Go Ahead Eagles backroom staff
We hold the names of 37 people on Go Ahead Eagles's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Melvin Boel manages the first team, with Dennis van der Ree and Rick Adjei as assistant managers. Go Ahead Eagles's is the 10th longest staff list of the 18 Eredivisie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Boel | Manager | First team | 38 | Netherlands |  |
| Joris Derks | Manager | Under-19s | 26 | Netherlands | - |
| Tim Cornelisse | Manager | Reserves | 47 | Netherlands |  |
| Dennis van der Ree | Assistant manager | First team | 46 | Netherlands |  |
| Rick Adjei | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Netherlands | - |
| Bram Meuwissen | Assistant manager | Reserves | 25 | Netherlands | - |
| Kylian Koot | Assistant manager | Reserves | 27 | Netherlands | - |
| Alfred Knippenberg | Coach | First team | 55 | Netherlands | - |
| Carla Whittie | Coach | First team | 53 | - | - |
| Frank Berghuis | Coach | First team | 58 | Netherlands | - |
| Jeroen Veldmate | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Netherlands | - |
| Jip Ellenbroek | Coach | Under-19s | 30 | Netherlands | - |
| Jop van der Linden | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Netherlands | - |
| Patrick Kieftenbelt | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Netherlands | - |
| Eric Weghorst | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 58 | Netherlands |  |
| Bryan Davies | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 22 | Netherlands | - |
| Dominic van Hoof | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 41 | Netherlands | - |
| Patrick Phaff | Fitness coach | First team | 30 | Netherlands | - |
| Tom Patricola | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Netherlands |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Nab | Physio | First team | 44 | Netherlands | |
| Max Jansen | Physio | First team | 31 | Netherlands | - |
| Dionne Rothuis | Physio | Under-19s | 33 | - | - |
| Luc Dalemans | Physio | Under-19s | 28 | Netherlands | - |
| Fieke Hendriks | Physio | Reserves | 26 | - | - |
| Iede Schokker | Physio | Reserves | 24 | Netherlands | - |
| Lenneke Bouwman | Physio | Reserves | 32 | - | - |
| Menno Podt | Physio | Reserves | 30 | Netherlands | - |
| Sigrid Custers | Sports scientist | Reserves | 27 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bosvelt | Chief scout | Club-wide | 55 | Netherlands | |
| Bert Ebbens | Scout | Club-wide | 71 | Netherlands | Excelsior Rotterdam before that PEC Zwolle |
| Marcel Borkent | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Netherlands | - |
| Matthijs Bootsman | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | Netherlands | - |
| Jimmy Barnhoorn | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | Netherlands | - |
| Fabien Bootsman | Performance analyst | Reserves | 22 | Netherlands | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martijn Jongbloed | Head of youth development | 35 | Netherlands |
Owners and directors
Who owns Go Ahead Eagles and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Willem van Dop | Managing director | 63 | Netherlands | - |
| Marc van Hintum | Director | 58 | Netherlands |  |
Backroom staff at every Eredivisie club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Go Ahead Eagles's list is the 10th longest of the 18, against a median of 40 across the division. Feyenoord Rotterdam names the most, 72. Heracles Almelo names the fewest, 19.
Go Ahead Eagles against the Eredivisie, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | GO AHEAD EAGLES | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 18 | 35 | |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 3 | 6 |  |
Backrooms the size of Go Ahead Eagles's, in every league
Go Ahead Eagles's 37 names make the joint 212th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |  | Superleague Greece | 38 |
| 200 |  | Ligue 1 | 38 |
| 200 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | - | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Belgian Pro League | 38 |
| 212 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | FC Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 37 |
| 212 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Danish Superliga | 37 |
| 212 | Mantova 1911 | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | La Liga 2 | 37 |
| 225 |  | Saudi Pro League | 36 |
| 225 |  | Süper Lig | 36 |
Where Go Ahead Eagles's former staff work now
On Go Ahead Eagles's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| John Stegeman | Manager |  |
| Sander Duits | Manager |  |
| Marco Koorman | Manager |  |
| Uğur Yildirim | Manager |  |
| Jouad Boufarra | Assistant manager | SC Cambuur |
| René Hake | Assistant manager | |
| Dennis Bekking | Coach | |
| Rein Baart | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Jelmer Sevenster | Fitness coach | |
| Nick van der Horst | Physio | |
| Edwin Guchelaar | Chief scout |  |
| Marco Heering | Scout |  |
| Leen den Boer | Performance analyst |  |
| Lars Lambooij | Technical director | SC Cambuur |
| Hans de Koning | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Go Ahead Eagles's manager?
Melvin Boel is the Go Ahead Eagles first-team manager, aged 38. Dennis van der Ree and Rick Adjei are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Go Ahead Eagles?
Eric Weghorst coaches the Go Ahead Eagles first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Go Ahead Eagles's chief scout?
Paul Bosvelt is chief scout at Go Ahead Eagles.
How many backroom staff do Go Ahead Eagles have?
We hold the names of 37 people on Go Ahead Eagles's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 10th longest list of the 18 Eredivisie clubs we hold, against a median of 40. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 212th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Go Ahead Eagles pays its squad, see Go Ahead Eagles player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Eredivisie wages.