Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening backroom staff
We hold the names of 45 people on Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Steve Cooper manages the first team, with Alan Tate, Ben Dawson and Henrik Hansen as assistant managers. Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's is the 3rd longest staff list of the 13 Danish Superliga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cooper | Manager | First team | 45 | Wales |  |
| Viktor Kynde | Manager | Under-19s | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Mikkel Randeris | Manager | Under-18s | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Alan Tate | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | England | |
| Ben Dawson | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | England |  |
| Henrik Hansen | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | Denmark |  |
| Michael Kjær | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 30 | Denmark | - |
| Piotr Haren | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 55 | Denmark |  |
| Kevin Mensah | Coach | First team | 34 | Denmark | - |
| Jesper Christiansen | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Denmark | - |
| Kasper Lund | Coach | Under-19s | 28 | Denmark | - |
| Justin Merz | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 32 | Ireland |  |
| Daniel Jespersen | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 29 | Denmark |  |
| Kacper Polak | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 27 | Poland | - |
| Bennet Kästner | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Germany | - |
| David Tivey | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | England | |
| Taha Nemaei | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 26 | Sweden | - |
| Jesper Atti | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 27 | Denmark | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Vestergård Iversen | Club doctor | First team | 42 | Denmark | - |
| Peter Schmidt | Head physio | Club-wide | 50 | Denmark | - |
| Mathias Jarski | Physio | First team | 42 | Denmark | |
| Morten Kronborg | Physio | First team | 48 | Denmark | - |
| Ida Olesen | Physio | Under-19s | 27 | - | - |
| Simon Meincke | Physio | Under-19s | 41 | Denmark | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Wagner | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | Denmark | - |
| Tobias Bredahl | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Denmark | - |
| Mikkel Frølunde | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 36 | Denmark | - |
| Nicolai Fernández Pedersen | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 37 | Denmark | - |
| Michael Baker | Performance analyst | First team | 45 | England | - |
| Søren Frederiksen | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | Denmark | |
| Rasmus Krüger | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 20 | Denmark | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Ohnesorge | Technical director | 33 | Germany |  |
| Bjørn Holm | Head of youth development | 45 | Denmark |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Bech Andersen | Chair | 56 | Denmark | - |
| Arnold Rijsenburg | Director | 57 | Netherlands | - |
| Benjamin Schmedes | Director | 40 | Germany |  |
| Christian Barrett | Director | 59 | Denmark | - |
| Christopher Anderson | Director | 42 | England | - |
| Claus Billehøj | Director | 53 | Denmark | - |
| Johannes Ruppert | Director | 47 | Germany | - |
| Michelle Hyncik | Director | 40 | - | - |
| Niels Roth | Director | 67 | Denmark | - |
| Scott Krase | Director | 55 | United States | - |
| Scott McLachlan | Director | 56 | England |  |
| Sten Lerche | Director | 67 | Denmark | - |
Backroom staff at every Danish Superliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's list is the 3rd longest of the 13, against a median of 37 across the division. Football Club Midtjylland names the most, 59. Silkeborg Idrætsforening names the fewest, 26.
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening against the Danish Superliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BRØNDBYERNES IDRÆTSFORENING | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 16 | 22 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
Backrooms the size of Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's, in every league
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's 45 names make the joint 121st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | - | 45 |
| 121 |  | Ligue 1 | 45 |
| 121 |  | Bundesliga | 45 |
| 131 |  | La Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Bundesliga | 44 |
Where Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's staff come from
9 nationalities across the 43 staff whose nationality we hold
Denmark supplies 27 of the 43, 63%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Niels Roth, director, at 67, and the youngest Rasmus Krüger, performance analyst, at 20. 15 members of staff came from another club, most often Nottingham Forest (3).
Where Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's former staff work now
On Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's manager?
Steve Cooper is the Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening first-team manager, aged 45. Alan Tate, Ben Dawson and Henrik Hansen are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening?
Justin Merz coaches the Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's head physio?
Peter Schmidt is head physio at Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening.
Who is Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's technical director?
Julius Ohnesorge is technical director at Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening.
How many backroom staff do Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening have?
We hold the names of 45 people on Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 12 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 13 Danish Superliga clubs we hold, against a median of 37. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 121st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening pays its squad, see Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Steve Cooper. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Danish Superliga wages.