FC Schalke 04 backroom staff
We hold the names of 43 people on FC Schalke 04's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Miron Muslic manages the first team, with Adin Osmanbašić and Eddie Lattimore as assistant managers. FC Schalke 04's is the joint 8th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miron Muslic | Manager | First team | 42 | Austria |  |
| Norbert Elgert | Manager | Under-19s | 68 | Germany | - |
| Adin Osmanbašić | Assistant manager | First team | 30 | United States |  |
| Eddie Lattimore | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | England | |
| Jan Ansperger | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 28 | Germany | - |
| Tim Hoogland | Coach | First team | 40 | Germany | - |
| Dominick Drexler | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Germany | - |
| Simon Hohenberg | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | Germany | - |
| Volkan Ünlü | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| Polat Keser | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 39 | Türkiye | - |
| Alexander Storck | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Germany | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ingelfinger | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 50 | Germany |
| Marc Magnier | Physio | First team | 50 | Germany |
| Marc Thum | Physio | First team | 33 | Germany |
| Nico Wamig | Physio | First team | 29 | Germany |
| Oliver Grabowski | Physio | First team | 43 | Germany |
| Rasmus Bruns | Physio | First team | 28 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Lüftl | Chief scout | Club-wide | 30 | Germany |  |
| Christian Broos | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Germany | - |
| Christian Buchholz | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Germany | - |
| Jean-Philippe Durand | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | France |  |
| João Costa | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Portugal |  |
| José Viñas | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Spain |  |
| Kai Brock | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Germany | - |
| Max Balster | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Germany | - |
| Michael Langer | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Austria | - |
| Sebastián Echave | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Argentina | |
| Stefano Fattori | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Italy |  |
| Uwe Handt | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | Germany | - |
| Uwe Vester | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Germany | - |
| Youri Mulder | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Netherlands | - |
| Jonas Dittrich | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| Justus Verhasselt | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenz Kutscha-Lissberg | Technical director | 28 | Austria |  |
| Raffael Tonello | Head of youth development | 50 | Italy | - |
| Sidney Sam | Loan manager | 37 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Schalke 04 and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Tillmann | Chair | 41 | Germany | - |
| Axel Hefer | Director | 48 | Germany | - |
| Christina Rühl-Hamers | Director | 48 | - | - |
| Ender Ulupinar | Director | 52 | Germany | - |
| Frank Baumann | Director | 49 | Germany |  |
| René Grotus | Director | 40 | Germany |  |
| Steffi Jones | Director | 52 | - | - |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Schalke 04's list is the joint 8th 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.
FC Schalke 04 against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC SCHALKE 04 | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of FC Schalke 04's, in every league
FC Schalke 04's 43 names make the joint 138th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 138 |  | Russian Premier League | 43 |
| 138 | | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ekstraklasa | 43 |
| 138 | SC Cambuur | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ligue 1 | 43 |
| 153 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | Serie B | 42 |
| 153 |  | Championship | 42 |
Where FC Schalke 04's staff come from
11 nationalities across the 41 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 27 of the 41, 66%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Norbert Elgert, manager, at 68, and the youngest Justus Verhasselt, performance analyst, at 24. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often KSV Cercle Brugge (3).
Where FC Schalke 04's former staff work now
On FC Schalke 04's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 26 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Schalke 04's manager?
Miron Muslic is the FC Schalke 04 first-team manager, aged 42. Adin Osmanbašić and Eddie Lattimore are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Schalke 04?
Volkan Ünlü coaches the FC Schalke 04 first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Schalke 04's chief scout?
Maximilian Lüftl is chief scout at FC Schalke 04.
Who is FC Schalke 04's technical director?
Lorenz Kutscha-Lissberg is technical director at FC Schalke 04.
How many backroom staff do FC Schalke 04 have?
We hold the names of 43 people on FC Schalke 04's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 16 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 138th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Schalke 04 pays its squad, see FC Schalke 04 player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.