DSC Arminia Bielefeld backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on DSC Arminia Bielefeld's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Michél Kniat manages the first team, with Daniel Jara and Janik Steringer as assistant managers. DSC Arminia Bielefeld's is the 7th longest staff list of the 19 2. Bundesliga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michél Kniat | Manager | First team | 39 | Germany |
| Marcel Drobe | Manager | Under-19s | 36 | Germany |
| Daniel Jara | Assistant manager | First team | 36 | Spain |
| Janik Steringer | Assistant manager | First team | 27 | Germany |
| Tom Schütz | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 37 | Germany |
| Steffen Süßner | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Germany |
| Sebastian Völzöw | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 42 | Germany |
| Malte Hornemann | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Germany |
| Niklas Klasen | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Germany |
| Kira Klemmer | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 31 | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Elsner | Club doctor | First team | 49 | Germany | - |
| Stefan Budde | Club doctor | First team | 43 | Germany | - |
| Tim Niedergassel | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Germany | - |
| Michael Schweika | Head physio | Club-wide | 50 | Germany |  |
| Arne Böker | Physio | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| Mario Bertling | Physio | First team | 38 | Germany | - |
| Thorsten Harm | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 51 | Germany | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Romünder | Chief scout | 37 | Germany |
| Armin Perrey | Scout | 59 | Germany |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Holsing | Head of youth development | 41 | Germany |
Owners and directors
Who owns DSC Arminia Bielefeld and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoph Wortmann | Chair | 48 | Germany | - |
| Manuel Hornig | Director | 42 | Germany | - |
| Matthias Warmuth | Director | 49 | Germany | - |
| Maurice Eschweiler | Director | 45 | Germany | - |
| Michael Mutzel | Director | 45 | Germany |  |
| Olaf Klötzer | Director | 49 | Germany | - |
| Oliver Flaskämper | Director | 44 | Germany | - |
| Paul von Schubert | Director | 54 | Germany | - |
| Rainer Schütte | Director | 68 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Schlesing | Director | 64 | Germany | - |
| Timo Tarrach | Director | 40 | Germany | - |
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
DSC Arminia Bielefeld's list is the 7th longest of the 19, against a median of 28 across the division. Hertha BSC names the most, 43. 1. FC Magdeburg names the fewest, 17.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | DSC ARMINIA BIELEFELD | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 9 | 15 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 11 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of DSC Arminia Bielefeld's, in every league
DSC Arminia Bielefeld's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | La Liga 2 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 310 |  | Saudi Pro League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Danish Superliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 | | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Bundesliga | 31 |
Where DSC Arminia Bielefeld's former staff work now
On DSC Arminia Bielefeld's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Scherning | Manager |  |
| Oliver Krause | Manager | |
| Carsten Rump | Assistant manager |  |
| Iliya Gruev | Assistant manager |  |
| Peter Németh | Assistant manager |  |
| Manfred Gloger | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Marco Kostmann | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Bjorn Kadlubowski | Fitness coach |  |
| Reinhard Schnittker | Fitness coach |  |
| Heiko Flottmann | Scout |  |
| Nuno Félix | Scout |  |
| Rüdiger Kauf | Scout | |
| Timur Nakip | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Rafael Ramos | Performance analyst |  |
| Frank Kramer | Head of youth development |  |
| René Müller | Loan manager | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is DSC Arminia Bielefeld's manager?
Michél Kniat is the DSC Arminia Bielefeld first-team manager, aged 39. Daniel Jara and Janik Steringer are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at DSC Arminia Bielefeld?
Steffen Süßner coaches the DSC Arminia Bielefeld first-team goalkeepers.
Who is DSC Arminia Bielefeld's head physio?
Michael Schweika is head physio at DSC Arminia Bielefeld.
Who is DSC Arminia Bielefeld's chief scout?
Patrick Romünder is chief scout at DSC Arminia Bielefeld.
How many backroom staff do DSC Arminia Bielefeld have?
We hold the names of 31 people on DSC Arminia Bielefeld's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 11 owners and directors. That is the 7th longest list of the 19 2. Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 28. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what DSC Arminia Bielefeld pays its squad, see DSC Arminia Bielefeld player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on 2. Bundesliga wages.