Hertha BSC backroom staff
We hold the names of 43 people on Hertha BSC's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Stefan Leitl manages the first team, with Andre Mijatović as assistant manager. Hertha BSC's is the 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, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Leitl | Manager | First team | 47 | Germany |  |
| Michael Hartmann | Manager | Under-19s | 51 | Germany |  |
| Andre Mijatović | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | Croatia | |
| Oliver Schröder | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 45 | Germany | - |
| Andreas Thom | Coach | Under-19s | 59 | Germany | - |
| Damir Bektić | Coach | Under-19s | 28 | Germany | - |
| Dirk Kunert | Coach | Under-19s | 57 | Germany | - |
| Frank Vogel | Coach | Under-19s | 61 | Germany | - |
| Tunay Torun | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Türkiye | - |
| Patrick Ebert | Set-piece coach | First team | 38 | Germany | - |
| Andreas Menger | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 52 | Germany |  |
| Philip Sprint | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 32 | Germany | - |
| Hendrik Vieth | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Germany | - |
| Henrik Kuchno | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Schleicher | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | Germany |
| Hi-un Park | Club doctor | First team | 48 | Germany |
| Klaus Neye | Club doctor | First team | 75 | Germany |
| Moritz Schleicher | Club doctor | First team | 39 | Germany |
| Frederick Syna | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | Germany |
| Anne Kaube | Physio | First team | 40 | - |
| Jürgen Lange | Physio | First team | 56 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Kretschmer | Chief scout | Club-wide | 54 | Germany | - |
| Alain Thapa | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Germany | - |
| Arnold Brunner | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Germany | - |
| Christian Kaikis | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Germany | - |
| Damir Ćorić | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Khoroshukhin | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Germany | - |
| Gilles Ekoto-Ekoto | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | France | - |
| Ivo Mladina | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Germany | - |
| Karsten Leyke | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Germany | - |
| Olaf Kapagiannidis | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Germany | - |
| Etienne Dzwonkowsky | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Germany | - |
| Fynn-Cedric Bach | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Germany |  |
| Ole Marschall | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Germany |  |
| Rafael Ramos | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Allagui | Technical director | 39 | Tunisia | - |
| Björn Müller | Head of youth development | 48 | Germany |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Hertha BSC and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Drescher | Chair | 42 | Germany |
| Peter Görlich | Chair | 58 | Germany |
| Andreas Schmidt | Director | 51 | Germany |
| Benjamin Weber | Director | 45 | Germany |
| Ralf Huschen | Director | 46 | Germany |
| Torsten-Jörn Klein | Director | 61 | Germany |
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Hertha BSC's list is the longest of the 19, against a median of 28 across the division. 1. FC Magdeburg names the fewest, 17.
Hertha BSC against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HERTHA BSC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 9 | 15 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 14 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Hertha BSC's, in every league
Hertha BSC's 43 names make the joint 138th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 |  | Eredivisie | 44 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Superleague Greece | 43 |
| 138 |  | La Liga 2 | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Russian Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 | | 2. Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ekstraklasa | 43 |
| 138 | SC Cambuur | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ligue 1 | 43 |
| 153 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | Serie B | 42 |
| 153 |  | Championship | 42 |
| 153 |  | Super Liga | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Serie A | 42 |
Where Hertha BSC's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 42 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 38 of the 42, 90%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Klaus Neye, club doctor, at 75, and the youngest Alain Thapa, scout, at 28. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Hannover 96 (2).
Where Hertha BSC's former staff work now
On Hertha BSC's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Reiß | Manager |  |
| Malik Fathi | Coach |  |
| Zsolt Petry | Goalkeeping coach | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Maximilian Kallensee | Fitness coach |  |
| Henrik Lange | Head physio | |
| Michael Becker | Physio |  |
| Babacar Wane | Chief scout |  |
| Gabor Ruhr | Chief scout | |
| Willi Kronhardt | Scout |  |
| Daniel Fischer | Performance analyst |  |
| Philipp Pelka | Performance analyst |  |
| Fredi Bobic | Technical director |  |
| Pablo Thiam | Head of youth development | |
| Thomas Broich | Head of youth development | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Hertha BSC's manager?
Stefan Leitl is the Hertha BSC first-team manager, aged 47. Andre Mijatović is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Hertha BSC?
Andreas Menger coaches the Hertha BSC first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Hertha BSC's head physio?
Frederick Syna is head physio at Hertha BSC.
Who is Hertha BSC's chief scout?
Sven Kretschmer is chief scout at Hertha BSC.
Who is Hertha BSC's technical director?
Sami Allagui is technical director at Hertha BSC.
How many backroom staff do Hertha BSC have?
We hold the names of 43 people on Hertha BSC's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 14 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 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 138th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Hertha BSC pays its squad, see Hertha BSC player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Stefan Leitl. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on 2. Bundesliga wages.