KAS Eupen backroom staff
We hold the names of 25 people on KAS Eupen's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Bruno Pinheiro manages the first team, with João Coimbra as assistant manager. KAS Eupen's is the joint 6th 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, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Pinheiro | Manager | First team | 48 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Michel Grandjean | Manager | Under-18s | 39 | Belgium | - |
| João Coimbra | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| David Desonnay | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 52 | Belgium | - |
| Jorge Almeida | Coach | First team | 39 | Portugal |  |
| Adrien Vanhove | Coach | Under-18s | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Ayndi Ibragimov | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | Russia | - |
| Jerome Garnier | Coach | Under-18s | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Stefan Olímpio | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
| João Carvalho | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Portugal |  |
| Martin Livis | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 24 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Vanden Bulck | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 39 | Belgium |  |
| Olivier Materne | Head physio | Club-wide | 53 | Belgium |  |
| Ludovic Depreter | Physio | First team | 45 | Belgium | |
| Martin Leruth | Physio | First team | 27 | Belgium | - |
| Xavier Santeugini Bosch | Physio | First team | 46 | Belgium | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Marti | Chief scout | Club-wide | 66 | Germany |  |
| Peter Hackenberg | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Germany | - |
| Tobias Harst | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Germany |  |
| André Gil | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Portugal |  |
| Ibrahim Diallo | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Mali | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cormann | Head of youth development | 59 | Belgium |
Owners and directors
Who owns KAS Eupen and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoph Henkel | Managing director | 61 | Germany | - |
| Andreas Bleicher | Director | 59 | Germany | - |
| Pasquale Sensibile | Director | 53 | Italy |  |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Challenger Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
KAS Eupen's list is the joint 6th longest of the 15, against a median of 24 across the division. K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen names the most, 40. Jong KAA Gent names the fewest, 8.
KAS Eupen 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 | KAS EUPEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 3 | 10 | Club NXT |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | SK Beveren |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Backrooms the size of KAS Eupen's, in every league
KAS Eupen's 25 names make the joint 442nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | Silkeborg Idrætsforening | Danish Superliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Super Liga | 25 |
| 442 | FC Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | League Two | 25 |
| 442 |  | La Liga 2 | 25 |
| 442 |  | Scottish Premiership | 25 |
| 442 | | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 |  | Süper Lig | 25 |
| 442 | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 | Kristiansund BK | Eliteserien | 25 |
| 442 |  | League One | 25 |
| 442 |  | Primeira Liga | 25 |
| 442 | NK Varaždin | Croatian First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | - | 25 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Vålerenga Fotball | Eliteserien | 25 |
| 442 | York City | League Two | 25 |
Where KAS Eupen's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 25 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 11 of the 25, 44%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Siegfried Marti, chief scout, at 66, and the youngest Martin Livis, fitness coach, at 24. 11 members of staff came from another club, most often Estoril Praia Futebol (2).
Where KAS Eupen's former staff work now
On KAS Eupen's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Beñat San José | Manager |  |
| Edward Still | Manager |  |
| Florian Kohfeldt | Manager |  |
| Luis García | Manager |  |
| Michael Valkanis | Manager | Brisbane Roar Football Club |
| Nicolas Still | Assistant manager |  |
| Mauro Sardelli | Assistant manager |  |
| Manel Expósito | Coach |  |
| Mario Köhnen | Coach |  |
| Romàn Cunillera | Coach |  |
| Alexander Kynaß | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Christoph Semmler | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Gastón Lloveras | Fitness coach | |
| Antoine Letiexhe | Club doctor | |
| Naim Afkir | Physio | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels |
| Thibaut Meyer | Head of sports science |  |
| Yanni Egyptien | Head of sports science |  |
| Rafael Ramos | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is KAS Eupen's manager?
Bruno Pinheiro is the KAS Eupen first-team manager, aged 48. João Coimbra is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at KAS Eupen?
Stefan Olímpio coaches the KAS Eupen first-team goalkeepers.
Who is KAS Eupen's head physio?
Olivier Materne is head physio at KAS Eupen.
Who is KAS Eupen's chief scout?
Siegfried Marti is chief scout at KAS Eupen.
How many backroom staff do KAS Eupen have?
We hold the names of 25 people on KAS Eupen's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 6th 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 442nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what KAS Eupen pays its squad, see KAS Eupen 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.