1. FC Köln Women backroom staff
We hold the names of 12 people on 1. FC Köln Women's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Britta Carlson manages the first team, with Jacqueline Dünker as assistant manager. 1. FC Köln Women's is the 6th longest staff list of the 14 Frauen-Bundesliga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britta Carlson | Manager | First team | 47 | - |
| Jacqueline Dünker | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | - |
| Noah Eberhardt | Coach | First team | 24 | Germany |
| Sven Gruel | Coach | First team | 31 | Germany |
| Marc Ernzer | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Germany |
| Maximilian Goller | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Germany |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Beyer | Club doctor | First team | 39 | Germany |
| Inga Wester | Physio | First team | 33 | - |
| Michael Bröckelmann | Physio | First team | 35 | Germany |
| Katrin Meiß | Sports scientist | First team | 48 | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theresa Merk | Head of youth development | 35 | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns 1. FC Köln Women and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Bender-Rummler | Director | 42 | - |
Backroom staff at every Frauen-Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
1. FC Köln Women's list is the 6th longest of the 14, against a median of 11 across the division. Eintracht Frankfurt Women names the most, 15. Hamburger SV Women names the fewest, 6.
1. FC Köln Women against the Frauen-Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | 1. FC KÖLN WOMEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 6 | 8 | SGS Essen Women |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 3 | 6 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
Backrooms the size of 1. FC Köln Women's, in every league
1. FC Köln Women's 12 names make the joint 758th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 744 | Al-Kholood Club | Saudi Pro League | 13 |
| 744 | APO Levadeiakos | Superleague Greece | 13 |
| 744 |  | Thai League | 13 |
| 744 | Boston United | National League | 13 |
| 744 |  | Thai League | 13 |
| 744 | Diriyah Sport Club | Saudi Pro League | 13 |
| 744 |  | Indian Super League | 13 |
| 744 |  | La Liga 2 | 13 |
| 744 | SGS Essen Women | Frauen-Bundesliga | 13 |
| 744 |  | National League | 13 |
| 758 | | Frauen-Bundesliga | 12 |
| 758 |  | - | 12 |
| 758 | Al-Riyadh Saudi Club | Saudi Pro League | 12 |
| 758 |  | Liga F | 12 |
| 758 | Barnet | League Two | 12 |
| 758 |  | - | 12 |
| 758 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | A-League | 12 |
| 758 | Central Coast Mariners | A-League | 12 |
| 758 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 12 |
| 758 |  | Liga F | 12 |
| 758 |  | La Liga 2 | 12 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is 1. FC Köln Women's manager?
Britta Carlson is the 1. FC Köln Women first-team manager, aged 47. Jacqueline Dünker is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at 1. FC Köln Women?
Marc Ernzer coaches the 1. FC Köln Women first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do 1. FC Köln Women have?
We hold the names of 12 people on 1. FC Köln Women's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the 6th longest list of the 14 Frauen-Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 11. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 758th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what 1. FC Köln Women pays its squad, see 1. FC Köln Women player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Frauen-Bundesliga wages.