Sønderjyske Fodbold backroom staff
We hold the names of 35 people on Sønderjyske Fodbold's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Thomas Nørgaard manages the first team, with Lasse Frølund and Simon Poulsen as assistant managers. Sønderjyske Fodbold's is the 8th 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, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Nørgaard | Manager | First team | 43 | Denmark |  |
| Niklas Vincentz | Manager | Under-19s | 32 | Denmark |  |
| Daniel Ghorbany | Manager | Under-18s | 27 | Denmark | - |
| Lasse Frølund | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | Denmark | - |
| Simon Poulsen | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Denmark | - |
| Kresten Ipsen | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 31 | Denmark | - |
| Safdar Ibrahimi | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 22 | Denmark | - |
| Jeppe Laursen | Coach | Under-19s | 23 | Denmark | - |
| Mathias Bang | Coach | Under-19s | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Mette Sørensen | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | - | - |
| Sebastian Sommer | Coach | Under-19s | 29 | Denmark | - |
| Jens Rinke | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Denmark | - |
| Rasmus Enevoldsen | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 37 | Denmark | - |
| Morten Madsen | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Denmark | - |
| Helmand Hamid | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 30 | Denmark | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Boesen | Club doctor | First team | 32 | Denmark |
| Morten Bastholm | Head physio | Club-wide | 42 | Denmark |
| Jacob Duelund Lassesen | Physio | First team | 27 | Denmark |
| Matthias Fredeløkke | Physio | First team | 32 | Denmark |
| Frode Hummelgård | Physio | Under-19s | 24 | Denmark |
| Magnus Skov Thomsen | Physio | Under-19s | 22 | Denmark |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Sievert | Chief scout | Club-wide | 31 | Germany |  |
| Søren Wølke | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Denmark | - |
| Steffen Dam | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 49 | Denmark | - |
| Carl-Emil Lopdrup | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 26 | Denmark |  |
| Elmedin Bubalo | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Denmark | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Larsen | Technical director | 33 | Denmark |
| Thomas Kruse | Head of youth development | 59 | Denmark |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sønderjyske Fodbold and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Søren Davidsen | Chair | 55 | Denmark |
| Markus Kristoffer Hansen | Managing director | 49 | Denmark |
| Casper Daather | Director | 43 | Denmark |
| Claus Dall | Director | 48 | Denmark |
| Jan Gerber | Director | 56 | Denmark |
| Kasper Stjernegaard | Director | 38 | Denmark |
| Thorsten Simonsen | Director | 43 | Denmark |
Backroom staff at every Danish Superliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sønderjyske Fodbold's list is the 8th 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.
Sønderjyske Fodbold against the Danish Superliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 16 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
Backrooms the size of Sønderjyske Fodbold's, in every league
Sønderjyske Fodbold's 35 names make the joint 242nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 242 |  | Scottish Premiership | 35 |
| 242 |  | Super Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Ligue 1 | 35 |
| 242 |  | J1 League | 35 |
| 242 | NK Slaven Belupo | Croatian First League | 35 |
| 242 |  | League One | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Primeira Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 | | Danish Superliga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 35 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | National League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | Fagiano Okayama | J1 League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ligue 1 | 34 |
Where Sønderjyske Fodbold's former staff work now
On Sønderjyske Fodbold's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Claus Nørgaard | Manager | |
| Mathias Rahbek | Manager | |
| Michael Meyhoff | Manager |  |
| Henrik Hansen | Assistant manager | |
| Joe Manns | Assistant manager |  |
| Boye Habekost | Assistant manager | |
| Ábel Lőrincz | Set-piece coach |  |
| Brian Dupont | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Søren Jensen | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Yannick Durand | Fitness coach | |
| Marc Pedersen | Scout | |
| Søren Frederiksen | Performance analyst | |
| Carsten Broe | Technical director |  |
| Nikolaj Hørby | Technical director | Vålerenga Fotball |
| Robert Platek | Owner | |
| Jonas Lygaard | Managing director | |
| Esben Hansen | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sønderjyske Fodbold's manager?
Thomas Nørgaard is the Sønderjyske Fodbold first-team manager, aged 43. Lasse Frølund and Simon Poulsen are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sønderjyske Fodbold?
Jens Rinke coaches the Sønderjyske Fodbold first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sønderjyske Fodbold's head physio?
Morten Bastholm is head physio at Sønderjyske Fodbold.
Who is Sønderjyske Fodbold's chief scout?
Leon Sievert is chief scout at Sønderjyske Fodbold.
Who is Sønderjyske Fodbold's technical director?
Michael Larsen is technical director at Sønderjyske Fodbold.
How many backroom staff do Sønderjyske Fodbold have?
We hold the names of 35 people on Sønderjyske Fodbold's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 8th 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 242nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sønderjyske Fodbold pays its squad, see Sønderjyske Fodbold 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.