Randers Football Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 39 people on Randers Football Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rasmus Bertelsen manages the first team, with Fatah Abdirahman, Michael Ravn and Okan Atas as assistant managers. Randers Football Club's is the 6th 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, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Bertelsen | Manager | First team | 41 | Denmark | - |
| Christian Hansen | Manager | Under-19s | 35 | Denmark |  |
| Sebastian Kattrup | Manager | Under-18s | 28 | Denmark | |
| Fatah Abdirahman | Assistant manager | First team | 33 | Denmark |  |
| Michael Ravn | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Okan Atas | Assistant manager | First team | 30 | Denmark | - |
| Björn Kopplin | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 36 | Germany | - |
| Søren Overgaard | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 34 | Denmark | - |
| Carsten Sørensen | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 47 | Denmark | - |
| Marcus Overgaard | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 23 | Denmark | - |
| Janus Drachmann | Coach | First team | 37 | Denmark | |
| Nikolaj Korsgaard | Coach | Under-19s | 47 | Denmark | - |
| Rasmus Gissel | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Denmark | - |
| Erik Boye | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 61 | Denmark | - |
| Thomas Frederiksen | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Denmark | - |
| Jeppe Ørris | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 21 | Denmark | - |
| Esben Madsen | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Thomas Rostgaard | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Denmark | |
| Anders Haumann | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 28 | Denmark | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Nielsen | Club doctor | First team | 60 | Denmark |
| Peter Faunø | Club doctor | First team | 64 | Denmark |
| Torben Blenstrup | Head physio | Club-wide | 49 | Denmark |
| Lars Dyrvig | Physio | First team | 38 | Denmark |
| August Pedersen | Physio | Under-19s | 39 | Denmark |
| Mads Overgaard Andreasen | Physio | Under-19s | 36 | Denmark |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Flattum | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Denmark |
| Denis Asllani | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | Denmark |
| Jesper Thygesen | Scout | Club-wide | 55 | Denmark |
| Kasper Lynge Nielsen | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Denmark |
| Marcus Friis | Performance analyst | First team | 20 | Denmark |
| Nikolaj Meier | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Denmark |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Elstrup | Head of youth development | 63 | Denmark |
Owners and directors
Who owns Randers Football Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Hastrup | Chair | 60 | Denmark |
| Hans Salling Mogensen | Director | 34 | Denmark |
| Jacob Søholm | Director | 41 | Denmark |
| Jesper Aggerholm | Director | 35 | Denmark |
| Lars W. Knudsen | Director | 67 | Denmark |
| Søren Mark Andersen | Director | 48 | Denmark |
| Søren Pedersen | Director | 46 | Denmark |
Backroom staff at every Danish Superliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Randers Football Club's list is the 6th 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.
Randers Football Club against the Danish Superliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | RANDERS FOOTBALL CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 16 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
Backrooms the size of Randers Football Club's, in every league
Randers Football Club's 39 names make the joint 189th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 189 |  | Süper Lig | 39 |
| 189 | KVC Westerlo | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 | | Danish Superliga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 189 |  | J1 League | 39 |
| 189 |  | - | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Saudi Pro League | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Süper Lig | 38 |
| 200 |  | Championship | 38 |
| 200 | Molde FK | Eliteserien | 38 |
Where Randers Football Club's former staff work now
On Randers Football Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Thomasberg | Manager |  |
| Semko Smakic | Manager | Viborg Fodsports Forening |
| Ralf Pedersen | Assistant manager | Viborg Fodsports Forening |
| Joachim Møller | Assistant manager | |
| Tobias Bendixen | Coach | Viborg Fodsports Forening |
| Morten Eskesen | Set-piece coach | |
| Tobias Elstrup | Fitness coach | Viborg Fodsports Forening |
| Mads Agesen | Director | Viborg Fodsports Forening |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Randers Football Club's manager?
Rasmus Bertelsen is the Randers Football Club first-team manager, aged 41. Fatah Abdirahman, Michael Ravn and Okan Atas are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Randers Football Club?
Erik Boye and Thomas Frederiksen coach the Randers Football Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Randers Football Club's head physio?
Torben Blenstrup is head physio at Randers Football Club.
How many backroom staff do Randers Football Club have?
We hold the names of 39 people on Randers Football Club's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 6th 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 189th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Randers Football Club pays its squad, see Randers Football Club 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.