Royal Football Club de Liège backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Royal Football Club de Liège's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gaëtan Englebert manages the first team, with Eric Deflandre as assistant manager. Royal Football Club de Liège's is the 9th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaëtan Englebert | Manager | First team | 49 | Belgium | - |
| Erdem Uçar | Manager | Under-21s | 39 | Belgium | - |
| Eric Deflandre | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Belgium |  |
| Nebojša Malbaša | Coach | Under-21s | 66 | Serbia | - |
| Christophe Bouveroux | Coach | Under-18s | 53 | Belgium | - |
| Rochdi Doudane | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Belgium | - |
| Pierre Drouguet | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 63 | Belgium | - |
| Frédéric Closset | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Folie-Desjardins | Club doctor | First team | 29 | Belgium |
| Philipp Labalue | Club doctor | First team | 64 | Belgium |
| Benjamin Lewandowksi | Physio | First team | 30 | Belgium |
| Manon Socheleau | Physio | First team | 25 | - |
| Mathias Muermans | Physio | First team | 25 | Belgium |
| Benjamin Rondal | Physio | Under-21s | 24 | Belgium |
| Vincent Lacroix | Physio | Under-21s | 24 | Belgium |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Coutereels | Chief scout | 72 | Belgium |
| Frédéric Waseige | Scout | 60 | Belgium |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Renson | Head of youth development | 61 | Belgium |
Owners and directors
Who owns Royal Football Club de Liège and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Lacomble | Chair | 58 | Belgium |
| Thomas Rodrigues Pereira | Managing director | 38 | Belgium |
| David Kirsch | Director | 64 | United States |
| Francisco Alfaro | Director | 54 | United States |
| Victor Alvarez | Director | 54 | Belgium |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Challenger Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Royal Football Club de Liège's list is the 9th 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.
Royal Football Club de Liège 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 | ROYAL FOOTBALL CLUB DE LIÈGE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 3 | 10 | Club NXT |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | SK Beveren |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
Backrooms the size of Royal Football Club de Liège's, in every league
Royal Football Club de Liège's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 | Radomiak Radom | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga | 23 |
| 483 | Royal Football Club de Liège | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | - | 23 |
| 512 |  | League One | 22 |
| 512 |  | La Liga 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Ligue 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
| 512 |  | Super Liga | 22 |
| 512 |  | League Two | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
Where Royal Football Club de Liège's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 22 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 19 of the 22, 86%. The median age is 51. The oldest is Robert Coutereels, chief scout, at 72, and the youngest Benjamin Rondal, physio, at 24. 1 member of staff came from another club.
Where Royal Football Club de Liège's former staff work now
On Royal Football Club de Liège's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre François | Managing director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Royal Football Club de Liège's manager?
Gaëtan Englebert is the Royal Football Club de Liège first-team manager, aged 49. Eric Deflandre is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Royal Football Club de Liège?
Pierre Drouguet coaches the Royal Football Club de Liège first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Royal Football Club de Liège's chief scout?
Robert Coutereels is chief scout at Royal Football Club de Liège.
How many backroom staff do Royal Football Club de Liège have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Royal Football Club de Liège's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 9th 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 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Royal Football Club de Liège pays its squad, see Royal Football Club de Liège 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.