Almería backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Almería's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rubi manages the first team, with Jaume Torras as assistant manager. Almería's is the joint 9th longest staff list of the 26 La Liga 2 clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubi | Manager | First team | 55 | Spain |  |
| Rafilla | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Spain |  |
| Jaume Torras | Assistant manager | First team | 56 | Spain | |
| Chico Flores | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
| Joan Carrillo | Coach | First team | 56 | Spain |  |
| Antonio Jesús Moreno | Coach | Under-19s | 52 | Spain | - |
| Juan Carlos Cintas | Coach | Under-19s | 57 | Spain | - |
| Raúl Barroso | Coach | Under-19s | 40 | Spain | |
| Ricardo Molina | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Víctor Fortes | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Spain | - |
| Xabi Gil | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Spain | |
| Pepe Ruiz | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Luis Ripoll | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 47 | Spain | - |
| Francisco Morate | Club doctor | First team | 64 | Spain | - |
| Cid Andrade | Physio | First team | 51 | Brazil |  |
| Pedro Serrano | Physio | First team | 42 | Spain | - |
| Pepe Álvarez | Physio | First team | 40 | Spain | - |
| Álvaro Cano | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | Spain | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Navarro | Scout | 49 | Spain |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iban Andrés | Head of youth development | 45 | Spain |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Almería and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Al-Khereiji | Owner | 54 | Saudi Arabia |
| Mohammed El Assy | Managing director | 45 | Egypt |
| João Gonçalves | Director | 47 | Portugal |
Backroom staff at every La Liga 2 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Almería's list is the joint 9th longest of the 26, against a median of 20 across the division. Cádiz names the most, 43. R.C. Celta Fortuna names the fewest, 6.
Almería against the La Liga 2, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ALMERÍA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 9 | 19 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 5 | 13 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 4 | 12 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 7 |  |
Backrooms the size of Almería's, in every league
Almería's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 | KSC Lokeren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 | Partick Thistle | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 |  | Ligue 2 | 24 |
| 459 |  | Belgian Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 483 | | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Superleague Greece | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Liga MX | 23 |
| 483 |  | Super Liga | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
| 483 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Premier League | 23 |
| 483 | FC Halifax Town | National League | 23 |
Where Almería's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 23 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 19 of the 23, 83%. The median age is 47. The oldest is Francisco Morate, club doctor, at 64, and the youngest Álvaro Cano, sports scientist, at 36. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Real Betis (3).
Where Almería's former staff work now
On Almería's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| José Gomes | Manager |  |
| André Bikey-Amougou | Assistant manager | |
| Javier Agenjo | Coach |  |
| Jorge Baptista | Goalkeeping coach | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| André Galbe | Fitness coach | Al-Fayha Club |
| Miguel Ángel Campos | Fitness coach |  |
| Miguel Ángel Fernández | Fitness coach |  |
| Roberto Cabellud | Fitness coach |  |
| Sergio Pardo | Fitness coach | |
| Andrés Fernández | Scout | |
| Chus Cañadas | Scout |  |
| Lucas Alcaraz | Scout | |
| Iván Madroño | Head performance analyst | |
| Ángel Catalina | Director | Club Deportes Tolima S.A. |
| Fernando Soriano | Director | |
| Miguel Ángel Corona | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Almería's manager?
Rubi is the Almería first-team manager, aged 55. Jaume Torras is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Almería?
Ricardo Molina coaches the Almería first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Almería have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Almería's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 9th longest list of the 26 La Liga 2 clubs we hold, against a median of 20. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Almería pays its squad, see Almería player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Rubi. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga 2 wages.