Melbourne Victory Football Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 16 people on Melbourne Victory Football Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Arthur Diles manages the first team, with Andrew Durante as assistant manager. Melbourne Victory Football Club's is the joint 3rd longest staff list of the 12 A-League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Diles | Manager | First team | 43 | Australia | Newcastle Jets FC before that AO Xanthi and Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club |
| Andrew Durante | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | New Zealand | - |
| Davide Del Giovine | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Italy | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club |
| Scott Smith | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Australia |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Leman | Head physio | Club-wide | 39 | Australia | Melbourne City FC |
| Justin Crow | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 41 | Australia | - |
| Mitchell Corver | Sports scientist | First team | 26 | Australia | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hooper | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Australia | Melbourne City FC before that Football Club Midtjylland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Melbourne Victory Football Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Di Pietro | Owner | 56 | Australia |
| Tony Bloom | Owner | 55 | England |
| John Dovaston | Chair | 39 | Australia |
| Caroline Carnegie | Managing director | 38 | - |
| Carl Valeri | Director | 40 | Australia |
| John Didulica | Director | 50 | Australia |
| Kerry Smith | Director | 35 | - |
| Paul Barber | Director | 58 | England |
Backroom staff at every A-League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Melbourne Victory Football Club's list is the joint 3rd longest of the 12, against a median of 13 across the division. Wellington Phoenix Football Club names the most, 21. Macarthur Football Club names the fewest, 8.
Melbourne Victory Football Club against the A-League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | MELBOURNE VICTORY FOOTBALL CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 4 | 4 | 7 | Adelaide United |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 2 | 5 | Auckland Football Club |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 2 | 5 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 | Perth Glory Football Club |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 5 | 10 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club |
Backrooms the size of Melbourne Victory Football Club's, in every league
Melbourne Victory Football Club's 16 names make the joint 676th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 646 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | Wieczysta Kraków | Ekstraklasa | 17 |
| 676 | 1. FC Slovácko | Czech First League | 16 |
| 676 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 |  | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | National League | 16 |
| 676 |  | La Liga 2 | 16 |
| 676 | İKAS Eyüpspor | Süper Lig | 16 |
| 676 |  | Women's Super League | 16 |
| 676 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 |  | Superleague Greece | 16 |
| 676 | Queen's Park | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | Liga F | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | Chinese Super League | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 | US Boulogne CO | Ligue 2 | 16 |
| 676 | Wealdstone | National League | 16 |
Where Melbourne Victory Football Club's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 14 staff whose nationality we hold
Australia supplies 10 of the 14, 71%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Paul Barber, director, at 58, and the youngest Mitchell Corver, sports scientist, at 26. 5 members of staff came from another club, most often Melbourne City FC (2).
Where Melbourne Victory Football Club's former staff work now
On Melbourne Victory Football Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Muscat | Manager | |
| Aaron D'Antino | Assistant manager |  |
| Luciano Trani | Assistant manager | Zhejiang FC |
| Jess Vanstrattan | Goalkeeping coach | Newcastle Jets FC |
| Thomas Fawdry | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Vincenzo Ierardo | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Melbourne Victory Football Club's manager?
Arthur Diles is the Melbourne Victory Football Club first-team manager, aged 43. Andrew Durante is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Melbourne Victory Football Club?
Davide Del Giovine coaches the Melbourne Victory Football Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Melbourne Victory Football Club's head physio?
Nick Leman is head physio at Melbourne Victory Football Club.
How many backroom staff do Melbourne Victory Football Club have?
We hold the names of 16 people on Melbourne Victory Football Club's staff for 2025/26: 4 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis and 8 owners and directors. That is the joint 3rd longest list of the 12 A-League clubs we hold, against a median of 13. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 676th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Melbourne Victory Football Club pays its squad, see Melbourne Victory Football Club player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on A-League wages.