Qingdao Hainiu backroom staff
We hold the names of 20 people on Qingdao Hainiu's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Milan Ristić manages the first team, with Mihajlo Jurasović as assistant manager. Qingdao Hainiu's is the 10th 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, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Ristić | Manager | First team | 44 | Serbia | - |
| Zhou Xin | Manager | Under-21s | 48 | China PR | Qingdao West Coast |
| Jiao Chunben | Manager | Under-19s | 61 | China PR | - |
| Mihajlo Jurasović | Assistant manager | First team | 53 | Serbia | - |
| Wang Weilong | Coach | First team | 37 | China PR | - |
| Xing Dong | Coach | First team | 32 | China PR |  |
| Liu Leyang | Coach | Under-19s | 63 | China PR | - |
| Predrag Jaredić | Coach | Under-19s | 39 | Montenegro | - |
| Wang Xiufu | Coach | Under-19s | 32 | China PR | - |
| Yu Liang | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | China PR | - |
| Liu Zhenli | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | China PR | - |
| Zhu Huiqian | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | China PR | - |
| Wang Shuo | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 26 | China PR | - |
| Yang Fan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 39 | China PR | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qin Wei | Club doctor | First team | 37 | China PR |  |
| Song Shaohua | Physio | First team | 32 | China PR | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Qingdao Hainiu and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qiao Weiguang | Owner | 55 | China PR |
| Zhao Hongwen | Chair | 48 | China PR |
| Huang Jian | Managing director | 42 | China PR |
| Zhang Dong | Managing director | 45 | China PR |
Backroom staff at every Chinese Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Qingdao Hainiu's list is the 10th 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.
Qingdao Hainiu against the Chinese Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | QINGDAO HAINIU | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 13 | 20 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 2 | 4 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 3 | 5 |  |
Backrooms the size of Qingdao Hainiu's, in every league
Qingdao Hainiu's 20 names make the joint 568th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 568 | Gotham FC Women | NWSL | 20 |
| 568 | Hamarkameratene | Eliteserien | 20 |
| 568 |  | National League | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Scottish Premiership | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | League One | 20 |
| 568 | Qingdao Hainiu | Chinese Super League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Francs Borains | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Olympic Club Charleroi | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Ligue 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 597 | A.D. Ceuta F.C. | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Superleague Greece | 19 |
| 597 |  | Saudi Pro League | 19 |
| 597 | Altrincham | National League | 19 |
Where Qingdao Hainiu's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 20 staff whose nationality we hold
China PR supplies 17 of the 20, 85%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Liu Leyang, coach, at 63, and the youngest Wang Shuo, goalkeeping coach, at 26. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Where Qingdao Hainiu's former staff work now
On Qingdao Hainiu's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Yifan | Performance analyst | Yunnan Yukun |
| Su Maozhen | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Qingdao Hainiu's manager?
Milan Ristić is the Qingdao Hainiu first-team manager, aged 44. Mihajlo Jurasović is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Qingdao Hainiu?
Liu Zhenli and Zhu Huiqian coach the Qingdao Hainiu first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Qingdao Hainiu have?
We hold the names of 20 people on Qingdao Hainiu's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 2 in medical and sports science and 4 owners and directors. That is the 10th 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 568th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Qingdao Hainiu pays its squad, see Qingdao Hainiu player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Milan Ristić. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Chinese Super League wages.