KSV Cercle Brugge backroom staff
We hold the names of 37 people on KSV Cercle Brugge's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Onur Cinel manages the first team, with Jimmy De Wulf as assistant manager. KSV Cercle Brugge's is the joint 8th longest staff list of the 17 Belgian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onur Cinel | Manager | First team | 40 | Germany |  |
| Nils Lips | Manager | Under-18s | 34 | Belgium | - |
| Jimmy De Wulf | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | Belgium | - |
| Bryan Kreeft | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Belgium | - |
| Jeroen Vanthournout | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Belgium | - |
| Jetmir Aslani | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Belgium | - |
| Philippe Lafaut | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Belgium | - |
| Sébastien Siani | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Cameroon | - |
| Wouter Biebauw | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Belgium |  |
| Diaz Van Overloop | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 22 | Belgium | - |
| Jasper Huybrecht | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 23 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastiaan Verstraete | Club doctor | First team | 34 | Belgium |  |
| Carl Verduyn | Club doctor | First team | 34 | Belgium | - |
| Thomas Monbailliu | Club doctor | First team | 33 | Belgium | - |
| Bert De Ruytter | Physio | First team | 40 | Belgium | - |
| Bert Vankerschaever | Physio | First team | 34 | Belgium | - |
| Jasper Ameye | Physio | First team | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Lennart De Smet | Physio | First team | 35 | Belgium | - |
| Louise Van Parys | Physio | Under-18s | 22 | - | - |
| Ruben Vermeire | Physio | Under-18s | 30 | Belgium | - |
| João Francisco Almeida | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 34 | Portugal | - |
| Imad Shaker | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | Canada | - |
| Nick Van Ransbeeck | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | Belgium | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Laverge | Scout | 73 | Belgium | - |
| Marc Van Opstaele | Scout | 70 | Belgium | - |
| Tom Reynolds | Recruitment analyst | 29 | England |  |
| David Handgraaf | Head performance analyst | 35 | Netherlands |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Murchio | Technical director | 28 | Mexico |
| Bram De Rop | Head of youth development | 29 | Belgium |
Owners and directors
Who owns KSV Cercle Brugge and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Rybolovlev | Owner | 68 | Russia |
| Thomas Tousseyn | Chair | 48 | Belgium |
| Klaas Reynaert | Managing director | 33 | Belgium |
| Henk Buysschaert | Director | 50 | Belgium |
| Kathleen Dewulf | Director | 56 | - |
| Luca Militti | Director | 40 | Belgium |
| Thiago Scuro | Director | 44 | Brazil |
| Wim Henneman | Director | 52 | Belgium |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
KSV Cercle Brugge's list is the joint 8th longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. RSC Anderlecht names the most, 65. SV Zulte Waregem names the fewest, 24.
KSV Cercle Brugge against the Belgian Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | KSV CERCLE BRUGGE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 13 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 9 | 13 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 6 | 12 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of KSV Cercle Brugge's, in every league
KSV Cercle Brugge's 37 names make the joint 212th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | - | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Belgian Pro League | 38 |
| 212 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | FC Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 37 |
| 212 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 | | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Danish Superliga | 37 |
| 212 | Mantova 1911 | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | La Liga 2 | 37 |
| 225 |  | Saudi Pro League | 36 |
| 225 |  | Süper Lig | 36 |
| 225 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 36 |
| 225 |  | Ligue 2 | 36 |
Where KSV Cercle Brugge's staff come from
10 nationalities across the 35 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 26 of the 35, 74%. The median age is 36. The oldest is Gerrit Laverge, scout, at 73, and the youngest Diaz Van Overloop, goalkeeping coach, at 22. 5 members of staff came from another club.
Where KSV Cercle Brugge's former staff work now
On KSV Cercle Brugge's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Benoît Tavenot | Manager |  |
| Laurent Guyot | Manager | FC Annecy |
| Miron Muslic | Manager | |
| Vincent Euvrard | Manager |  |
| Yves Vanderhaeghe | Manager | Royal Francs Borains |
| Eddie Lattimore | Assistant manager | |
| José Jeunechamps | Assistant manager | |
| Florens Koch | Coach |  |
| Alexander Storck | Fitness coach | |
| Domien Camerlinck | Fitness coach | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels |
| Jeannot Akakpo | Fitness coach |  |
| Bruno Vanhecke | Chief doctor | |
| Carlos Aviña | Technical director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is KSV Cercle Brugge's manager?
Onur Cinel is the KSV Cercle Brugge first-team manager, aged 40. Jimmy De Wulf is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at KSV Cercle Brugge?
Wouter Biebauw coaches the KSV Cercle Brugge first-team goalkeepers.
Who is KSV Cercle Brugge's technical director?
Luciano Murchio is technical director at KSV Cercle Brugge.
How many backroom staff do KSV Cercle Brugge have?
We hold the names of 37 people on KSV Cercle Brugge's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th longest list of the 17 Belgian Pro League clubs we hold, against a median of 37. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 212th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what KSV Cercle Brugge pays its squad, see KSV Cercle Brugge player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Belgian Pro League wages.