Odisha backroom staff
We hold the names of 11 people on Odisha's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. TG Purushothaman manages the first team, with Anthony Fernandes and Santosh Kashyap as assistant managers. Odisha's is the 8th longest staff list of the 13 Indian Super League 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG Purushothaman | Manager | First team | 46 | India |  |
| Amit Rana | Manager | Reserves | 44 | India | - |
| Anthony Fernandes | Assistant manager | First team | 50 | India |  |
| Santosh Kashyap | Assistant manager | First team | 59 | India |  |
| Mridul Banerjee | Coach | First team | 60 | India | - |
| Manu Sayabera | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Spain | |
| Pablo Fernández | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkadesh Rethinaswamy | Physio | First team | 44 | India |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Gabriel | Head performance analyst | 31 | India |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Odisha and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Sharma | Owner | 44 | United States |
| Raj Athwal | Chair | 59 | England |
Backroom staff at every Indian Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Odisha's list is the 8th longest of the 13, against a median of 12 across the division. Mumbai names the most, 26. Sporting Club Delhi names the fewest, 8.
Odisha against the Indian Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ODISHA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| Medical and sports science | 1 | 2 | 7 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Backrooms the size of Odisha's, in every league
Odisha's 11 names make the joint 781st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 781 | Amed Sportif Faaliyetler | Süper Lig | 11 |
| 781 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 11 |
| 781 |  | Frauen-Bundesliga | 11 |
| 781 |  | - | 11 |
| 781 |  | League Two | 11 |
| 781 | Forge Football Club | Canadian Premier League | 11 |
| 781 |  | Scottish Championship | 11 |
| 781 |  | - | 11 |
| 781 | Melbourne City FC | A-League | 11 |
| 781 |  | - | 11 |
| 781 | | Indian Super League | 11 |
| 781 | Portland Thorns Women | NWSL | 11 |
| 781 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 11 |
| 781 |  | - | 11 |
| 781 |  | Frauen-Bundesliga | 11 |
| 781 | Uthai Thani FC | Thai League | 11 |
| 781 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | A-League | 11 |
| 801 | Aldershot Town | National League | 10 |
| 801 | Alhama Women | Liga F | 10 |
| 801 | Football Club Fleury 91 Coeur d'Essonne Women | Division 1 Féminine | 10 |
| 801 |  | - | 10 |
Where Odisha's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 11 staff whose nationality we hold
India supplies 7 of the 11, 64%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Mridul Banerjee, coach, at 60, and the youngest Joy Gabriel, head performance analyst, at 31. 5 members of staff came from another club, most often Mumbai (2).
Where Odisha's former staff work now
On Odisha's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford Miranda | Manager | |
| Sergio Lobera | Manager |  |
| Steven Dias | Assistant manager |  |
| Abhijit Kar | Head physio | |
| Thangboi Singto | Technical director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Odisha's manager?
TG Purushothaman is the Odisha first-team manager, aged 46. Anthony Fernandes and Santosh Kashyap are the assistant managers.
How many backroom staff do Odisha have?
We hold the names of 11 people on Odisha's staff for 2025/26: 7 in coaching, 1 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis and 2 owners and directors. That is the 8th longest list of the 13 Indian Super League clubs we hold, against a median of 12. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 781st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Odisha pays its squad, see Odisha player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Indian Super League wages.