Football Club Nordsjælland backroom staff
We hold the names of 40 people on Football Club Nordsjælland's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Jens Olsen manages the first team, with Casper Røjkjær and Christian Sørensen as assistant managers. Football Club Nordsjælland's is the 5th 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, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Olsen | Manager | First team | 50 | Denmark | - |
| Mathias Thomsen | Manager | Under-19s | 31 | Denmark | - |
| Anders Vang | Manager | Under-18s | 29 | Denmark | - |
| Casper Røjkjær | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | Denmark | Silkeborg Idrætsforening |
| Christian Sørensen | Assistant manager | First team | 34 | Denmark |  |
| Kian Hansen | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 36 | Denmark | - |
| Rasmus Kragh | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 23 | Denmark | - |
| Younes Pedersen | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 29 | Denmark |  |
| Kasper Henriksen | Coach | First team | 41 | Denmark | - |
| Michael Essien | Coach | First team | 42 | Ghana | - |
| Thomas Kristensen | Coach | First team | 42 | Denmark | |
| Troels Thorsteinsson | Coach | First team | 46 | Faroe Islands | - |
| Max Johansen | Coach | Under-19s | 40 | Denmark | - |
| Stine Nylandsted Lyhne | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | - | - |
| Magnus Hansen | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 30 | Denmark | |
| Oliver Korch | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 31 | Denmark | - |
| Phillip Jæger Henriksen | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 26 | Denmark |  |
| Anders Lund | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | Denmark | - |
| Mads Kjær | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Denmark | |
| Annika Bell | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 28 | - | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Petersen | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 43 | Denmark |
| Kasper Brødbæk | Club doctor | Under-18s | 37 | Denmark |
| Matthew Delang | Head physio | Club-wide | 42 | United States |
| Jonas Petersen | Physio | First team | 43 | Denmark |
| Mark Jensen | Physio | Under-19s | 29 | Denmark |
| Lasse Ishøi | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 36 | Denmark |
| Christian Rønsholt | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | Denmark |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Fonseca | Chief scout | Club-wide | 53 | Denmark | |
| Herekol Tanrisever | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Denmark | - |
| Mirhan Fazliu | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Thor Herdal | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | Denmark | - |
| Christoffer Karne | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | Denmark | - |
| Thomas Arvedsen | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 29 | Denmark | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Nørkjær | Head of youth development | 52 | Denmark |
Owners and directors
Who owns Football Club Nordsjælland and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Mansour | Owner | 76 | Egypt | - |
| Dan Hammer | Chair | 60 | Denmark | - |
| Trine Hesselund Hopp Møller | Managing director | 49 | - | - |
| Alexander Riget | Director | 35 | Denmark | - |
| Dan Dickinson | Director | 43 | United States | - |
| Mads Davidsen | Director | 42 | Denmark |  |
Backroom staff at every Danish Superliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Football Club Nordsjælland's list is the 5th 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.
Football Club Nordsjælland against the Danish Superliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FOOTBALL CLUB NORDSJÆLLAND | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | 16 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
Backrooms the size of Football Club Nordsjælland's, in every league
Football Club Nordsjælland's 40 names make the joint 174th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 41 |
| 162 | Viborg Fodsports Forening | Danish Superliga | 41 |
| 162 | Widzew Łódź | Ekstraklasa | 41 |
| 174 |  | - | 40 |
| 174 |  | - | 40 |
| 174 |  | Serie B | 40 |
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Atlético Belgrano | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Primeira Liga | 40 |
| 174 | | Danish Superliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | J1 League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Russian Premier League | 40 |
| 174 | SK Slavia Praha | Czech First League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Bundesliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | La Liga 2 | 40 |
| 189 |  | Superleague Greece | 39 |
| 189 |  | Scottish Premiership | 39 |
| 189 |  | La Liga | 39 |
Where Football Club Nordsjælland's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 37 staff whose nationality we hold
Denmark supplies 32 of the 37, 86%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Mohamed Mansour, owner, at 76, and the youngest Rasmus Kragh, assistant manager, at 23. 9 members of staff came from another club, most often Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (4).
Where Football Club Nordsjælland's former staff work now
On Football Club Nordsjælland's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Hoff Thorup | Manager |  |
| Kasper Hjulmand | Manager |  |
| Frederik Bading Jørgensen | Manager | |
| Alan Arac | Assistant manager | |
| Frank Hjortebjerg | Assistant manager | San Diego Football Club |
| Iñaki Caña | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Marco Knoop | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Daniel Jespersen | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Thomas Kjærbye | Fitness coach | SK Brann |
| Simon Meincke | Physio | |
| René Klok | Scout |  |
| Tom Vernon | Owner | San Diego Football Club |
| Carsten V. Jensen | Director | |
| Mikkel Hemmersam | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Football Club Nordsjælland's manager?
Jens Olsen is the Football Club Nordsjælland first-team manager, aged 50. Casper Røjkjær and Christian Sørensen are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Football Club Nordsjælland?
Magnus Hansen coaches the Football Club Nordsjælland first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Football Club Nordsjælland's head physio?
Matthew Delang is head physio at Football Club Nordsjælland.
Who is Football Club Nordsjælland's chief scout?
Brian Fonseca is chief scout at Football Club Nordsjælland.
How many backroom staff do Football Club Nordsjælland have?
We hold the names of 40 people on Football Club Nordsjælland's staff for 2025/26: 20 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 5th 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 174th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Football Club Nordsjælland pays its squad, see Football Club Nordsjælland player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Danish Superliga wages.