FC Energie Cottbus backroom staff
We hold the names of 22 people on FC Energie Cottbus's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Claus-Dieter Wollitz manages the first team, with Tobias Röder as assistant manager. FC Energie Cottbus's is the 16th 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, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claus-Dieter Wollitz | Manager | First team | 59 | Germany |  |
| Karim Alain | Manager | Under-19s | 38 | Germany | - |
| Tobias Röder | Assistant manager | First team | 27 | Germany | - |
| Diogo Calado | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Daniel Ziebig | Coach | Under-19s | 42 | Germany |  |
| Detlef Ullrich | Coach | Under-19s | 69 | Germany | - |
| Philipp Unversucht | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | Germany | - |
| Anton Wittmann | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 30 | Germany | - |
| Marvin-Gordon Jahn | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 24 | Germany | - |
| Gianluca Fraternali | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Italy | - |
| Tim Schneider | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Koch | Club doctor | First team | 56 | Germany |
| Hartmut Thamke | Club doctor | First team | 66 | Germany |
| Bastian Rost | Physio | First team | 29 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Thies | Performance analyst | First team | 20 | Germany |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maniyel Nergiz | Technical director | 42 | Türkiye |  |
| Matthias Rahn | Head of youth development | 35 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Miller | Loan manager | 29 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Energie Cottbus and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Energie Cottbus's list is the 16th 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.
FC Energie Cottbus against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC ENERGIE COTTBUS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 9 | 15 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of FC Energie Cottbus's, in every league
FC Energie Cottbus's 22 names make the joint 512th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 512 | Dinamo Makhachkala | Russian Premier League | 22 |
| 512 |  | La Liga | 22 |
| 512 | FC Annecy | Ligue 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 | FC Energie Cottbus | 2. Bundesliga | 22 |
| 512 | FK Jablonec | Czech First League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Eliteserien | 22 |
| 512 |  | - | 22 |
| 512 | Mito Hollyhock | J1 League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 |  | League Two | 22 |
| 512 |  | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
| 512 | SC Telstar | Eredivisie | 22 |
Where FC Energie Cottbus's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 21 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 18 of the 21, 86%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Detlef Ullrich, coach, at 69, and the youngest Julian Thies, performance analyst, at 20. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Where FC Energie Cottbus's former staff work now
On FC Energie Cottbus's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Dirk Lottner | Manager |  |
| Sebastian König | Manager | |
| Christopher Busse | Fitness coach |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Energie Cottbus's manager?
Claus-Dieter Wollitz is the FC Energie Cottbus first-team manager, aged 59. Tobias Röder is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Energie Cottbus?
Anton Wittmann and Marvin-Gordon Jahn coach the FC Energie Cottbus first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Energie Cottbus's technical director?
Maniyel Nergiz is technical director at FC Energie Cottbus.
How many backroom staff do FC Energie Cottbus have?
We hold the names of 22 people on FC Energie Cottbus's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 16th 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 512th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Energie Cottbus pays its squad, see FC Energie Cottbus 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.