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Christian Ilzer salary

Q: Who is the highest paid football manager?

Christian Ilzer earns AU$51,030 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - AU$2,653,560 a year.

Christian Ilzer earns AU$51,030 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - AU$2,653,560 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$51,030

YEARLY AU$2.7m

AGE47

CONTRACT TO JUN 2027

The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim squad is paid AU$1.5m a week between them.

Wage by season

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

2025/26

AU$51k

2024/25

AU$53k

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$51,030	AU$2.7m	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	47
2024/25	AU$52,920	AU$2.8m	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	47
2020/21	AU$12,096	AU$629k	Sportklub Sturm Graz	43
2019/20	AU$10,206	AU$531k	Fussballklub Austria Vienna	41
2018/19	AU$10,206	AU$531k	Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club	40
2017/18	AU$10,206	AU$531k	Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg	39

Coaching staff at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

The 20 best paid of the 26 staff we hold a wage for at the club

Coaching staff at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
NAME	ROLE	WEEKLY	YEARLY
Andreas Schicker	Director	AU$68,040	AU$3.5m
Paul Pajduch	Technical Director	AU$35,910	AU$1.9m
Frank Kramer	Head of Youth Development	AU$24,570	AU$1.3m
Dominik Deutschl	Assistant Manager First Team	AU$8,316	AU$432k
Peter Geigle	Head Physio	AU$7,182	AU$373k
Timo Gross	Head Performance Analyst	AU$6,804	AU$354k
Uwe Hölzl	Assistant Manager First Team	AU$6,615	AU$344k
Christian Weigl	Fitness Coach First Team	AU$6,426	AU$334k
Moritz Volz	Coach First Team	AU$5,481	AU$285k
Christian Neitzert	Physio First Team	AU$4,536	AU$236k
Matthias Güldner	Performance Analyst First Team	AU$3,591	AU$187k
Niklas Hagenhoff	Performance Analyst First Team	AU$3,591	AU$187k
Marco Angeler	Fitness Coach First Team	AU$3,591	AU$187k
Martin Seiler	Fitness Coach First Team	AU$3,591	AU$187k
Marjan Petković	GK Coach First Team	AU$3,591	AU$187k
Philipp Lussi	Fitness Coach First Team	AU$3,402	AU$177k
Sören Johannsen	Physio First Team	AU$3,024	AU$157k
Alfred Schön	Scout	AU$2,835	AU$147k
Hans-Martin Kleitsch	Scout	AU$2,268	AU$118k
Andreas Ludwig	Scout	AU$1,754	AU$91k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Christian Ilzer earns AU$51,030 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - AU$2,653,560 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.