RB Leipzig backroom staff
We hold the names of 58 people on RB Leipzig's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Ole Werner manages the first team, with Patrick Kohlmann and Tom Cichon as assistant managers. RB Leipzig's is the 3rd 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, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Werner | Manager | First team | 37 | Germany |  |
| Sebastian Heidinger | Manager | Under-19s | 39 | Germany | - |
| Patrick Kohlmann | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | Ireland | |
| Tom Cichon | Assistant manager | First team | 49 | Germany | |
| Babacar N'Diaye | Coach | Under-19s | 51 | Senegal | - |
| Jan Schäfer | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Germany | - |
| Ronny Thielemann | Coach | Under-19s | 51 | Germany |  |
| Steve Weaver | Coach | Under-19s | 52 | England |  |
| Jan Zimmermann | Set-piece coach | First team | 45 | Germany | - |
| Frederik Gößling | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Germany | - |
| Thomas Schlieck | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 55 | Germany |  |
| Daniel Behlau | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Germany | - |
| Marcel Abanoz | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | Germany | |
| Patrick Eibenberger | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Austria | |
| Ruwen Faller | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Germany |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Hennecke | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | Germany |  |
| Frank Striegler | Club doctor | First team | 65 | Germany | - |
| Jan-Niklas Droste | Club doctor | First team | 40 | Germany | - |
| Nikolaus Schmid | Head physio | Club-wide | 54 | Germany | - |
| Alexander Blase | Physio | First team | 36 | Germany | |
| Christopher Ballhausen | Physio | First team | 35 | Germany | - |
| Christopher Weichert | Physio | First team | 40 | Germany |  |
| Mark Palmer | Physio | First team | 45 | New Zealand |  |
| Robert Friedrich | Physio | First team | 34 | Germany | - |
| Dominik Cegla | Sports scientist | First team | 41 | Germany | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Williams | Chief scout | Club-wide | 37 | England |  |
| Ashley March | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | England | - |
| Daniel Baier | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Germany |  |
| Emerson Thomé | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Brazil |  |
| Maximilian Englert | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Germany | |
| Peter Krawietz | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Germany |  |
| Sam Pope | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | England | |
| Sebastian Buttkus | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Germany | - |
| Sebastian Wagner | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany | - |
| Uwe Heth | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | Germany | - |
| Willi Kronhardt | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Germany |  |
| Jasper Petereit | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 31 | Germany | - |
| Kevin Rangnick | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | Germany | - |
| Sebastian Schuppan | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 38 | Germany | - |
| Zsolt Lőw | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 46 | Hungary | |
| Dirk Folkerts | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Germany |  |
| Johannes von Holwede | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Germany | - |
| Matthias Grote | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Germany | - |
| Niklas Mayer | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Germany |  |
| Victor Bertini | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | United States |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Gómez | Technical director | 40 | Germany |  |
| David Wagner | Head of youth development | 53 | United States | |
| Dominik Kaiser | Loan manager | 36 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns RB Leipzig and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Haenni | Chair | 58 | - | - |
| Jürgen Klopp | Managing director | 58 | Germany | |
| Bärbel Milsch | Director | 42 | - | - |
| Florian Hopp | Director | 45 | Germany | - |
| Johann Plenge | Director | 39 | Germany | - |
| Marcel Schäfer | Director | 41 | Germany |  |
| Matthias Reichwald | Director | 54 | Germany | - |
| Oliver Mintzlaff | Director | 49 | Germany | - |
| Perry Bräutigam | Director | 62 | Germany | - |
| Ulrich Wolter | Director | 51 | Germany | - |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
RB Leipzig's list is the 3rd 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.
RB Leipzig against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | RB LEIPZIG | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of RB Leipzig's, in every league
RB Leipzig's 58 names make the joint 47th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 47 |  | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
| 52 | | Bundesliga | 57 |
| 52 |  | Eredivisie | 57 |
| 52 | | Championship | 57 |
| 52 |  | Serie A | 57 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 60 |  | Serie B | 54 |
Where RB Leipzig's staff come from
9 nationalities across the 56 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 44 of the 56, 79%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Frank Striegler, club doctor, at 65, and the youngest Dirk Folkerts, performance analyst, at 31. 28 members of staff came from another club, most often SV Werder Bremen (4).
Where RB Leipzig's former staff work now
On RB Leipzig's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 26 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is RB Leipzig's manager?
Ole Werner is the RB Leipzig first-team manager, aged 37. Patrick Kohlmann and Tom Cichon are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at RB Leipzig?
Frederik Gößling coaches the RB Leipzig first-team goalkeepers.
Who is RB Leipzig's head physio?
Nikolaus Schmid is head physio at RB Leipzig.
Who is RB Leipzig's chief scout?
Elliott Williams is chief scout at RB Leipzig.
Who is RB Leipzig's technical director?
Mario Gómez is technical director at RB Leipzig.
How many backroom staff do RB Leipzig have?
We hold the names of 58 people on RB Leipzig's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 20 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 47th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what RB Leipzig pays its squad, see RB Leipzig player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Ole Werner. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.