BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

N.E.C. Nijmegen backroom staff

We hold the names of 36 people on N.E.C. Nijmegen's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Dick Schreuder manages the first team, with Haris Medunjanin and Nick van der Velden as assistant managers. N.E.C. Nijmegen's is the 11th longest staff list of the 18 Eredivisie clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED36

COACHING16

MEDICAL6

SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS8

NATIONALITIES5

MEDIAN AGE41

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 16 people

N.E.C. Nijmegen coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME	ROLE	TEAM	AGE	NATIONALITY	PREVIOUSLY AT
Dick Schreuder	Manager	First team	53	Netherlands	Castellón before that PEC Zwolle, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Philadelphia Union
Robert de Pauw	Manager	Under-19s	43	Netherlands	-
Jeffrey Leiwakabessy	Manager	Reserves	44	Netherlands	-
Haris Medunjanin	Assistant manager	First team	40	Bosnia & Herzegovina	-
Nick van der Velden	Assistant manager	First team	43	Netherlands	AZ Alkmaar
Rutger Worm	Assistant manager	Under-19s	39	Netherlands	-
Civard Sprockel	Assistant manager	Reserves	42	Netherlands	-
Ahmed Abdulla	Coach	First team	33	Saudi Arabia	-
Colin Williamson	Coach	First team	42	Netherlands	-
Muslu	Coach	First team	41	Türkiye	-
Niels Voet	Coach	Under-19s	36	Netherlands	-
Anton Scheutjens	Goalkeeping coach	First team	57	Netherlands	Football Club København
Edwin Susebeek	Goalkeeping coach	Under-19s	57	Netherlands	-
Wilfried Brookhuis	Goalkeeping coach	Reserves	63	Netherlands	-
Martijn Hoekstra	Fitness coach	First team	39	Netherlands	-
Cian Lawlor	Fitness coach	Under-19s	27	Netherlands	-

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people

N.E.C. Nijmegen medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME	ROLE	TEAM	AGE	NATIONALITY	PREVIOUSLY AT
Jeroen Mooren	Club doctor	First team	39	Netherlands	-
Han Tijshen	Head physio	Club-wide	51	Netherlands	-
Reinier Looij	Physio	First team	32	Netherlands	-
Tjeerd Miltenburg	Physio	First team	33	Netherlands	-
Wouter van Ewijk	Physio	First team	30	Netherlands	-
Sven Verstappen	Sports scientist	First team	38	Netherlands	Feyenoord Rotterdam before that FC Utrecht

Scouting and analysis

Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people

N.E.C. Nijmegen scouting and analysis in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME	ROLE	TEAM	AGE	NATIONALITY	PREVIOUSLY AT
Addy Hesselberth	Scout	Club-wide	47	Netherlands	-
Jordie van der Laan	Scout	Club-wide	31	Netherlands	-
Leen Looyen	Scout	Club-wide	78	Netherlands	-
Patrick Koolen	Scout	Club-wide	54	Netherlands	-
Rik van der Horst	Scout	Club-wide	39	Netherlands	FC Utrecht
Rini van Schooten	Scout	Club-wide	35	Netherlands	-
Cris Soler	Performance analyst	First team	39	Spain	-
Robin Huntjens	Performance analyst	First team	35	Netherlands	-

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people

N.E.C. Nijmegen football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME	ROLE	AGE	NATIONALITY	PREVIOUSLY AT
Carlos Aalbers	Technical director	61	Netherlands	AZ Alkmaar before that FC Groningen
Marcel Lucassen	Head of youth development	55	Netherlands	Arsenal

Owners and directors

Who owns N.E.C. Nijmegen and sits on its board

N.E.C. Nijmegen owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME	ROLE	AGE	NATIONALITY	PREVIOUSLY AT
Wilco van Schaik	Managing director	58	Netherlands	FC Utrecht
Nick Kersten	Director	40	Netherlands	Excelsior Rotterdam
Rini Coolen	Director	58	Netherlands	Feyenoord Rotterdam before that Rosenborg BK
Robin Faber	Director	39	Netherlands	-

Backroom staff at every Eredivisie club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

Feyenoord Rotterdam 72 PSV Eindhoven 68 FC Utrecht 57 AZ Alkmaar 48 sc Heerenveen 44 FC Twente 43 SC Cambuur 43 FC Groningen 42 Sparta Rotterdam 42 Go Ahead Eagles 37 N.E.C. Nijmegen 36 PEC Zwolle 34 Willem II 34 Excelsior Rotterdam 30 Fortuna Sittard 27 ADO Den Haag 26 SC Telstar 22 Heracles Almelo 19

N.E.C. Nijmegen's list is the 11th longest of the 18, against a median of 40 across the division. Feyenoord Rotterdam names the most, 72. Heracles Almelo names the fewest, 19.

