Club Brugge KV backroom staff
We hold the names of 50 people on Club Brugge KV's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Ivan Leko manages the first team, with Nicolas Still as assistant manager. Club Brugge KV's is the 2nd 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, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Leko | Manager | First team | 47 | Croatia |  |
| Siebe Blondelle | Manager | Under-18s | 39 | Belgium | - |
| Nicolas Still | Assistant manager | First team | 28 | Belgium |  |
| Kevin Deslypere | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Jonathan Alves | Coach | First team | 42 | Portugal |  |
| Joseph Akpala | Coach | First team | 38 | Nigeria |  |
| Mitch Delcour | Coach | First team | 39 | Belgium | Club NXT |
| Bart Plasschaert | Coach | Under-18s | 34 | Belgium |  |
| Brian De Bock | Coach | Under-18s | 31 | Belgium | - |
| Joachim Van Holm | Coach | Under-18s | 45 | Belgium | - |
| Kevin Van Den Bergh | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Belgium | - |
| Maxime Gunst | Coach | Under-18s | 32 | Belgium | - |
| Thomas Vlaminck | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Belgium | - |
| Jarne Kesteloot | Set-piece coach | First team | 28 | Belgium | - |
| Bram Castro | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Belgium |  |
| Brecht Laleman | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 35 | Belgium | - |
| Dries Lievens | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 44 | Belgium | - |
| Carl Vandenbussche | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Belgium | - |
| Eddie Rob | Fitness coach | First team | 56 | Belgium |  |
| Wim Langenbick | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 51 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Vanhecke | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 44 | Belgium |  |
| Thomas Tampere | Club doctor | First team | 38 | Belgium | - |
| Arno Parmentier | Physio | First team | 29 | Belgium | SK Beveren |
| David Bombeke | Physio | First team | 50 | Belgium | SK Beveren |
| Joachim Schoonacker | Physio | First team | 44 | Belgium | - |
| Leen Van Damme | Physio | First team | 40 | - | SK Beveren |
| Michiel Martin | Physio | First team | 28 | Belgium | Club NXT |
| Ronny Werbrouck | Physio | First team | 63 | Belgium | - |
| Senne Van Dessel | Physio | First team | 27 | Belgium | Club NXT |
| Lukas De Clerck | Physio | Under-18s | 29 | Belgium | - |
| Maxim Poignie | Physio | Under-18s | 26 | Belgium | - |
| Sander Denolf | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | Belgium | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper van Aarnhem | Chief scout | Club-wide | 25 | Netherlands | Club NXT before that Fortuna Sittard |
| Frederik De Smet | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Belgium |  |
| Jaron Schoonbaert | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Belgium | - |
| Jens Lavens | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Belgium | - |
| Jo Lievens | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Belgium | - |
| Peter Van Wambeke | Scout | Club-wide | 62 | Belgium | - |
| Sil Piek | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | Netherlands |  |
| Kristof De Croock | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | Belgium | |
| Lucas Verhaeghe | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | Belgium | - |
| Niels Van den Wyngaert | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Belgium | Club NXT before that RSC Anderlecht and KAA Gent |
| Omar Bautista | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | Mexico | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maarten Dedobbeleer | Technical director | 40 | Belgium |
Owners and directors
Who owns Club Brugge KV and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verhaeghe | Chair | 60 | Belgium |
| Bob Madou | Managing director | 42 | Belgium |
| Bart Coeman | Director | 59 | Belgium |
| Dévy Rigaux | Director | 37 | Belgium |
| Jan Boone | Director | 53 | Belgium |
| Peter Vanhecke | Director | 60 | Belgium |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Club Brugge KV's list is the 2nd 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.
Club Brugge KV against the Belgian Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CLUB BRUGGE KV | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | 13 | 26 | |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 9 | 13 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 11 | 6 | 12 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Club Brugge KV's, in every league
Club Brugge KV's 50 names make the joint 86th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 | | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Russian Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 92 |  | Ekstraklasa | 49 |
| 92 |  | Primeira Liga | 49 |
| 92 |  | Serie B | 49 |
| 92 |  | Russian Premier League | 49 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
Where Club Brugge KV's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 49 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 43 of the 49, 88%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Ronny Werbrouck, physio, at 63, and the youngest Jesper van Aarnhem, chief scout, at 25. 19 members of staff came from another club, most often Club NXT (5).
Where Club Brugge KV's former staff work now
On Club Brugge KV's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 33 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Club Brugge KV's manager?
Ivan Leko is the Club Brugge KV first-team manager, aged 47. Nicolas Still is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Club Brugge KV?
Bram Castro coaches the Club Brugge KV first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Club Brugge KV's chief scout?
Jesper van Aarnhem is chief scout at Club Brugge KV.
Who is Club Brugge KV's technical director?
Maarten Dedobbeleer is technical director at Club Brugge KV.
How many backroom staff do Club Brugge KV have?
We hold the names of 50 people on Club Brugge KV's staff for 2025/26: 20 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 11 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 2nd 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 86th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Club Brugge KV pays its squad, see Club Brugge KV 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.