Karlsruher SC backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on Karlsruher SC's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Christian Eichner manages the first team, with Sirus Motekallemi as assistant manager. Karlsruher SC's is the joint 11th 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, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Eichner | Manager | First team | 42 | Germany | - |
| Sirus Motekallemi | Assistant manager | First team | 36 | Germany | - |
| Julian Schwarz | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 33 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Gordon | Coach | First team | 40 | Jamaica | - |
| Markus Miller | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Germany |  |
| Florian Böckler | Fitness coach | First team | 37 | Germany | - |
| Wendelin Wäcker | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Schweizer | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 62 | Germany |
| Anja Bergheim | Physio | First team | 42 | - |
| Kevin Benz | Physio | First team | 35 | Germany |
| Marius Emnet | Physio | First team | 36 | Germany |
| Matteo Poppert | Physio | First team | 35 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Wolfinger | Scout | 28 | Germany | - |
| Özgün Gül | Scout | 33 | Germany | - |
| Peter Gadinger | Scout | 69 | Germany | - |
| Sandro Sitter | Scout | 30 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Konrad | Scout | 35 | Germany |  |
| Tobias Winter | Scout | 40 | Germany | - |
| Tristan Blicker | Recruitment analyst | 24 | Germany | - |
| Sebastian Saglimbeni | Head performance analyst | 30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timon Pauls | Technical director | 33 | Slovenia |  |
| Edmund Becker | Head of youth development | 68 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Karlsruher SC and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Karlsruher SC's list is the joint 11th 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.
Karlsruher SC against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | KARLSRUHER SC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 7 | 9 | 15 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of Karlsruher SC's, in every league
Karlsruher SC's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech First League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League Two | 26 |
| 410 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Primeira Liga | 26 |
| 410 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 | Grazer AK 1902 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 26 |
| 410 | | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | Indian Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 |  | La Liga | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | Rodina Moscow | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | Silkeborg Idrætsforening | Danish Superliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J1 League | 26 |
Where Karlsruher SC's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 25 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 22 of the 25, 88%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Peter Gadinger, scout, at 69, and the youngest Tristan Blicker, recruitment analyst, at 24. 4 members of staff came from another club.
Where Karlsruher SC's former staff work now
On Karlsruher SC's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond Kapllani | Manager |  |
| Lukas Kwasniok | Manager |  |
| Ralf Kettemann | Manager | |
| Julian Hübner | Assistant manager |  |
| Kai Rabe | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Nils Brendel | Fitness coach |  |
| Johannes Haberlandt | Physio |  |
| Sebastian Dirscherl | Chief scout |  |
| Michael Piwowarski | Scout |  |
| Robin Trabert | Scout |  |
| Julian Metzger | Performance analyst | |
| Michael Bischof | Technical director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Karlsruher SC's manager?
Christian Eichner is the Karlsruher SC first-team manager, aged 42. Sirus Motekallemi is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Karlsruher SC?
Markus Miller coaches the Karlsruher SC first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Karlsruher SC's technical director?
Timon Pauls is technical director at Karlsruher SC.
How many backroom staff do Karlsruher SC have?
We hold the names of 26 people on Karlsruher SC's staff for 2025/26: 7 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th 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 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Karlsruher SC pays its squad, see Karlsruher SC 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.