N.E.C. Nijmegen against the Eredivisie, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

N.E.C. Nijmegen staff by department against the Eredivisie average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT	N.E.C. NIJMEGEN	AVERAGE	MOST	AT
Coaching	16	18	35	Feyenoord Rotterdam
Medical and sports science	6	9	17	PSV Eindhoven
Scouting and analysis	8	9	22	PSV Eindhoven
Football management	2	2	3	Feyenoord Rotterdam
Owners and directors	4	3	6	Sparta Rotterdam

Backrooms the size of N.E.C. Nijmegen's, in every league

N.E.C. Nijmegen's 36 names make the joint 225th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 225th to 242nd, with N.E.C. Nijmegen among them.
#	CLUB	LEAGUE	STAFF
225	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	Süper Lig	36
225	Botafogo	Brasileirão Série A	36
225	Clermont Foot 63	Ligue 2	36
225	Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe	-	36
225	Club Atlético Huracán	Super Liga	36
225	Club Estudiantes de La Plata	Super Liga	36
225	Coventry City	Premier League	36
225	Deportivo Toluca	Liga MX	36
225	Heart Of Midlothian	Scottish Premiership	36
225	Luton Town Luton	League One	36
225	N.E.C. Nijmegen	Eredivisie	36
225	Real Sociedad	La Liga	36
225	Red Star FC	Ligue 2	36
225	Sevilla	La Liga	36
225	Trabzonspor A.Ş.	Süper Lig	36
225	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Bundesliga	36
242	Aberdeen	Scottish Premiership	35
242	Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors	Super Liga	35
242	Corinthians	Brasileirão Série A	35
242	ESTAC Troyes	Ligue 1	35
242	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	35

Where N.E.C. Nijmegen's staff come from

5 nationalities across the 36 staff whose nationality we hold

Netherlands 32

Bosnia & Herzegovina 1

Saudi Arabia 1

Spain 1

Türkiye 1

Netherlands supplies 32 of the 36, 89%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Leen Looyen, scout, at 78, and the youngest Cian Lawlor, fitness coach, at 27. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often AZ Alkmaar (2).

Where N.E.C. Nijmegen's former staff work now

On N.E.C. Nijmegen's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 11 people

People who worked at N.E.C. Nijmegen in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME	ROLE NOW	NOW AT
Mark Otten	Manager	FC Utrecht
Stefan Maletić	Manager	FC Twente
Pepijn Lijnders	Assistant manager	Manchester City Man City
Rogier Meijer	Assistant manager	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Marco van Duin	Goalkeeping coach	Fortuna Sittard
Rick van der Mast	Goalkeeping coach	SC Telstar
Timo Plattel	Goalkeeping coach	SC Cambuur
Nick Segers	Fitness coach	New York City FC
Ashwien Baidjnath	Physio	Heracles Almelo
Rob van Hunnik	Physio	PSV Eindhoven
Dominique Scholten	Managing director	FC Twente

Frequently asked questions

Who is N.E.C. Nijmegen's manager?

Dick Schreuder is the N.E.C. Nijmegen first-team manager, aged 53. Haris Medunjanin and Nick van der Velden are the assistant managers.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at N.E.C. Nijmegen?

Anton Scheutjens coaches the N.E.C. Nijmegen first-team goalkeepers.

Who is N.E.C. Nijmegen's head physio?

Han Tijshen is head physio at N.E.C. Nijmegen.

Who is N.E.C. Nijmegen's technical director?

Carlos Aalbers is technical director at N.E.C. Nijmegen.

How many backroom staff do N.E.C. Nijmegen have?

We hold the names of 36 people on N.E.C. Nijmegen's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 11th longest list of the 18 Eredivisie clubs we hold, against a median of 40. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 225th longest of 815.

Where to next

For what N.E.C. Nijmegen pays its squad, see N.E.C. Nijmegen player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Eredivisie wages.