Silkeborg Idrætsforening backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on Silkeborg Idrætsforening's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Kent Nielsen manages the first team, with Peder Knudsen as assistant manager. Silkeborg Idrætsforening's is the 13th 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, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nielsen | Manager | First team | 63 | Denmark |  |
| Thomas Røll | Manager | Under-19s | 48 | Denmark | - |
| Peter Kristensen | Manager | Under-18s | 27 | Denmark | - |
| Peder Knudsen | Assistant manager | First team | 54 | Denmark | - |
| Anton Holch Leth | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 23 | Denmark | - |
| Morten Justesen | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 42 | Denmark | - |
| Søren Vestergaard | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 29 | Denmark | - |
| Anders Veller | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Denmark |  |
| Kim Leth Andersen | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Denmark |  |
| Lina Rask | Coach | Under-19s | 27 | - | - |
| Oliver Rosengren | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 34 | Denmark | - |
| Bjarne Cassøe | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 55 | Denmark | - |
| Rasmus Hansen | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Denmark | - |
| Matias Bengtsson | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 29 | Denmark | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspar Saxtrup | Club doctor | First team | 60 | Denmark |
| Michael Larsen | Head physio | Club-wide | 55 | Denmark |
| Mathias Ipsen | Physio | First team | 28 | Denmark |
| Nina Schack | Physio | First team | 64 | - |
| Andreas Gjødvad | Physio | Under-19s | 34 | Denmark |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Letort | Scout | 61 | Denmark |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Christian Hansen | Head of youth development | 52 | Denmark |
Owners and directors
Who owns Silkeborg Idrætsforening and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Danish Superliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Silkeborg Idrætsforening's list is the 13th longest of the 13, against a median of 37 across the division. Football Club Midtjylland names the most, 59.
Silkeborg Idrætsforening against the Danish Superliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SILKEBORG IDRÆTSFORENING | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 16 | 22 | |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
Backrooms the size of Silkeborg Idrætsforening's, in every league
Silkeborg Idrætsforening's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | Grazer AK 1902 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | Indian Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 |  | La Liga | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | Rodina Moscow | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | Silkeborg Idrætsforening | Danish Superliga | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Super Liga | 25 |
| 442 | FC Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | League Two | 25 |
| 442 |  | La Liga 2 | 25 |
| 442 |  | Scottish Premiership | 25 |
| 442 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
Where Silkeborg Idrætsforening's former staff work now
On Silkeborg Idrætsforening's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Casper Røjkjær | Assistant manager |  |
| Dennis Pedersen | Coach |  |
| Søren Lykke | Coach |  |
| Thomas Loft | Coach | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Silkeborg Idrætsforening's manager?
Kent Nielsen is the Silkeborg Idrætsforening first-team manager, aged 63. Peder Knudsen is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Silkeborg Idrætsforening?
Oliver Rosengren coaches the Silkeborg Idrætsforening first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Silkeborg Idrætsforening's head physio?
Michael Larsen is head physio at Silkeborg Idrætsforening.
How many backroom staff do Silkeborg Idrætsforening have?
We hold the names of 26 people on Silkeborg Idrætsforening's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 13th 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 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Silkeborg Idrætsforening pays its squad, see Silkeborg Idrætsforening 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.