Bayer 04 Leverkusen backroom staff
We hold the names of 71 people on Bayer 04 Leverkusen's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Kasper Hjulmand manages the first team, with Rogier Meijer and Sergi Runge as assistant managers. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's is the longest staff list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Hjulmand | Manager | First team | 53 | Denmark |  |
| Rogier Meijer | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | Netherlands | N.E.C. Nijmegen |
| Sergi Runge | Assistant manager | First team | 31 | Spain | - |
| Adrian Grümer | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 32 | Germany | - |
| Hüzeyfe Doğan | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Keld Bordinggaard | Coach | Under-19s | 62 | Denmark |  |
| Markus Daun | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Germany |  |
| Mirko Casper | Coach | Under-19s | 43 | Germany | - |
| Slawomir Czarniecki | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Poland | - |
| Sven Hübscher | Coach | Under-19s | 46 | Germany |  |
| David Thiel | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | Germany | - |
| Jan Conradi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 36 | Germany | - |
| Johann Rieckhof | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 60 | Germany | - |
| Marco Kostmann | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 59 | Germany |  |
| Daniel Jouvin | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Brazil | - |
| Jonas Rath | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Germany |  |
| Joselete | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Spain | - |
| Markus Müller | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Germany | |
| Miguel Ángel Campos | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Spain |  |
| Philipp Walther | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 31 | Germany | - |
| Vicente Morales | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 37 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinrich Dittmar | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 62 | Germany | - |
| Philipp Ehrenstein | Club doctor | First team | 48 | Germany | - |
| Stefan Porten | Club doctor | First team | 48 | Germany | |
| Daniel Lay | Club doctor | Under-19s | 37 | Germany | - |
| Sven Elsinger | Head physio | Club-wide | 57 | Germany | - |
| Ahura Bassimtabar | Physio | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| David Jann | Physio | First team | 36 | Germany | - |
| Florian Kroder | Physio | First team | 38 | Germany | - |
| Ill-Han Yu | Physio | First team | 38 | Germany | - |
| Jonas Schmitt | Physio | First team | 35 | Germany | - |
| Stephan Hartner | Physio | First team | 37 | Germany | - |
| Tim Hielscher | Physio | First team | 42 | Germany |  |
| Justin Glitt | Physio | Under-19s | 40 | Germany | - |
| Manuel Schardt | Physio | Under-19s | 40 | Germany | - |
| Tobias Häusler | Physio | Under-19s | 33 | Germany | - |
| Malte Krüger | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 43 | Germany | - |
| Prisca Volmary | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 25 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aïmen Demaï | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Tunisia |  |
| Anel Džaka | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany | - |
| Benni Schunk | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Germany | - |
| Bernd Korzynietz | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Germany |  |
| Dieter Schreiber | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Peru | - |
| Dirk Diekmann | Scout | Club-wide | 61 | Germany | - |
| Falko Götz | Scout | Club-wide | 63 | Germany | - |
| Ferney Agudelo | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Colombia | Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. |
| Ismail Palakaya | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Germany | - |
| Lukas Schmitz | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Germany | - |
| Manfred Pomp | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Germany | - |
| Marco Franckabudski | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | Argentina |  |
| Matthew Green | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Michael Nwafor | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Germany | - |
| Mirco Pätschke | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Germany | - |
| Sandro Heskamp | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Germany | - |
| Simon Fahner | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | Germany |  |
| Tim Mattern | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Germany | - |
| Max Fußer | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | Germany | - |
| Moritz Laux | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 36 | Germany | - |
| Nico Janssen | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 29 | Germany | - |
| Tim Häring | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | Germany | - |
| Marcel Daum | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Germany |  |
| Simon Lackmann | Performance analyst | First team | 44 | Germany | - |
| Gilbert Gorges | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 35 | Germany | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Falkenberg | Technical director | 37 | Germany |
| Jefta Bresser | Head of youth development | 54 | Netherlands |
| Thomas Eichin | Loan manager | 58 | Germany |
Owners and directors
Who owns Bayer 04 Leverkusen and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Bayer 04 Leverkusen's list is the longest of the 18, against a median of 42 across the division. SC Paderborn 07 names the fewest, 26.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 12 | 21 | |
| Medical and sports science | 17 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 25 | 15 | 27 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's, in every league
Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 71 names make the 14th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Premier League | 101 |
| 2 |  | Premier League | 100 |
| 3 |  | Serie A | 86 |
| 4 |  | Premier League | 85 |
| 5 |  | Premier League | 84 |
| 6 |  | Super Liga | 83 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 9 |  | Serie A | 79 |
| 10 |  | Premier League | 78 |
| 11 |  | Premier League | 75 |
| 12 |  | Serie A | 72 |
| 12 |  | Eredivisie | 72 |
| 14 | | Bundesliga | 71 |
| 15 |  | Serie A | 70 |
| 16 |  | Premier League | 69 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 17 |  | Eredivisie | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie B | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 21 |  | Serie B | 67 |
| 21 |  | League One | 67 |
| 23 |  | Saudi Pro League | 66 |
| 23 |  | Premier League | 66 |
Where Bayer 04 Leverkusen's staff come from
12 nationalities across the 70 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 53 of the 70, 76%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Falko Götz, scout, at 63, and the youngest Ahura Bassimtabar, physio, at 28. 17 members of staff came from another club, most often Borussia Mönchengladbach (3).
Where Bayer 04 Leverkusen's former staff work now
On Bayer 04 Leverkusen's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 20 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's manager?
Kasper Hjulmand is the Bayer 04 Leverkusen first-team manager, aged 53. Rogier Meijer and Sergi Runge are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Bayer 04 Leverkusen?
David Thiel coaches the Bayer 04 Leverkusen first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's head physio?
Sven Elsinger is head physio at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Who is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's technical director?
Kim Falkenberg is technical director at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
How many backroom staff do Bayer 04 Leverkusen have?
We hold the names of 71 people on Bayer 04 Leverkusen's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 17 in medical and sports science, 25 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the 14th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Bayer 04 Leverkusen pays its squad, see Bayer 04 Leverkusen player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Kasper Hjulmand. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.