Sanfrecce backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Sanfrecce's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Bartosch Gaul manages the first team, with Arne Janssen and Shinya Sakoi as assistant managers. Sanfrecce's is the joint 13th longest staff list of the 21 J1 League 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartosch Gaul | Manager | First team | 37 | Germany |  |
| Tomokazu Iwanari | Manager | Under-18s | 48 | Japan | - |
| Arne Janssen | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Germany | - |
| Shinya Sakoi | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Japan |  |
| Hisao Yamade | Coach | First team | 67 | Japan | - |
| Kentaro Sawada | Coach | First team | 55 | Japan | - |
| Masaru Misuno | Coach | First team | 35 | Japan | - |
| Shin Nakamura | Coach | First team | 51 | Japan | - |
| Tetsuya Takada | Coach | First team | 55 | Japan |  |
| Toshihiro Aoyama | Coach | First team | 39 | Japan | - |
| Hiroshi Saga | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Japan | - |
| Kenta Yamashita | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Japan | - |
| Kohei Ikeda | Coach | Under-18s | 49 | Japan | - |
| Tomotaka Okamoto | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Japan | - |
| Yuichi Komano | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Japan | - |
| Shinkichi Kikuchi | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 58 | Japan |  |
| Takuto Hayashi | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Japan | - |
| Toshikazu Kato | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 56 | Japan | - |
| Minekazu Isobe | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Japan | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toru Kameo | Physio | First team | 63 | Japan | - |
| Yuma Saito | Physio | First team | 35 | Japan | - |
| Hiroo Fujimoto | Sports scientist | First team | 44 | Japan | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
| Hiroyuki Nomura | Sports scientist | First team | 62 | Japan | - |
| Keita Miyazawa | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | Japan | - |
| Sentaro Sato | Sports scientist | First team | 49 | Japan | - |
| Tadashi Yamanaka | Sports scientist | First team | 34 | Japan | - |
| Wataru Kuriyama | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 44 | Japan |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naohito Sasaki | Head of youth development | 57 | Japan |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sanfrecce and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingo Senda | Chair | 70 | Japan |
Backroom staff at every J1 League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sanfrecce's list is the joint 13th longest of the 21, against a median of 31 across the division. FC Tokyo names the most, 50. Mito Hollyhock names the fewest, 22.
Sanfrecce against the J1 League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SANFRECCE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 18 | 24 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 9 | 14 | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Scouting and analysis | 0 | 3 | 9 | FC Tokyo |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | FC Tokyo |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 2 | 3 | FC Tokyo |
Backrooms the size of Sanfrecce's, in every league
Sanfrecce's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 | | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | League One | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 |  | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
Where Sanfrecce's former staff work now
On Sanfrecce's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Jofuku | Manager | Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
| Michael Skibbe | Manager |  |
| Hiroshi Sato | Fitness coach |  |
| Ken Yoshizaki | Head of sports science |  |
| Minoru Kimoto | Sports scientist | Kyoto Sanga F.C. |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sanfrecce's manager?
Bartosch Gaul is the Sanfrecce first-team manager, aged 37. Arne Janssen and Shinya Sakoi are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sanfrecce?
Shinkichi Kikuchi, Takuto Hayashi and Toshikazu Kato coach the Sanfrecce first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Sanfrecce have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Sanfrecce's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the joint 13th longest list of the 21 J1 League clubs we hold, against a median of 31. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sanfrecce pays its squad, see Sanfrecce player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on J1 League wages.