Hannover 96 backroom staff
We hold the names of 24 people on Hannover 96's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Christian Titz manages the first team, with André Kilian and Lars Barlemann as assistant managers. Hannover 96's is the 14th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Titz | Manager | First team | 54 | Germany |  |
| Dirk Lottner | Manager | Under-19s | 53 | Germany | FC Energie Cottbus |
| André Kilian | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Germany | |
| Lars Barlemann | Assistant manager | First team | 35 | Germany | - |
| Levent Sürme | Coach | First team | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| Michael Ratajczak | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Germany | - |
| Felix Sunkel | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Germany |  |
| Markus Böker | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauke Mommsen | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 57 | Germany | - |
| Jan Meywirth | Club doctor | First team | 51 | Germany | - |
| Wego Kregher | Club doctor | First team | 64 | Germany | - |
| Jan Schneider | Physio | First team | 32 | Germany | - |
| Rick Schaller | Physio | First team | 33 | Germany | - |
| Thorsten Klopp | Physio | First team | 50 | Germany |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Raupach | Scout | 48 | Germany | - |
| Patrick Schrade | Scout | 39 | Germany | - |
| Rainer Graf | Scout | 49 | Germany | - |
| Valentin Herr | Scout | 68 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Becker | Technical director | 54 | Germany |  |
| Julian Battmer | Head of youth development | 39 | Germany | - |
| Fabio Morena | Loan manager | 45 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Hannover 96 and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henning Bindzus | Chair | 42 | Germany | - |
| Jörg Schmadtke | Director | 61 | Germany |  |
| Martin Kind | Director | 81 | Germany | - |
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Hannover 96's list is the 14th 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.
Hannover 96 against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HANNOVER 96 | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 9 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Hannover 96's, in every league
Hannover 96's 24 names make the joint 459th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | Brasileirão Série A | 24 |
| 459 |  | Thai League | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 | Casa Pia Atlético Clube | Primeira Liga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 | Falkirk | Scottish Premiership | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 | | 2. Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 | KSC Lokeren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 | Partick Thistle | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 |  | Ligue 2 | 24 |
| 459 |  | Belgian Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
Where Hannover 96's former staff work now
On Hannover 96's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Dąbrowski | Manager | |
| Stefan Leitl | Manager |  |
| Andre Mijatović | Assistant manager | |
| Markus Gellhaus | Assistant manager |  |
| Jan-Moritz Lichte | Coach |  |
| Reinhard Schnittker | Fitness coach | |
| Jens Vergers | Physio |  |
| Maximilian Lüftl | Chief scout |  |
| Cornelius Döll | Scout | |
| Peter Braund | Scout |  |
| Eduard Schmidt | Performance analyst |  |
| Ares Ehrich | Performance analyst |  |
| Alexander Klitzpera | Loan manager | |
| Horst Heldt | Director |  |
| Marcus Mann | Director |  |
| Michael Tarnat | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Hannover 96's manager?
Christian Titz is the Hannover 96 first-team manager, aged 54. André Kilian and Lars Barlemann are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Hannover 96?
Michael Ratajczak coaches the Hannover 96 first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Hannover 96's technical director?
Ralf Becker is technical director at Hannover 96.
How many backroom staff do Hannover 96 have?
We hold the names of 24 people on Hannover 96's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 14th 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 459th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Hannover 96 pays its squad, see Hannover 96 player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Christian Titz. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on 2. Bundesliga wages.