AC Sparta Praha backroom staff
We hold the names of 46 people on AC Sparta Praha's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Brian Priske manages the first team, with Diarmuid O'Carroll and Lukas Babalola as assistant managers. AC Sparta Praha's is the longest staff list of the 16 Czech First League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Priske | Manager | First team | 48 | Denmark |  |
| Jakub Hovorka | Manager | Under-19s | 38 | Czechia | - |
| Diarmuid O'Carroll | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Ireland |  |
| Lukas Babalola | Assistant manager | First team | 28 | Denmark |  |
| Martin Kumšta | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 41 | Czechia | - |
| Marian Jelínek | Coach | First team | 61 | Czechia | - |
| Miroslav Baranek | Coach | First team | 51 | Czechia | - |
| Tim Sparv | Coach | First team | 38 | Finland | - |
| David Raulín | Coach | Under-19s | 32 | Czechia | - |
| Jan Ruprich | Coach | Under-19s | 23 | Czechia | - |
| Jack Wilson | Set-piece coach | First team | 29 | Scotland |  |
| Aleš Hruška | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | Czechia | - |
| Daniel Zítka | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Czechia | - |
| Martin Ticháček | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Czechia | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
| Radek Sňozík | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 49 | Czechia | - |
| Radek Říha | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Czechia | - |
| Tomáš Malý | Fitness coach | First team | 46 | Czechia | - |
| Rafael Gáll | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 34 | Slovakia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Frühauf | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 34 | Czechia | - |
| Ladislav Šindelář | Club doctor | First team | 42 | Czechia | FK Dukla Praha |
| Milan Čermák | Club doctor | First team | 38 | Czechia | - |
| Petr Fojtík | Club doctor | First team | 36 | Czechia | - |
| Jan Čápek | Head physio | Club-wide | 36 | Czechia | FK Jablonec |
| Adam Kuttenberg | Physio | First team | 34 | Czechia | - |
| Ferdia Fallon Verbruggen | Physio | First team | 29 | Ireland | - |
| Jose Manuel Varela | Physio | First team | 33 | Spain |  |
| Kamil Maixner | Physio | First team | 38 | Czechia | - |
| Leoš Stehlík | Physio | First team | 59 | Czechia | - |
| Raquel Capella | Physio | First team | 39 | - | - |
| Adam Štefánek | Physio | Under-19s | 28 | Czechia | - |
| Karel Liebl | Physio | Under-19s | 61 | Czechia | - |
| Ian Coll | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 45 | Scotland | HNK Hajduk Split |
| Filip Borys | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Poland | - |
| Nikolaos Asimakidis | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | Greece | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Nhamoinesu | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Zimbabwe |
| Ondřej Janda | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 34 | Czechia |
| Marko Krigovský | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Czechia |
| Petr Kouba | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Czechia |
| Martin Pavlíček | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 27 | Czechia |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vítězslav Lavička | Head of youth development | 62 | Czechia |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns AC Sparta Praha and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Křetínský | Chair | 50 | Czechia |
| Tomáš Křivda | Managing director | 41 | Czechia |
| Tomáš Sivok | Managing director | 41 | Czechia |
| František Čupr | Director | 51 | Czechia |
| Ondřej Kasík | Director | 40 | Czechia |
| Tomáš Rosický | Director | 44 | Czechia |
Backroom staff at every Czech First League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AC Sparta Praha's list is the longest of the 16, against a median of 23 across the division. 1. FC Slovácko names the fewest, 16.
AC Sparta Praha against the Czech First League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AC SPARTA PRAHA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 10 | 18 | AC Sparta Praha |
| Medical and sports science | 16 | 7 | 16 | AC Sparta Praha |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 2 | 7 | SK Slavia Praha |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 2 | SK Slavia Praha |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 4 | 6 | AC Sparta Praha |
Backrooms the size of AC Sparta Praha's, in every league
AC Sparta Praha's 46 names make the joint 114th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Primeira Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Serie B | 47 |
| 114 | AC Sparta Praha | Czech First League | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 2 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Championship | 46 |
| 114 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 46 |
| 114 |  | Danish Superliga | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Danish Superliga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
Where AC Sparta Praha's staff come from
10 nationalities across the 45 staff whose nationality we hold
Czechia supplies 33 of the 45, 73%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Vítězslav Lavička, head of youth development, at 62, and the youngest Jan Ruprich, coach, at 23. 10 members of staff came from another club.
Where AC Sparta Praha's former staff work now
On AC Sparta Praha's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Radoslav Kováč | Manager | FC Slovan Liberec |
| Michal Vávra | Assistant manager | FC Slovan Liberec |
| Stanislav Hejkal | Assistant manager | Bohemians Praha 1905 |
| Tomáš Hašler | Fitness coach | FK Dukla Praha |
| Václav Polák | Fitness coach | FK Teplice |
| Kirk Phillips | Sports scientist |  |
| Roberto Muzzi | Scout |  |
| Zdeněk Bečka | Head performance analyst | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
Frequently asked questions
Who is AC Sparta Praha's manager?
Brian Priske is the AC Sparta Praha first-team manager, aged 48. Diarmuid O'Carroll and Lukas Babalola are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AC Sparta Praha?
Aleš Hruška, Daniel Zítka and Martin Ticháček coach the AC Sparta Praha first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AC Sparta Praha's head physio?
Jan Čápek is head physio at AC Sparta Praha.
How many backroom staff do AC Sparta Praha have?
We hold the names of 46 people on AC Sparta Praha's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 16 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the longest list of the 16 Czech First League clubs we hold, against a median of 23. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 114th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AC Sparta Praha pays its squad, see AC Sparta Praha player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Czech First League wages.