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Christian Ilzer salary

Christian Ilzer earns AU$51,840 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - AU$2,695,680 a year. That is the 9 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim · Austria · Bundesliga

WEEKLY AU$51,840
YEARLY AU$2.7m
AGE47
CONTRACT TO JUN 2027

The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim squad is paid AU$1.4m a week between them.

Wage by season

Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at

2025/26
AU$52k
2024/25
AU$54k
2020/21
AU$12k
2019/20
AU$10k
2018/19
AU$10k
2017/18
AU$10k
Wage by season
SEASON WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE
2025/26 AU$51,840 AU$2.7m TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 47
2024/25 AU$53,760 AU$2.8m TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 47
2020/21 AU$12,288 AU$639k Sportklub Sturm Graz 43
2019/20 AU$10,368 AU$539k Fussballklub Austria Vienna 41
2018/19 AU$10,368 AU$539k Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club 40
2017/18 AU$10,368 AU$539k Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg 39

Coaching staff at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

20 of the 26 staff we hold at the club

Coaching staff at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
NAME ROLE
Andreas Schicker Director
Paul Pajduch Technical Director
Frank Kramer Head of Youth Development
Marjan Petković GK Coach First Team
Dominik Deutschl Assistant Manager First Team
Uwe Hölzl Assistant Manager First Team
Peter Geigle Head Physio
Timo Gross Head Performance Analyst
Moritz Volz Coach First Team
Christian Weigl Fitness Coach First Team
Marco Angeler Fitness Coach First Team
Martin Seiler Fitness Coach First Team
Philipp Lussi Fitness Coach First Team
Matthias Güldner Performance Analyst First Team
Niklas Hagenhoff Performance Analyst First Team
Christian Neitzert Physio First Team
Sören Johannsen Physio First Team
Alfred Schön Scout
Andreas Ludwig Scout
Hans-Martin Kleitsch Scout

Where the backroom money goes at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.

Where the backroom money goes at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
DEPARTMENT STAFF YEARLY
Coaching 9 AU$2.2m
Scouting and analysis 11 AU$1.5m
Other staff 6 AU$7.6m
All staff 26 AU$11.3m

What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs

The median weekly wage for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.

What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
ROLE STAFF MEDIAN WEEKLY
Director 14 AU$60,480
Technical Director 13 AU$30,720
Head of Youth Development 13 AU$13,248
GK Coach First Team 18 AU$8,160
Assistant Manager First Team 24 AU$7,776
Head Physio 10 AU$6,528
Head Performance Analyst 8 AU$5,568
Coach First Team 13 AU$4,992
Fitness Coach First Team 46 AU$4,128
Performance Analyst First Team 41 AU$3,648
Physio First Team 59 AU$2,496
Scout 148 AU$1,759

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Christian Ilzer earns AU$51,840 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - AU$2,695,680 a year.

Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?

No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.