Henan FC backroom staff
We hold the names of 30 people on Henan FC's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Daniel Ramos manages the first team, with Renato Pontes as assistant manager. Henan FC's is the 2nd 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, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ramos | Manager | First team | 54 | Portugal |  |
| Lu Feng | Manager | Under-20s | 43 | China PR | - |
| Renato Pontes | Assistant manager | First team | 58 | Portugal | |
| Duan Kai | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 40 | China PR | - |
| Yang Xu | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 44 | China PR | - |
| João Moreira da Silva | Coach | First team | 46 | Portugal | |
| Zhang Bo | Coach | First team | 50 | China PR | - |
| Zhao Yuan | Coach | First team | 33 | China PR | - |
| Song Qi | Coach | Under-21s | 50 | China PR | - |
| Hu Wei | Coach | Under-19s | 41 | China PR | - |
| Li Zhaonan | Coach | Under-19s | 42 | China PR | - |
| Liu Peng | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | China PR |  |
| Guan Xin | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | China PR | - |
| Chen Haozhuang | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 38 | China PR | - |
| Xing Kong | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 32 | China PR | - |
| Dang Zhao | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 33 | China PR | - |
| Tian Xu | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 39 | China PR | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Junli | Physio | First team | 48 | China PR | - |
| Jia Hongxin | Physio | First team | 45 | China PR | - |
| Santiago Izquierdo | Physio | First team | 28 | Spain |  |
| Wang Shouting | Physio | Under-21s | 45 | China PR | - |
| Dou Jinding | Physio | Under-19s | 31 | China PR | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Gonçalves | Performance analyst | First team | 44 | Portugal | |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hao Qi | Technical director | 49 | China PR | - |
| Lyu Jun | Head of youth development | 57 | China PR | |
Owners and directors
Who owns Henan FC and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Chinese Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Henan FC's list is the 2nd 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.
Henan FC against the Chinese Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HENAN FC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 17 | 13 | 20 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
Backrooms the size of Henan FC's, in every league
Henan FC's 30 names make the joint 328th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
| 328 |  | Super Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Czech First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Primeira Liga | 30 |
| 328 | | Chinese Super League | 30 |
| 328 | HNK Gorica | Croatian First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ekstraklasa | 30 |
| 328 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Russian Premier League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
Where Henan FC's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 29 staff whose nationality we hold
China PR supplies 23 of the 29, 79%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Renato Pontes, assistant manager, at 58, and the youngest Santiago Izquierdo, physio, at 28. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often Al-Faisaly Football Club (4).
Where Henan FC's former staff work now
On Henan FC's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Tihomir Pereković | Goalkeeping coach | HNK Gorica |
| Sun Guoli | Club doctor | Yunnan Yukun |
| Marco Cesarini | Head physio |  |
| Jahanyar Mohebbi | Technical director |  |
| Ma Baogang | Technical director |  |
| Guo Guangqi | Director | Yunnan Yukun |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Henan FC's manager?
Daniel Ramos is the Henan FC first-team manager, aged 54. Renato Pontes is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Henan FC?
Guan Xin coaches the Henan FC first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Henan FC's technical director?
Hao Qi is technical director at Henan FC.
How many backroom staff do Henan FC have?
We hold the names of 30 people on Henan FC's staff for 2025/26: 17 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 2nd 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 328th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Henan FC pays its squad, see Henan FC player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Daniel Ramos. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Chinese Super League wages.