SC Paderborn 07 backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on SC Paderborn 07's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Ralf Kettemann manages the first team, with Pit Reimers as assistant manager. SC Paderborn 07's is the 18th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Kettemann | Manager | First team | 38 | Germany |  |
| Ihsan Kalkan | Manager | Under-19s | 37 | Türkiye | - |
| Pit Reimers | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Germany | - |
| Uwe Hünemeier | Coach | First team | 39 | Germany | - |
| Lukas Kruse | Coach | Under-19s | 42 | Germany | - |
| Nico Burchert | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | Germany | - |
| Andreas Herbstreit | Fitness coach | First team | 34 | Germany | - |
| Ruben Solis | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | United States | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Walter Hemmen | Club doctor | First team | 61 | Germany |
| Karl-Friedrich Schünemann | Club doctor | First team | 63 | Germany |
| Lutz Mahlke | Club doctor | First team | 60 | Germany |
| Matthias Porsch | Club doctor | First team | 56 | Germany |
| Jörg Liebeck | Head physio | Club-wide | 49 | Germany |
| Jakob Haunerland | Physio | First team | 39 | Germany |
| Torben Glenny | Physio | First team | 26 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Roll | Chief scout | Club-wide | 33 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Keller | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Germany | - |
| Henri Hyna | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Germany | - |
| Robin Kohl | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Germany | - |
| Julian Metzger | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Germany | |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Trost | Technical director | 30 | Germany |
| Ayhan Tumani | Head of youth development | 53 | Germany |
Owners and directors
Who owns SC Paderborn 07 and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
SC Paderborn 07's list is the 18th longest of the 18, against a median of 42 across the division. Bayer 04 Leverkusen names the most, 71.
SC Paderborn 07 against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SC PADERBORN 07 | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of SC Paderborn 07's, in every league
SC Paderborn 07's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 | Grazer AK 1902 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 26 |
| 410 | | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | Indian Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 |  | La Liga | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | Rodina Moscow | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 | | Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | Silkeborg Idrætsforening | Danish Superliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Super Liga | 25 |
| 442 | FC Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | League Two | 25 |
| 442 |  | La Liga 2 | 25 |
| 442 |  | Scottish Premiership | 25 |
Where SC Paderborn 07's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 26 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 24 of the 26, 92%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Karl-Friedrich Schünemann, club doctor, at 63, and the youngest Henri Hyna, scout, at 26. 2 members of staff came from another club, most often Karlsruher SC (2).
Where SC Paderborn 07's former staff work now
On SC Paderborn 07's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Scherning | Manager |  |
| Lukas Kwasniok | Manager |  |
| Steffen Baumgart | Manager |  |
| Danilo de Souza | Coach | |
| André Filipovic | Fitness coach |  |
| Felix Sunkel | Fitness coach |  |
| Johannes Thienel | Fitness coach | |
| Mirko Vogt | Scout |  |
| Stefan Neumann | Scout |  |
| Thomas Henning | Scout | |
| Eduard Schmidt | Performance analyst |  |
| Maniyel Nergiz | Technical director | FC Energie Cottbus |
| Benjamin Weber | Director |  |
| Fabian Wohlgemuth | Director | |
| Markus Krösche | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is SC Paderborn 07's manager?
Ralf Kettemann is the SC Paderborn 07 first-team manager, aged 38. Pit Reimers is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at SC Paderborn 07?
Nico Burchert coaches the SC Paderborn 07 first-team goalkeepers.
Who is SC Paderborn 07's head physio?
Jörg Liebeck is head physio at SC Paderborn 07.
Who is SC Paderborn 07's chief scout?
Dominik Roll is chief scout at SC Paderborn 07.
Who is SC Paderborn 07's technical director?
Robin Trost is technical director at SC Paderborn 07.
How many backroom staff do SC Paderborn 07 have?
We hold the names of 26 people on SC Paderborn 07's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 18th longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what SC Paderborn 07 pays its squad, see SC Paderborn 07 player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.