Borussia Dortmund backroom staff
We hold the names of 44 people on Borussia Dortmund's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Niko Kovač manages the first team, with Filip Tapalović and Robert Kovač as assistant managers. Borussia Dortmund's is the 7th 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, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Kovač | Manager | First team | 53 | Croatia |  |
| Felix Hirschnagl | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | Germany | - |
| Filip Tapalović | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Croatia |  |
| Robert Kovač | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Croatia | |
| Eren Yılmaz | Coach | Under-19s | 40 | Germany | - |
| Jan Reckert | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| Matthias Kleinsteiber | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Germany | - |
| Andreas Gerg | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Germany |  |
| Dennis Morschel | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Germany |  |
| Georg Schulz | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Austria | - |
| Marcelo Martins | Fitness coach | First team | 50 | Brazil |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Braun | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 58 | Germany | - |
| Lars Lippelt | Club doctor | First team | 49 | Germany | - |
| Bjarne Bürgel | Physio | First team | 49 | Germany | - |
| Frank Zöllner | Physio | First team | 57 | Germany |  |
| Michael Becker | Physio | First team | 43 | Germany |  |
| Peter Kuhnt | Physio | First team | 63 | Germany | - |
| Thorben Voeste | Physio | First team | 44 | Germany | - |
| Mathias Kolodziej | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Germany | - |
| Noah Tegatz | Sports scientist | First team | 26 | Germany | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Busser | Chief scout | Club-wide | 55 | France |  |
| Bastian Görrissen | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany | - |
| Bastian Schulz | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Germany | - |
| Benjamin Frank | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany | - |
| Dustin Heun | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany |  |
| Miguel Moreira | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany |  |
| Sebastian Krug | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Germany | - |
| Stefan Neumann | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany |  |
| Thomas Schramm | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Germany | - |
| Alen Terzić | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 45 | Germany | - |
| Kai-Norman Schulz | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 51 | Germany |  |
| Frank Rutemöller | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | Germany | - |
| Mario Barić | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | Croatia |  |
| Serdar Ayar | Performance analyst | First team | 53 | Germany | - |
| Steve Rands | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Tom Noack | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 33 | Germany | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Broich | Head of youth development | 44 | Germany | |
Owners and directors
Who owns Borussia Dortmund and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Ricken | Chair | 49 | Germany |
| Carsten Cramer | Director | 56 | Germany |
| Hans-Joachim Watzke | Director | 66 | Germany |
| Matthias Sammer | Director | 57 | Germany |
| Reinhold Lunow | Director | 71 | Germany |
| Sebastian Kehl | Director | 45 | Germany |
| Thomas Treß | Director | 59 | Germany |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Borussia Dortmund's list is the 7th longest of the 18, against a median of 42 across the division. Bayer 04 Leverkusen names the most, 71. SC Paderborn 07 names the fewest, 26.
Borussia Dortmund against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Borussia Dortmund's, in every league
Borussia Dortmund's 44 names make the joint 131st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 |  | Danish Superliga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | - | 45 |
| 121 |  | Ligue 1 | 45 |
| 121 |  | Bundesliga | 45 |
| 131 |  | La Liga | 44 |
| 131 | | Bundesliga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 | Club Atlético Tigre | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 44 |
| 131 |  | Belgian Pro League | 44 |
| 131 |  | Eredivisie | 44 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Superleague Greece | 43 |
| 138 |  | La Liga 2 | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
Where Borussia Dortmund's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 44 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 36 of the 44, 82%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Reinhold Lunow, director, at 71, and the youngest Noah Tegatz, sports scientist, at 26. 17 members of staff came from another club, most often VfL Wolfsburg (3).
Where Borussia Dortmund's former staff work now
On Borussia Dortmund's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Manfred Schmid | Manager |  |
| Michael Skibbe | Manager |  |
| Mike Tullberg | Manager |  |
| Nuri Şahin | Manager |  |
| René Marić | Coach | |
| Alexander Bade | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Thomas Schlieck | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Andreas Beck | Fitness coach |  |
| Patrick Eibenberger | Fitness coach | |
| Shad Forsythe | Fitness coach |  |
| Johannes Wieber | Head of sports science |  |
| Eduard Graf | Chief scout |  |
| Martin Siegbert | Scout | |
| Sebastian Frank | Scout | |
| Artur Płatek | Director |  |
| Benjamin Weber | Director |  |
| Sven Mislintat | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Borussia Dortmund's manager?
Niko Kovač is the Borussia Dortmund first-team manager, aged 53. Filip Tapalović and Robert Kovač are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Borussia Dortmund?
Jan Reckert and Matthias Kleinsteiber coach the Borussia Dortmund first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Borussia Dortmund's chief scout?
Laurent Busser is chief scout at Borussia Dortmund.
How many backroom staff do Borussia Dortmund have?
We hold the names of 44 people on Borussia Dortmund's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 16 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 7th longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 131st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Borussia Dortmund pays its squad, see Borussia Dortmund player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Niko Kovač. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.