Hamburger Sport-Verein backroom staff
We hold the names of 43 people on Hamburger Sport-Verein's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Merlin Polzin manages the first team, with Loïc Favé as assistant manager. Hamburger Sport-Verein'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, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin Polzin | Manager | First team | 34 | Germany |  |
| Oliver Krause | Manager | Under-19s | 41 | Germany |  |
| Loïc Favé | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | France |  |
| Phil Nabaoui | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 33 | Germany | - |
| Richard Krohn | Coach | First team | 29 | Germany | - |
| Basil More-Chevalier | Coach | Under-19s | 29 | France | - |
| Bastian Reinhardt | Coach | Under-19s | 49 | Germany | - |
| Hanno Behrens | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Germany | - |
| Rodolfo Cardoso | Coach | Under-19s | 56 | Argentina | - |
| Tom Mickel | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Germany | - |
| Sven Höh | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Germany |  |
| Tino Dehmelt | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 33 | Germany | - |
| Jan Hasenkamp | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Germany | - |
| Sebastian Capel | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Götz Welsch | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 50 | Germany | - |
| Wolfgang Schillings | Club doctor | First team | 53 | Germany | - |
| Andreas Thum | Physio | First team | 47 | Germany | - |
| Gerrit Lüders | Physio | First team | 34 | Germany | - |
| Tim Roussis | Physio | First team | 36 | Germany | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Dirscherl | Chief scout | Club-wide | 39 | Germany |  |
| Benjamin Loose | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany | - |
| Benjamin Scherner | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Germany | - |
| Ervin Lamce | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Albania | - |
| Jonas Meidert | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Germany | - |
| Joshua Wyatt | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany | - |
| Marc Basedow | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | Germany | - |
| Melvin Demirović | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Germany | - |
| Michael Schröder | Scout | Club-wide | 65 | Germany | - |
| Mike Viola | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany | - |
| Nuni Kučuković | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - |
| Thomas Lohner | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Germany | - |
| Janek Wrede | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | Germany | - |
| Eduard Riesen | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Germany | - |
| Felix Wolfmeier | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Germany | - |
| Max Bergmann | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Germany | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claus Costa | Technical director | 41 | Germany |  |
| Christoph Rohmer | Head of youth development | 35 | Austria | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Hamburger Sport-Verein and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Köncke | Chair | 34 | Germany |
| Eric Huwer | Director | 41 | Germany |
| Hans-Walter Peters | Director | 70 | Germany |
| Laura Ludwig | Director | 39 | - |
| Lena Schrum | Director | 34 | - |
| Michael Papenfuß | Director | 70 | Germany |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Hamburger Sport-Verein'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.
Hamburger Sport-Verein against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HAMBURGER SPORT-VEREIN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 12 | 21 | |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Hamburger Sport-Verein's, in every league
Hamburger Sport-Verein's 43 names make the joint 138th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 153 |  | Super Liga | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
Where Hamburger Sport-Verein's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 41 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 35 of the 41, 85%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Hans-Walter Peters, director, at 70, and the youngest Melvin Demirović, scout, at 26. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often FC Schalke 04 (2).
Where Hamburger Sport-Verein's former staff work now
On Hamburger Sport-Verein's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 24 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Hamburger Sport-Verein's manager?
Merlin Polzin is the Hamburger Sport-Verein first-team manager, aged 34. Loïc Favé is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Hamburger Sport-Verein?
Sven Höh and Tino Dehmelt coach the Hamburger Sport-Verein first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Hamburger Sport-Verein's chief scout?
Sebastian Dirscherl is chief scout at Hamburger Sport-Verein.
Who is Hamburger Sport-Verein's technical director?
Claus Costa is technical director at Hamburger Sport-Verein.
How many backroom staff do Hamburger Sport-Verein have?
We hold the names of 43 people on Hamburger Sport-Verein's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 16 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 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 Hamburger Sport-Verein pays its squad, see Hamburger Sport-Verein player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Merlin Polzin. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.