Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 backroom staff
We hold the names of 28 people on Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Markus Anfang manages the first team, with Florian Junge and Iliya Gruev as assistant managers. Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's is the 10th 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, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Anfang | Manager | First team | 51 | Germany |  |
| Engin Vural | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | Türkiye | - |
| Florian Junge | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | Germany | |
| Iliya Gruev | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | Bulgaria |  |
| Andre Panz | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 36 | Germany | - |
| Axel Zehle | Coach | First team | 50 | Germany | - |
| Stefan Vollmerhausen | Coach | First team | 52 | Germany | - |
| Oliver Fink | Coach | Under-19s | 43 | Germany | - |
| Rouwen Hennings | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Germany | - |
| Sinisa Suker | Coach | Under-19s | 51 | Germany | - |
| Christoph Semmler | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Germany |  |
| Andreas Gross | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Germany | - |
| Engin Çiçem | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Blecker | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 62 | Germany |
| Frank Hörstmann | Physio | First team | 36 | Germany |
| Marcel Verstappen | Physio | First team | 42 | Germany |
| Mathias Eckl | Physio | First team | 34 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Braunegger | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Germany |
| Goran Vučić | Scout | Club-wide | 55 | Serbia |
| Benjamin Fischer | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Germany |
| Jonas Bergerhoff | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Germany |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Fabian | Head of youth development | 37 | Germany |  |
| Sascha Rösler | Loan manager | 47 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Jobst | Chair | 51 | Germany | - |
| Arnd Hovemann | Director | 50 | Germany | - |
| Axel Bellinghausen | Director | 42 | Germany | - |
| Sven Mislintat | Director | 52 | Germany |  |
| Torge Hollmann | Director | 43 | Germany | - |
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's list is the 10th 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.
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FORTUNA DÜSSELDORF 1895 | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 13 | 9 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's, in every league
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's 28 names make the joint 370th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  | League One | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 |  | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
| 370 | | 2. Bundesliga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | Super Liga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Major League Soccer | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ekstraklasa | 28 |
| 370 |  | Women's Super League | 28 |
| 370 |  | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | RAAL La Louvière | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 |  | La Liga | 28 |
| 370 | SK Beveren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 28 |
Where Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 28 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 25 of the 28, 89%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Ulf Blecker, chief doctor, at 62, and the youngest Jonas Bergerhoff, performance analyst, at 27. 6 members of staff came from another club, most often Dynamo Dresden (2).
Where Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's former staff work now
On Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Thioune | Manager |  |
| Uwe Rösler | Manager | |
| Jan Hoepner | Assistant manager | |
| Philipp Grobelny | Assistant manager |  |
| Heiko Westermann | Coach |  |
| Lucas Trittel | Physio |  |
| Aïmen Demaï | Scout |  |
| Daniel Hertwig | Scout | |
| Erich Rutemöller | Director |  |
| Lutz Pfannenstiel | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's manager?
Markus Anfang is the Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 first-team manager, aged 51. Florian Junge and Iliya Gruev are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895?
Christoph Semmler coaches the Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 have?
We hold the names of 28 people on Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 10th 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 370th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 pays its squad, see Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 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.