Shanghai Shenhua backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Shanghai Shenhua's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Leonid Slutskiy manages the first team, with Oleg Veretennikov and Oleg Yarovinskiy as assistant managers. Shanghai Shenhua's is the 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, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Slutskiy | Manager | First team | 54 | Russia |  |
| Yin Xifu | Manager | Under-21s | 43 | China PR | - |
| Tao Jin | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | China PR | - |
| Oleg Veretennikov | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | Russia | |
| Oleg Yarovinskiy | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | Russia | |
| Cai Huiqiang | Coach | First team | 32 | China PR |  |
| Mao Yijun | Coach | First team | 54 | China PR | - |
| Yu Hanchao | Coach | First team | 38 | China PR | - |
| Zheng Kewei | Coach | First team | 45 | China PR | - |
| Bai Xuefeng | Coach | Under-21s | 37 | China PR | - |
| Guan Deqing | Coach | Under-19s | 39 | China PR | - |
| Huang Jie | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | China PR | - |
| Yan Xiang | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | China PR | - |
| Zhou Xinglong | Coach | Under-19s | 31 | China PR | - |
| Tony Roberts | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 55 | Wales |  |
| Iago Rocha | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Wang Weijie | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 44 | China PR | - |
| Shen Jun | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 38 | China PR | - |
| Irwing De Freitas | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Brazil | - |
| Lee Se-Joon | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 40 | South Korea | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Chakraverty | Head physio | Club-wide | 66 | England |  |
| Pan Qixing | Physio | First team | 40 | China PR |  |
| Tomás Mendes | Physio | First team | 32 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Zou Qiwei | Physio | First team | 38 | China PR | - |
| Wu Lingjun | Physio | Under-21s | 35 | China PR | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Zhiyuan | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | China PR |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Pontes | Technical director | 53 | Portugal |  |
| José Maria Pratas | Head of youth development | 43 | Portugal |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Shanghai Shenhua and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gu Jiqing | Chair | 53 | China PR | - |
| Sun Xiaotian | Managing director | 39 | China PR | |
| Ricardo Sequeira | Director | 29 | Portugal | |
Backroom staff at every Chinese Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Shanghai Shenhua's list is the longest of the 15, against a median of 22 across the division. Qingdao West Coast names the fewest, 15.
Shanghai Shenhua against the Chinese Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SHANGHAI SHENHUA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | 13 | 20 | |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 4 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 5 |  |
Backrooms the size of Shanghai Shenhua's, in every league
Shanghai Shenhua's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga 2 | 31 |
| 310 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ligue 2 | 31 |
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
| 328 |  | Super Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 30 |
Where Shanghai Shenhua's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
China PR supplies 19 of the 31, 61%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Rob Chakraverty, head physio, at 66, and the youngest Ricardo Sequeira, director, at 29. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often Rubin Kazan (3).
Where Shanghai Shenhua's former staff work now
On Shanghai Shenhua's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Li Guoxu | Manager | Dalian Yingbo |
| Quique Sánchez Flores | Manager | Deportivo Alavés Alavés |
| Vasily Berezutskiy | Manager |  |
| Antonio Díaz Carlavilla | Assistant manager | Deportivo Alavés Alavés |
| Nano | Coach |  |
| Carlos Lozano | Physio |  |
| José Luis Gallardo | Performance analyst | Deportivo Alavés Alavés |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Shanghai Shenhua's manager?
Leonid Slutskiy is the Shanghai Shenhua first-team manager, aged 54. Oleg Veretennikov and Oleg Yarovinskiy are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Shanghai Shenhua?
Tony Roberts coaches the Shanghai Shenhua first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Shanghai Shenhua's head physio?
Rob Chakraverty is head physio at Shanghai Shenhua.
Who is Shanghai Shenhua's technical director?
Leonel Pontes is technical director at Shanghai Shenhua.
How many backroom staff do Shanghai Shenhua have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Shanghai Shenhua's staff for 2025/26: 20 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 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 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Shanghai Shenhua pays its squad, see Shanghai Shenhua player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Leonid Slutskiy. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Chinese Super League wages.