk. In these matches, the Miners won 3 wins and played 2 times.
If you compare the start of Turan with other Shakhtar landscape trainers for the first 5 European Cup matches, only Paul Fonseca boasts the better.
Shakhtar’s foreign coaches in the first 5 European Cup matches Burnd Shuster, Germany (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeat)
- 2003: Leg, Sheriff – Shakhtar 0: 0
- 2003: Leg, Shakhtar – Sheriff 2: 0
- 2003: Leg, Shakhtar – Lokomotiv 1: 0
- 2003: Leg, Lokomotiv – Shakhtar 3: 1
- 2003: Ku, Dynamo Bh. – Shakhtar 2: 0
Mircha Luchko, Romania (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat)
- 2004: Leg, Punk – Shakhtar 1: 3
- 2004: Leg, Shakhtar – Punon 1: 0
- 2004: LC, Shakhtar – Bruges 4: 1
- 2004: Leg, Bruges – Shakhtar 2: 2
- 2004: Leg, Shakhtar – Milan 0: 1
Paulo Fonseca, Portugal (4 wins, 1 defeat)
- 2016: Leg, Shakhtar – Young Boyz 2: 0
- 2016: Leg, Young Boyz – Shakhtar 2: 0 (4: 2 – Pen.)
- 2016: LE, ESTANBUL BASAKSHIR – Shakhtar 1: 2
- 2016: LE, Shakhtar – Istanbul Bashakszhir 2: 0
- 2016: LE, KONAPOR – Shakhtar 0: 1
Luis Chestra, Portugal (1 Winning, 3 draws, 1 defeat)
- 2019: Leg, Shakhtar – Manchester City 0: 3
- 2019: Leg, Atlanta – Shakhtar 1: 2
- 2019: Leg, Shakhtar – Dynamo with. 2: 2
- 2019: Leg, Dynamo Z. – Shakhtar 3: 3
- 2019: Leg, Manchester City – Shakhtar 1: 1
Roberto de Mirby, Italy (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat)
- 2021: Leg, Genk – Shakhtar 1: 2
- 2021: LC, Shakhtar – Genk 2: 1
- 2021: Leg, Monaco – Shakhtar 0: 1
- 2021: Leg, Shakhtar – Monaco 2: 2
- 2021: Leg, Sheriff – Shakhtar 2: 0
Igor Yovichevich, Croatia (1 Victory, 3 draws, 1 defeat)
- 2022: Leipzig RB – Shakhtar 1: 4
- 2022: Leg, Shakhtar – Celtik 1: 1
- 2022: Leg, Real – Shakhtar 2: 1
- 2022: Leg, Shakhtar – Real 1: 1
- 2022: Leg, Seltik – Shakhtar 1: 1
Marino Pushich, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeat)
- 2023: Leg, Barcelona – Shakhtar 2: 1
- 2023: Leg, Shakhtar – Barcelona 1: 0
- 2023: Leg, Shakhtar – Antwerp 1: 0
- 2023: Port, port – Shakhtar 5: 3
- 2024: LE, Shakhtar – Marseille 2: 2
Arda Turan, Turkey (3 wins, 2 draws)
- 2025: LE, Shakhtar – Ilves 6: 0
- 2025: LE, Ilves – Shakhtar 0: 0
- 2025: LE, Besiktash – Shakhtar 2: 4
- 2025: LE, Shakhtar – Besiktash 2: 0
- 2025: LE, Panatinaikos – Shakhtar 0: 0
The Italian Nevio Scala and the Dutchman Patrick Van Leuven did not play 5 European Cup matches.
Shakhtar’s General Statistics in the first 5 European Cup matches
- Paul Fonseca: 4-1-0
- Arda Turan: 3-2-0
- Mircha Lucescu: 3-1-1
- Roberto de Mirby: 3-1-1
- Bernd Shuster: 2-1-2
- Marino Pushich: 2-1-2
- Luis Chestra: 1-3-1
- Igor Yovichevich: 1-3-1
Source: Sport.ua