VfL Osnabrück backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on VfL Osnabrück's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Timo Schultz manages the first team, with Ferydoon Zandi and Frithjof Hansen as assistant managers. VfL Osnabrück'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, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Schultz | Manager | First team | 47 | Germany |  |
| Tim Danneberg | Manager | Under-19s | 39 | Germany | - |
| Ferydoon Zandi | Assistant manager | First team | 46 | Iran |  |
| Frithjof Hansen | Assistant manager | First team | 29 | Germany | - |
| Minnet Cakmak | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 41 | Germany | - |
| Rafael Agaciński | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 31 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Davari | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 37 | Iran | - |
| Patrick Theodor | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 27 | Germany | - |
| Tim Schütte | Fitness coach | First team | 25 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemens Kruse | Club doctor | First team | 50 | Germany |
| Thomas Herzig | Club doctor | First team | 55 | Germany |
| Sebastian Schwermann | Head physio | Club-wide | 30 | Germany |
| Jannik Weber | Physio | First team | 28 | Germany |
| Lennart Bartling | Physio | First team | 34 | Germany |
| Manfred Glüsenkamp | Sports scientist | First team | 65 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Latkowski | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Germany | - |
| Dean Woodburn | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Germany | - |
| Heiko Flottmann | Scout | Club-wide | 68 | Germany |  |
| Kevin Samide | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Germany | - |
| Ferhat Findik | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Seelhöfer | Technical director | 27 | Germany | - |
| Alexander Ukrow | Head of youth development | 54 | Germany | - |
| René Müller | Loan manager | 51 | Germany | |
Owners and directors
Who owns VfL Osnabrück and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holger Elixmann | Chair | 55 | Germany | - |
| Michael Welling | Managing director | 53 | Germany |  |
| Joe Enochs | Director | 53 | United States |  |
Backroom staff at every 2. Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
VfL Osnabrück'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.
VfL Osnabrück against the 2. Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | VFL OSNABRÜCK | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
Backrooms the size of VfL Osnabrück's, in every league
VfL Osnabrück's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 410 | | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Super Liga | 25 |
| 442 | FC Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | League Two | 25 |
| 442 |  | La Liga 2 | 25 |
| 442 |  | Scottish Premiership | 25 |
| 442 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 |  | Süper Lig | 25 |
| 442 | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 | Kristiansund BK | Eliteserien | 25 |
Where VfL Osnabrück's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 26 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 23 of the 26, 88%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Heiko Flottmann, scout, at 68, and the youngest Tim Schütte, fitness coach, at 25. 6 members of staff came from another club, most often DSC Arminia Bielefeld (2).
Where VfL Osnabrück's former staff work now
On VfL Osnabrück's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Scherning | Manager |  |
| Daniel Thioune | Manager |  |
| Merlin Polzin | Manager |  |
| Martin Heck | Assistant manager |  |
| Danilo de Souza | Coach |  |
| Marcel Höttecke | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Mathis Beckmann | Fitness coach |  |
| Jan Altmeyer | Physio |  |
| Rafael Ramos | Performance analyst |  |
| Julius Ohnesorge | Technical director |  |
| Maniyel Nergiz | Technical director | FC Energie Cottbus |
| Amir Shapourzadeh | Director |  |
| Benjamin Schmedes | Director | |
| Ronald Maul | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is VfL Osnabrück's manager?
Timo Schultz is the VfL Osnabrück first-team manager, aged 47. Ferydoon Zandi and Frithjof Hansen are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at VfL Osnabrück?
Daniel Davari coaches the VfL Osnabrück first-team goalkeepers.
Who is VfL Osnabrück's head physio?
Sebastian Schwermann is head physio at VfL Osnabrück.
Who is VfL Osnabrück's technical director?
Leon Seelhöfer is technical director at VfL Osnabrück.
How many backroom staff do VfL Osnabrück have?
We hold the names of 26 people on VfL Osnabrück's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 3 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 VfL Osnabrück pays its squad, see VfL Osnabrück 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.