Changchun Yatai backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on Changchun Yatai's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Yan Feng manages the first team, with Jiang Chen as assistant manager. Changchun Yatai's is the 5th longest staff list of the 15 Chinese Super League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Feng | Manager | First team | 43 | China PR |
| Jiang Pengxiang | Manager | Under-19s | 44 | China PR |
| Jiang Chen | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | China PR |
| Liu Xiaodong | Coach | First team | 36 | China PR |
| Zhang Li | Coach | First team | 35 | China PR |
| Cui Lin | Coach | Under-21s | 52 | China PR |
| Li Shangwen | Coach | Under-21s | 33 | China PR |
| Liu Ziyang | Coach | Under-21s | 45 | China PR |
| Zang Bingjian | Coach | Under-21s | 39 | China PR |
| Qin Xiao | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | China PR |
| Xue Zhiguang | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 49 | China PR |
| Zdravko Perić | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Serbia |
| Cao Chen | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 40 | China PR |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Tianhao | Club doctor | Under-19s | 32 | China PR |
| Yang Junchao | Head physio | Club-wide | 59 | China PR |
| Chen Shaolei | Physio | First team | 35 | China PR |
| Ji Baolu | Physio | First team | 39 | China PR |
| Shan Chunqiu | Physio | First team | 30 | China PR |
| Wang Zhuangzhuang | Physio | First team | 35 | China PR |
| Xu Qiang | Physio | First team | 47 | China PR |
| Chen Jiajun | Physio | Under-21s | 36 | China PR |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qu Gang | Technical director | 61 | China PR |
| Gao Jinggang | Head of youth development | 54 | China PR |
Owners and directors
Who owns Changchun Yatai and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Song Shanglong | Owner | 71 | China PR |
| Zeng Jiaofeng | Chair | 51 | China PR |
| Zhang Zhonglin | Director | 53 | China PR |
Backroom staff at every Chinese Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Changchun Yatai's list is the 5th longest of the 15, against a median of 22 across the division. Shanghai Shenhua names the most, 31. Qingdao West Coast names the fewest, 15.
Changchun Yatai against the Chinese Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CHANGCHUN YATAI | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 13 | 13 | 20 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 5 |  |
Backrooms the size of Changchun Yatai's, in every league
Changchun Yatai's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 |  | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 | | Chinese Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech First League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League Two | 26 |
| 410 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Primeira Liga | 26 |
| 410 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 | Grazer AK 1902 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 |
Where Changchun Yatai's former staff work now
On Changchun Yatai's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Junfeng | Goalkeeping coach | Wuhan Three Towns |
| Javi Poveda | Fitness coach |  |
| Felipe Osorio Marques | Physio |  |
| Liu Guipan | Physio | Qingdao West Coast |
| Santiago Izquierdo | Physio | |
| Juan Luis Martínez García | Sports scientist | Rodina Moscow |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Changchun Yatai's manager?
Yan Feng is the Changchun Yatai first-team manager, aged 43. Jiang Chen is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Changchun Yatai?
Qin Xiao coaches the Changchun Yatai first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Changchun Yatai's head physio?
Yang Junchao is head physio at Changchun Yatai.
Who is Changchun Yatai's technical director?
Qu Gang is technical director at Changchun Yatai.
How many backroom staff do Changchun Yatai have?
We hold the names of 26 people on Changchun Yatai's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 5th longest list of the 15 Chinese Super League clubs we hold, against a median of 22. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Changchun Yatai pays its squad, see Changchun Yatai player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Yan Feng. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Chinese Super League wages.