Heracles Almelo backroom staff
We hold the names of 19 people on Heracles Almelo's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Ernest Faber manages the first team, with Hendrie Krüzen, Peter Reekers and Vincent Heilmann as assistant managers. Heracles Almelo's is the 18th 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, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Faber | Manager | First team | 53 | Netherlands |  |
| Hendrie Krüzen | Assistant manager | First team | 60 | Netherlands |  |
| Peter Reekers | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Netherlands |  |
| Vincent Heilmann | Assistant manager | First team | 28 | Netherlands | |
| Edwin van Lenthe | Coach | First team | 49 | Netherlands | - |
| Brian van Loo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Netherlands | - |
| Gerhard Wermink | Fitness coach | First team | 56 | Netherlands |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwien Baidjnath | Physio | First team | 33 | Netherlands | N.E.C. Nijmegen |
| Emiel Bolscher | Physio | First team | 42 | Netherlands | - |
| Jurgen Koedijk | Physio | First team | 30 | Netherlands | - |
| Frederik van Dijck | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Belgium | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Nijhuis | Chief scout | Club-wide | 59 | Netherlands | - |
| Dick Rosink | Scout | Club-wide | 71 | Netherlands | - |
| René Kolmschot | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Netherlands | - |
| Robin Hoogma | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Netherlands | - |
| Leen den Boer | Performance analyst | First team | 59 | Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles |
Owners and directors
Who owns Heracles Almelo and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Eredivisie club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Heracles Almelo's list is the 18th longest of the 18, against a median of 40 across the division. Feyenoord Rotterdam names the most, 72.
Heracles Almelo against the Eredivisie, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HERACLES ALMELO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 7 | 18 | 35 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
| Football management | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 6 |  |
Backrooms the size of Heracles Almelo's, in every league
Heracles Almelo's 19 names make the joint 597th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 597 | Bohemians Praha 1905 | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 |  | League One | 19 |
| 597 |  | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Liga MX | 19 |
| 597 | Dalian Yingbo | Chinese Super League | 19 |
| 597 |  | Ligue 2 | 19 |
| 597 | FK Teplice | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 | Futebol Clube de Arouca | Primeira Liga | 19 |
| 597 |  | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 | Hartlepool United | National League | 19 |
| 597 | | Eredivisie | 19 |
| 597 |  | - | 19 |
| 597 | MFK Karviná | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 |  | Major League Soccer | 19 |
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 | Yunnan Yukun | Chinese Super League | 19 |
| 619 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 18 |
| 619 |  | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | Akron Togliatti | Russian Premier League | 18 |
Where Heracles Almelo's former staff work now
On Heracles Almelo's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| John Stegeman | Manager |  |
| Ivo Rossen | Assistant manager |  |
| John Lammers | Assistant manager |  |
| Mark-Jan Fledderus | Scout |  |
| Colin de Graaf | Head performance analyst |  |
| Roderick van der Ham | Performance analyst |  |
| Tim Gilissen | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Heracles Almelo's manager?
Ernest Faber is the Heracles Almelo first-team manager, aged 53. Hendrie Krüzen, Peter Reekers and Vincent Heilmann are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Heracles Almelo?
Brian van Loo coaches the Heracles Almelo first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Heracles Almelo's chief scout?
Alfred Nijhuis is chief scout at Heracles Almelo.
How many backroom staff do Heracles Almelo have?
We hold the names of 19 people on Heracles Almelo's staff for 2025/26: 7 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis and 3 owners and directors. That is the 18th longest list of the 18 Eredivisie clubs we hold, against a median of 40. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 597th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Heracles Almelo pays its squad, see Heracles Almelo player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Eredivisie wages.