K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen backroom staff
We hold the names of 40 people on K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Mohamed Messoudi manages the first team, with Gertjan De Mets as assistant manager. K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's is the longest staff list of the 15 Belgian Challenger Pro League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Messoudi | Manager | First team | 41 | Belgium | KVC Westerlo |
| Nico Van der Linden | Manager | Under-18s | 40 | Belgium | - |
| Gertjan De Mets | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Belgium |  |
| Niels Sabbe | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 35 | Belgium | - |
| Chris Bavuidi Luzolo | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 34 | Belgium | - |
| Peter Schrauwen | Coach | First team | 46 | Belgium | - |
| Abdelhakim Laref | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | Algeria |  |
| Bo Waasdorp | Coach | Under-18s | 24 | Netherlands | - |
| Heywood De Buck | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | Belgium | - |
| Rory Hegelmeers | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Belgium | - |
| Steve Taveirne | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Belgium | - |
| Youssef Achbari | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | Belgium | - |
| Kenny Steppe | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Belgium | SK Beveren |
| Dirk Schroyens | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 65 | Belgium | - |
| Jari Vanroy | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 34 | Belgium | - |
| Tome Pacovski | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 43 | North Macedonia | - |
| Angelos Barbas | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | Greece | - |
| Christof Houben | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 40 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Spans | Club doctor | First team | 33 | Belgium |
| Maarten Ruymaekers | Club doctor | First team | 30 | Belgium |
| Sebastiaan Hens | Club doctor | Under-21s | 33 | Belgium |
| Paris Pauwels | Physio | First team | 23 | Belgium |
| Thomas Kemps | Physio | First team | 25 | Belgium |
| Ward Brosens | Physio | First team | 26 | Belgium |
| Christophe Brams | Physio | Under-21s | 48 | Belgium |
| Ellen De Groot | Physio | Under-21s | 27 | - |
| Bjorn Stilten | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 46 | Belgium |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olgun Dehan Ögetbil | Chief scout | Club-wide | 36 | Türkiye |  |
| Dirk Vercauteren | Scout | Club-wide | 63 | Belgium | - |
| Joaquim Lohisse | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | Belgium | - |
| Patrice Pfeiffer | Performance analyst | First team | 47 | Belgium | - |
| Redouan Bakach | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 36 | Belgium | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benni Geerts | Head of youth development | 58 | Belgium |
Owners and directors
Who owns K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuaki Nakamura | Owner | 41 | Japan | - |
| Steve Nuyts | Managing director | 36 | Belgium | - |
| Hayato Imamura | Director | 38 | Japan | - |
| Hiroaki Koseki | Director | 37 | Japan | - |
| Murat Akın | Director | 38 | Türkiye |  |
| Takao Fukui | Director | 56 | Japan | - |
| Yuji Maruyama | Director | 38 | Japan | - |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Challenger Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's list is the longest of the 15, against a median of 24 across the division. Jong KAA Gent names the fewest, 8.
K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen against the Belgian Challenger Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | K BEERSCHOT VOETBALCLUB ANTWERPEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 10 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 5 | 9 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 3 | 10 | Club NXT |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | SK Beveren |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
Backrooms the size of K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's, in every league
K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's 40 names make the joint 174th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | Viborg Fodsports Forening | Danish Superliga | 41 |
| 162 | Widzew Łódź | Ekstraklasa | 41 |
| 174 |  | - | 40 |
| 174 |  | - | 40 |
| 174 |  | Serie B | 40 |
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Atlético Belgrano | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Primeira Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Danish Superliga | 40 |
| 174 | | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | J1 League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Russian Premier League | 40 |
| 174 | SK Slavia Praha | Czech First League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Bundesliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | La Liga 2 | 40 |
| 189 |  | Superleague Greece | 39 |
| 189 |  | Scottish Premiership | 39 |
| 189 |  | La Liga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Süper Lig | 39 |
Where K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 39 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 28 of the 39, 72%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Dirk Schroyens, goalkeeping coach, at 65, and the youngest Paris Pauwels, physio, at 23. 6 members of staff came from another club.
Where K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's former staff work now
On K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Issame Charai | Manager | KVC Westerlo |
| Stijn Vreven | Manager | KSC Lokeren |
| Ali Al Ani | Manager | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring |
| Frank Magerman | Assistant manager |  |
| Nordin Messaoudi | Assistant manager | SK Beveren |
| Bart Plasschaert | Coach |  |
| Christian Van Hoeylandt | Coach |  |
| Jassem Ben R'Haiem | Coach | |
| Patrick Dimbala | Coach | |
| Bram Verbist | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Gianni Chiffi | Fitness coach | |
| Werner Martens | Fitness coach | KSC Lokeren |
| Olivier Meul | Head physio | |
| Pieter Jacobs | Head of sports science | |
| Gregory De Grauwe | Performance analyst | |
| György Csepregi | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's manager?
Mohamed Messoudi is the K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen first-team manager, aged 41. Gertjan De Mets is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen?
Kenny Steppe coaches the K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen first-team goalkeepers.
Who is K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's chief scout?
Olgun Dehan Ögetbil is chief scout at K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen.
How many backroom staff do K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen have?
We hold the names of 40 people on K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the longest list of the 15 Belgian Challenger Pro League clubs we hold, against a median of 24. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 174th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen pays its squad, see K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Belgian Challenger Pro League wages.