Oud-Heverlee Leuven backroom staff
We hold the names of 33 people on Oud-Heverlee Leuven's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Felice Mazzù manages the first team, with Rudi Cossey as assistant manager. Oud-Heverlee Leuven's is the joint 10th 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, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felice Mazzù | Manager | First team | 59 | Belgium |  |
| Glenn Cleemput | Manager | Under-18s | 33 | Belgium |  |
| Rudi Cossey | Assistant manager | First team | 63 | Belgium | |
| Hans Somers | Coach | First team | 47 | Belgium | KRC Jong Genk before that K Racing Club Genk |
| Jérôme Patris | Coach | First team | 37 | Belgium | - |
| Tibor Balog | Coach | First team | 59 | Hungary | - |
| Andy Van Geffen | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Belgium | - |
| Jo Van Grunderbeeck | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Belgium | - |
| Joost Mignolet | Coach | Under-18s | 39 | Belgium | - |
| Bram Verbist | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Belgium |  |
| Werner Janssens | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Belgium | - |
| Matthias De Baerdemaeker | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Belgium |  |
| Tuur Vanderstukken | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Belgium | - |
| Pieter Nauwelaerts | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 22 | Belgium | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignace Verschuere | Club doctor | First team | 66 | Belgium |
| Pieter-Jan Loos | Club doctor | Under-18s | 36 | Belgium |
| Michiel Devyver | Head physio | Club-wide | 31 | Belgium |
| Kylian Lénaers | Physio | First team | 25 | Belgium |
| Mathias Mariën | Physio | First team | 27 | Belgium |
| Wout Van Ham | Physio | Under-18s | 23 | Belgium |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Torremans | Chief scout | Club-wide | 42 | Belgium | - |
| Albert Van Marcke | Scout | Club-wide | 74 | Belgium | - |
| Fernando Avidago da Cunha | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Netherlands | - |
| Kris Decock | Scout | Club-wide | 61 | Belgium | - |
| Péter Szőke | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Hungary |  |
| Dirk Vekemans | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 53 | Belgium | - |
| Mehdi Hosseinpour | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | Iran | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Vermeulen | Head of youth development | 47 | Belgium |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Oud-Heverlee Leuven and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha | Owner | 39 | Thailand |  |
| Chris Vandebroeck | Chair | 61 | Belgium | - |
| György Csepregi | Director | 49 | Hungary |  |
| Jon Rudkin | Director | 61 | England | - |
| Paul Van Der Schueren | Director | 64 | Belgium | - |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Oud-Heverlee Leuven's list is the joint 10th 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.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven against the Belgian Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | OUD-HEVERLEE LEUVEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 13 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 6 | 12 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Oud-Heverlee Leuven's, in every league
Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 33 names make the joint 278th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 278 |  | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 278 |  | Saudi Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Women's Super League | 33 |
| 278 | FC Baník Ostrava | Czech First League | 33 |
| 278 | HNK Rijeka | Croatian First League | 33 |
| 278 |  | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 | | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Rosenborg BK | Eliteserien | 33 |
| 278 | | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | League One | 33 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Championship | 32 |
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
Where Oud-Heverlee Leuven's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 33 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 26 of the 33, 79%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Albert Van Marcke, scout, at 74, and the youngest Pieter Nauwelaerts, fitness coach, at 22. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often Royal Charleroi Sporting Club (2).
Where Oud-Heverlee Leuven's former staff work now
On Oud-Heverlee Leuven's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 24 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Oud-Heverlee Leuven's manager?
Felice Mazzù is the Oud-Heverlee Leuven first-team manager, aged 59. Rudi Cossey is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Oud-Heverlee Leuven?
Bram Verbist and Werner Janssens coach the Oud-Heverlee Leuven first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Oud-Heverlee Leuven's head physio?
Michiel Devyver is head physio at Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Who is Oud-Heverlee Leuven's chief scout?
Tom Torremans is chief scout at Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
How many backroom staff do Oud-Heverlee Leuven have?
We hold the names of 33 people on Oud-Heverlee Leuven's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 10th 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 278th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Oud-Heverlee Leuven pays its squad, see Oud-Heverlee Leuven 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.