Lechia Gdańsk backroom staff
We hold the names of 28 people on Lechia Gdańsk's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. John Carver manages the first team, with Radosław Bella as assistant manager. Lechia Gdańsk's is the 16th longest staff list of the 19 Ekstraklasa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carver | Manager | First team | 60 | England |  |
| Łukasz Gajowniczek | Manager | Under-19s | 39 | Poland | - |
| Radosław Bella | Assistant manager | First team | 37 | Poland |  |
| Dawid Żmijewski | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 34 | Poland | - |
| Jordan Tait | Coach | First team | 45 | England | - |
| Deleu | Coach | Under-19s | 41 | Brazil | - |
| Grzegorz Grzegorczyk | Coach | Under-19s | 42 | Poland | - |
| Maciej Gościniak | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Poland | - |
| Natalia Breza | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | - | - |
| Łukasz Skowron | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 34 | Poland | - |
| Piotr Opuszewicz | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 53 | Poland | - |
| Mariusz Szymkiewicz | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Poland |  |
| Radosław Regliński | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Poland | - |
| Radosław Stasiak | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 29 | Poland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szymon Kałuża | Head physio | Club-wide | 44 | Poland |  |
| Jakub Cichocki | Physio | First team | 35 | Poland | - |
| Michał Serwiński | Physio | First team | 28 | Poland | - |
| Aleksandra Zaporowska | Physio | Under-19s | 30 | - | - |
| Maciej Chroboczek | Physio | Under-19s | 44 | Poland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tarka | Chief scout | Club-wide | 29 | Poland |  |
| Maciej Majdowski | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Poland |  |
| Kuba Jarosik | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 24 | Poland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Blackwell | Technical director | 66 | England |  |
| Paweł Wolański | Head of youth development | 40 | Poland |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Lechia Gdańsk and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Urfer | Chair | 50 | Switzerland | - |
| Dariusz Krawczyk | Director | 59 | Poland | - |
| Jakub Chodorowski | Director | 45 | Poland | |
| Yazan M. S. Saoudi | Director | 55 | France | - |
Backroom staff at every Ekstraklasa club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Lechia Gdańsk's list is the 16th longest of the 19, against a median of 32 across the division. Lech Poznań names the most, 51. Wieczysta Kraków names the fewest, 17.
Lechia Gdańsk against the Ekstraklasa, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | LECHIA GDAŃSK | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 17 | 23 | Motor Lublin |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 7 | 14 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | Widzew Łódź |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Backrooms the size of Lechia Gdańsk's, in every league
Lechia Gdańsk's 28 names make the joint 370th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
| 370 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | Super Liga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Major League Soccer | 28 |
| 370 | | Ekstraklasa | 28 |
| 370 |  | Women's Super League | 28 |
| 370 |  | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | RAAL La Louvière | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 |  | La Liga | 28 |
| 370 | SK Beveren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | SK Sigma Olomouc | Czech First League | 28 |
| 370 |  | - | 28 |
| 370 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | J1 League | 28 |
| 370 |  | - | 28 |
| 389 |  | League One | 27 |
Where Lechia Gdańsk's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 26 staff whose nationality we hold
Poland supplies 20 of the 26, 77%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Kevin Blackwell, technical director, at 66, and the youngest Kuba Jarosik, performance analyst, at 24. 9 members of staff came from another club, most often KGHM Zagłębie Lubin (2).
Where Lechia Gdańsk's former staff work now
On Lechia Gdańsk's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Paweł Ściebura | Manager | Widzew Łódź |
| Emanuel Ribeiro | Coach | Radomiak Radom |
| Tomasz Byszko | Coach |  |
| Andrzej Woźniak | Goalkeeping coach | Widzew Łódź |
| Paweł Primel | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Karol Biedrzycki | Physio | GKS Katowice |
| Roman Kaczorek | Scout |  |
| Adam Owen | Technical director |  |
| Zdzisław Kapka | Director | Wieczysta Kraków |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Lechia Gdańsk's manager?
John Carver is the Lechia Gdańsk first-team manager, aged 60. Radosław Bella is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Lechia Gdańsk?
Łukasz Skowron coaches the Lechia Gdańsk first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Lechia Gdańsk's head physio?
Szymon Kałuża is head physio at Lechia Gdańsk.
Who is Lechia Gdańsk's chief scout?
Robert Tarka is chief scout at Lechia Gdańsk.
Who is Lechia Gdańsk's technical director?
Kevin Blackwell is technical director at Lechia Gdańsk.
How many backroom staff do Lechia Gdańsk have?
We hold the names of 28 people on Lechia Gdańsk's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 16th longest list of the 19 Ekstraklasa clubs we hold, against a median of 32. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 370th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Lechia Gdańsk pays its squad, see Lechia Gdańsk player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ekstraklasa wages.