Shanghai Port backroom staff
We hold the names of 16 people on Shanghai Port's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Kevin Muscat manages the first team. Shanghai Port's is the 14th 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, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Muscat | Manager | First team | 51 | Australia |  |
| Cheng Yaodong | Manager | Under-21s | 58 | China PR | - |
| Chen Xufeng | Manager | Under-19s | 50 | China PR | - |
| Xu Zhiqun | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 63 | China PR | - |
| Guan Zhuoqi | Coach | Under-19s | 47 | China PR | - |
| Ian Walker | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 53 | England | - |
| Bian Genxi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 68 | China PR | - |
| Guo Wenzhou | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 48 | China PR | - |
| Greg King | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Australia |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Gelis | Head physio | Club-wide | 56 | Australia | - |
| Silvano Cotti | Physio | First team | 73 | Italy |  |
| Yi Yunfu | Physio | Under-19s | 51 | China PR | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Ierardo | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | Australia | Melbourne Victory Football Club |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahanyar Mohebbi | Technical director | 33 | Iran |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Shanghai Port and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Min | Chair | 37 | China PR |
| Sun Xiang | Director | 43 | China PR |
Backroom staff at every Chinese Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Shanghai Port's list is the 14th 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.
Shanghai Port 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 PORT | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 13 | 20 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 4 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Backrooms the size of Shanghai Port's, in every league
Shanghai Port's 16 names make the joint 676th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 676 |  | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | National League | 16 |
| 676 |  | La Liga 2 | 16 |
| 676 | İKAS Eyüpspor | Süper Lig | 16 |
| 676 |  | Women's Super League | 16 |
| 676 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 |  | Superleague Greece | 16 |
| 676 | Queen's Park | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | Liga F | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 | | Chinese Super League | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 | US Boulogne CO | Ligue 2 | 16 |
| 676 | Wealdstone | National League | 16 |
| 676 | Yeovil Town | National League | 16 |
| 695 |  | - | 15 |
| 695 |  | - | 15 |
| 695 |  | Liga F | 15 |
| 695 | Bay FC Women | NWSL | 15 |
Where Shanghai Port's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 16 staff whose nationality we hold
China PR supplies 9 of the 16, 56%. The median age is 51. The oldest is Silvano Cotti, physio, at 73, and the youngest Jahanyar Mohebbi, technical director, at 33. 5 members of staff came from another club.
Where Shanghai Port's former staff work now
On Shanghai Port's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Still | Manager |  |
| Ivan Leko | Manager |  |
| Ross Aloisi | Manager | Zhejiang FC |
| Vitor Pereira | Manager |  |
| Filipe Almeida | Assistant manager | |
| Luís Miguel | Assistant manager | |
| Cai Huiqiang | Coach | |
| Fran Martínez | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Tomislav Rogić | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Bruno Moura | Fitness coach | |
| Matthias De Baerdemaeker | Fitness coach |  |
| Pedro Miguel Silva | Sports scientist |  |
| André Villas-Boas | Chair | |
| Mads Davidsen | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Shanghai Port's manager?
Kevin Muscat is the Shanghai Port first-team manager, aged 51.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Shanghai Port?
Ian Walker coaches the Shanghai Port first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Shanghai Port's head physio?
Les Gelis is head physio at Shanghai Port.
Who is Shanghai Port's technical director?
Jahanyar Mohebbi is technical director at Shanghai Port.
How many backroom staff do Shanghai Port have?
We hold the names of 16 people on Shanghai Port's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 14th 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 676th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Shanghai Port pays its squad, see Shanghai Port player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Kevin Muscat. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Chinese Super League wages.