Borussia Mönchengladbach backroom staff
We hold the names of 60 people on Borussia Mönchengladbach's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Eugen Polanski manages the first team, with Tobias Trulsen as assistant manager. Borussia Mönchengladbach's is the 2nd 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, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugen Polanski | Manager | First team | 39 | Poland | - |
| Tobias Trulsen | Assistant manager | First team | 31 | Germany | - |
| Marcel Ndjeng | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 43 | Cameroon | - |
| Christopher Wilting | Coach | First team | 36 | Germany | - |
| Guido Streichsbier | Coach | First team | 55 | Germany | - |
| Oliver Neuville | Coach | First team | 52 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Ginczek | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Germany | - |
| Tony Jantschke | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Germany | - |
| André Wachter | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Germany |  |
| Uwe Kamps | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 61 | Germany | - |
| Tobias Sippel | Player and goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 37 | Germany | - |
| Jonas Bode | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | Germany | - |
| Luca Schuster | Fitness coach | First team | 30 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus Schmitz | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 54 | Germany |
| Heribert Ditzel | Club doctor | First team | 73 | Germany |
| Nils Haupt | Club doctor | First team | 44 | Germany |
| Roman Ditzel | Club doctor | First team | 41 | Germany |
| Stefan Hertl | Club doctor | First team | 65 | Germany |
| Ron Rohloff | Head physio | Club-wide | 36 | Germany |
| Adam Szordykowski | Physio | First team | 50 | Poland |
| Benedikt Bohnen | Physio | First team | 39 | Germany |
| Dirk Müller | Physio | First team | 56 | Germany |
| Tim Kraks | Physio | First team | 37 | Germany |
| Alexander Mouhcine | Sports scientist | First team | 46 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 27 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Hechelmann | Chief scout | Club-wide | 40 | Germany |  |
| Christian Flindt-Bjerg | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Denmark |  |
| Christian Wagner | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Germany | - |
| Danny Fuchs | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Germany | - |
| Florian Zehe | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Germany | - |
| Frank Lelle | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Germany | - |
| Fritz Bischoff | Scout | Club-wide | 76 | Germany | - |
| Hakan Kirmizigül | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Türkiye | - |
| Hannes Beckers | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Germany | - |
| Jan Washausen | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Germany | - |
| Josef Küppers | Scout | Club-wide | 65 | Germany | - |
| Luuk Balkestein | Scout | Club-wide | 71 | Netherlands | - |
| Mario Vossen | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Germany | - |
| Markus Hausweiler | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Germany | - |
| Max Eberl | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Germany | - |
| Max Wicht | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Germany | - |
| Ove Flindt-Bjerg | Scout | Club-wide | 76 | Denmark | - |
| René Müller | Scout | Club-wide | 66 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Klemm | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Zocher | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Germany | - |
| Timo Wendelen | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Germany |  |
| Marvin Begemann | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | Germany | |
| Johannes Riegger | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 29 | Germany | - |
| Jan-Ole Heck | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Germany | - |
| Lennard Walz | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| Malte Thesenvitz | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| Philipp Schützendorf | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Germany | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Zibung | Technical director | 41 | Switzerland |
| Mirko Sandmöller | Head of youth development | 42 | Germany |
| Yannick Langesberg | Loan manager | 31 | Germany |
Owners and directors
Who owns Borussia Mönchengladbach and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Stegemann | Chair | 61 | Germany | - |
| Hannelore Kraft | Director | 64 | - | - |
| Markus Aretz | Director | 58 | Germany | - |
| Patrick Herrmann | Director | 34 | Germany | - |
| Rainer Bonhof | Director | 73 | Germany | - |
| Rouven Schröder | Director | 49 | Germany |  |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Borussia Mönchengladbach's list is the 2nd 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 Mönchengladbach against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 13 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 11 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 27 | 15 | 27 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Borussia Mönchengladbach's, in every league
Borussia Mönchengladbach's 60 names make the joint 39th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  | Primeira Liga | 63 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Premier League | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 35 |  | Ligue 1 | 61 |
| 35 |  | Super Liga | 61 |
| 35 |  | Championship | 61 |
| 35 |  | Serie A | 61 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 39 | | Bundesliga | 60 |
| 39 |  | Serie A | 60 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 43 |  | Serie A | 59 |
| 43 |  | Danish Superliga | 59 |
| 43 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatian First League | 59 |
| 43 |  | La Liga | 59 |
| 47 |  | La Liga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 | | Bundesliga | 58 |
Where Borussia Mönchengladbach's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 59 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 51 of the 59, 86%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Fritz Bischoff, scout, at 76, and the youngest Max Eberl, scout, at 25. 6 members of staff came from another club, most often FC Schalke 04 (2).
Where Borussia Mönchengladbach's former staff work now
On Borussia Mönchengladbach's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Borussia Mönchengladbach's manager?
Eugen Polanski is the Borussia Mönchengladbach first-team manager, aged 39. Tobias Trulsen is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Borussia Mönchengladbach?
André Wachter coaches the Borussia Mönchengladbach first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Borussia Mönchengladbach's head physio?
Ron Rohloff is head physio at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Who is Borussia Mönchengladbach's chief scout?
André Hechelmann is chief scout at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Who is Borussia Mönchengladbach's technical director?
David Zibung is technical director at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
How many backroom staff do Borussia Mönchengladbach have?
We hold the names of 60 people on Borussia Mönchengladbach's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 11 in medical and sports science, 27 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 2nd longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 39th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Borussia Mönchengladbach pays its squad, see Borussia Mönchengladbach player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Eugen Polanski. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.