SV Werder Bremen backroom staff
We hold the names of 40 people on SV Werder Bremen's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Daniel Thioune manages the first team, with Jan Hoepner and Raphael Duarte as assistant managers. SV Werder Bremen's is the 11th 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, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Thioune | Manager | First team | 50 | Germany |  |
| Jan Hoepner | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Germany | |
| Raphael Duarte | Assistant manager | First team | 29 | Luxembourg |  |
| Christian Groß | Coach | First team | 36 | Germany | - |
| Christian Vander | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Germany | - |
| Michael Jürgen | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 51 | Germany | - |
| Günther Stoxreiter | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Austria | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoph Engelke | Club doctor | First team | 61 | Germany | - |
| Robert Gorzolla | Club doctor | First team | 56 | Germany | - |
| Adis Lović | Physio | First team | 42 | Germany | - |
| Claas Bente | Physio | First team | 42 | Germany | - |
| Florian Lauerer | Physio | First team | 51 | Germany | - |
| Johannes Haberlandt | Physio | First team | 32 | Germany |  |
| Laura Kersting | Physio | First team | 37 | - | - |
| Nane Heitmann | Physio | Under-19s | 36 | - | - |
| Stefan Kühn | Physio | Under-19s | 45 | Germany | - |
| Henrik Frach | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Germany | - |
| Tobias Süveges | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 41 | Germany | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Jahns | Chief scout | Club-wide | 43 | Germany | - |
| Alfred Ekeocha | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Belgium | - |
| Frank Bender | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Germany | - |
| Frank Ordenewitz | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Germany | - |
| Lars Wellm | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Germany | - |
| Marco Engelhardt | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany | - |
| Maximilian Schuppe | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Germany | - |
| Sebastian Hartung | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Germany | - |
| Sven Meusch | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Germany | - |
| Dustin Haloschan | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | Germany | - |
| Tim Barten | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 48 | Germany | - |
| Sören Quittkat | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 41 | Germany | - |
| Philipp Pelka | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Dommer | Technical director | 50 | Germany |  |
| Oliver Hüsing | Head of youth development | 32 | Germany | - |
| Björn Schierenbeck | Loan manager | 51 | Germany | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns SV Werder Bremen and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus Filbry | Chair | 58 | Germany | - |
| Clemens Fritz | Managing director | 44 | Germany | - |
| Anne-Kathrin Laufmann | Director | 46 | - | - |
| Bernhard Peters | Director | 65 | Germany |  |
| Peter Niemeyer | Director | 41 | Germany |  |
| Tarek Brauer | Director | 46 | Germany | - |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
SV Werder Bremen's list is the 11th 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.
SV Werder Bremen against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SV WERDER BREMEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 7 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 11 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 13 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of SV Werder Bremen's, in every league
SV Werder Bremen's 40 names make the joint 174th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Atlético Belgrano | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Primeira Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Danish Superliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | J1 League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Russian Premier League | 40 |
| 174 | SK Slavia Praha | Czech First League | 40 |
| 174 | | Bundesliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | La Liga 2 | 40 |
| 189 |  | Superleague Greece | 39 |
| 189 |  | Scottish Premiership | 39 |
| 189 |  | La Liga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Süper Lig | 39 |
| 189 | KVC Westerlo | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Danish Superliga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 189 |  | J1 League | 39 |
Where SV Werder Bremen's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 37 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 34 of the 37, 92%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Bernhard Peters, director, at 65, and the youngest Maximilian Schuppe, scout, at 28. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 (2).
Where SV Werder Bremen's former staff work now
On SV Werder Bremen's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Florian Kohfeldt | Manager |  |
| Ole Werner | Manager | |
| Florian Bruns | Assistant manager |  |
| Iliya Gruev | Assistant manager | |
| Patrick Kohlmann | Assistant manager | |
| Tom Cichon | Assistant manager | |
| Sven Hübscher | Coach | |
| Marcel Abanoz | Fitness coach | |
| Georg Tsironis | Club doctor |  |
| Maximilian Hahn | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Franz Dietrich | Performance analyst | |
| Mario Barić | Performance analyst |  |
| Marko Rieke | Performance analyst | |
| Tim Steidten | Technical director | |
| Armin Čaušević | Head of youth development |  |
| Frank Baumann | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is SV Werder Bremen's manager?
Daniel Thioune is the SV Werder Bremen first-team manager, aged 50. Jan Hoepner and Raphael Duarte are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at SV Werder Bremen?
Christian Vander coaches the SV Werder Bremen first-team goalkeepers.
Who is SV Werder Bremen's chief scout?
Johannes Jahns is chief scout at SV Werder Bremen.
Who is SV Werder Bremen's technical director?
Marc Dommer is technical director at SV Werder Bremen.
How many backroom staff do SV Werder Bremen have?
We hold the names of 40 people on SV Werder Bremen's staff for 2025/26: 7 in coaching, 11 in medical and sports science, 13 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 11th longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 174th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what SV Werder Bremen pays its squad, see SV Werder Bremen player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Daniel Thioune. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.