1. FC Kaiserslautern backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on 1. FC Kaiserslautern's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Torsten Lieberknecht manages the first team, with Carsten Rump as assistant manager. 1. FC Kaiserslautern's is the 9th 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 | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torsten Lieberknecht | Manager | First team | 51 | Germany |  |
| Carsten Rump | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Germany |  |
| Mauro Mazzotta | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 37 | Italy | - |
| Gunther Metz | Coach | Under-19s | 57 | Germany | - |
| Dennis Rudel | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 48 | Germany |  |
| Sören Rittmeier | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Germany |  |
| Gerry Ehrmann | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 66 | Germany | - |
| Matthias Gize | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 30 | Germany | - |
| Fabian Kobel | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Germany | - |
| Jimmy Lohberg | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Germany |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Thaler | Club doctor | First team | 61 | - |
| Nils Veith | Club doctor | First team | 40 | Germany |
| Christian Frank | Physio | First team | 37 | Germany |
| Johannes Wekesser | Physio | First team | 34 | Germany |
| Lisa Eisel | Physio | First team | 33 | - |
| Norman Schild | Physio | First team | 57 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olaf Marschall | Chief scout | Club-wide | 59 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Engelbrecht | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Germany |  |
| Luca Sickinger | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Germany | - |
| Marvin Manske | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Germany | - |
| Max Lieberknecht | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Germany | - |
| Niklas Martin | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | Germany | - |
| Timon Klasen | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Klos | Technical director | 36 | Germany |  |
| Uwe Scherr | Head of youth development | 58 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns 1. FC Kaiserslautern and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Erfurt | Chair | 75 | Germany | - |
| Hans-Peter Briegel | Director | 69 | Germany | - |
| Rainer Keßler | Director | 63 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Hengen | Director | 50 | Germany |  |
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
1. FC Kaiserslautern's list is the 9th 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.
1. FC Kaiserslautern against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | 1. FC KAISERSLAUTERN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of 1. FC Kaiserslautern's, in every league
1. FC Kaiserslautern's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | HNK Gorica | Croatian First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ekstraklasa | 30 |
| 328 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Russian Premier League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 349 | | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
Where 1. FC Kaiserslautern's former staff work now
On 1. FC Kaiserslautern's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Guido Hoffmann | Manager |  |
| Kevin McKenna | Assistant manager |  |
| Efthimios Kompodietas | Coach |  |
| Frank Heinemann | Coach | |
| Sven Höh | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Christian Bieser | Physio |  |
| Ricardo Bernardy | Physio |  |
| Tobias Harst | Scout |  |
| Martin Raschick | Head performance analyst | |
| Uwe Stöver | Managing director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is 1. FC Kaiserslautern's manager?
Torsten Lieberknecht is the 1. FC Kaiserslautern first-team manager, aged 51. Carsten Rump is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at 1. FC Kaiserslautern?
Dennis Rudel and Sören Rittmeier coach the 1. FC Kaiserslautern first-team goalkeepers.
Who is 1. FC Kaiserslautern's chief scout?
Olaf Marschall is chief scout at 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Who is 1. FC Kaiserslautern's technical director?
Marcel Klos is technical director at 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
How many backroom staff do 1. FC Kaiserslautern have?
We hold the names of 29 people on 1. FC Kaiserslautern's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 9th 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 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what 1. FC Kaiserslautern pays its squad, see 1. FC Kaiserslautern 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.