Barcelona backroom staff
We hold the names of 58 people on Barcelona's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Hansi Flick manages the first team, with Marcus Sorg as assistant manager. Barcelona's is the 2nd longest staff list of the 20 La Liga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansi Flick | Manager | First team | 60 | Germany |  |
| Pol Planas | Manager | Under-19s | 34 | Spain | - |
| Marcus Sorg | Assistant manager | First team | 59 | Germany | - |
| Joan Pons | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 35 | Spain |  |
| Arnau Blanco | Coach | First team | 31 | Spain | - |
| Heiko Westermann | Coach | First team | 41 | Germany |  |
| Joan Barbarà | Coach | First team | 58 | Spain | - |
| Thiago | Coach | First team | 34 | Spain | - |
| Álex Sánchez | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Spain | - |
| Èric Campos | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Spain |  |
| José Ramón De la Fuente | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | Spain | - |
| Jesús Unzué | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 31 | Spain | - |
| Pau Ruiz | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 24 | Spain | - |
| Germán Fernández | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Spain |  |
| Julio Tous | Fitness coach | First team | 53 | Spain |  |
| Pepe Conde | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Spain |  |
| Rafael Maldonado | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Spain |  |
| Jesús Rodicio | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 36 | Spain | - |
| Pablo Rivas | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
| Xavier Franquesa | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricard Pruna | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 60 | Spain |
| Ramón Pi | Club doctor | Under-19s | 63 | Spain |
| Raúl Martínez | Head physio | Club-wide | 53 | Spain |
| Alejandro López | Physio | First team | 33 | Spain |
| Pablo Merino | Physio | First team | 34 | Spain |
| Xavi López | Physio | First team | 40 | Spain |
| Aitor Romero | Physio | Under-19s | 29 | Spain |
| David Conde | Physio | Under-19s | 29 | Spain |
| Laia Bascuñana | Physio | Under-19s | 30 | - |
| Marc Sánchez | Physio | Under-19s | 36 | Spain |
| Andrés Martín | Sports scientist | First team | 39 | Spain |
| Chechu Pérez | Sports scientist | First team | 36 | Spain |
| Milos Mallol | Sports scientist | First team | 38 | - |
| Yon Álvarez | Sports scientist | First team | 44 | Spain |
| Manuel Lapuente | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 55 | Spain |
| Roger Andreu | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 30 | Spain |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Amaral | Chief scout | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal | - |
| David Fernández | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Spain |  |
| Jérôme Bigot | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | France | - |
| Jon Andoni Goikoetxea | Scout | Club-wide | 59 | Spain |  |
| José Manuel Barla | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | Spain | - |
| Juan Carlos Pérez Rojo | Scout | Club-wide | 65 | Spain | - |
| Juan Tomás Alcaide | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Spain | - |
| Lluís Lainz | Scout | Club-wide | 70 | Spain | - |
| Miki Albert | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Spain | - |
| Moussa Koné | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Senegal | - |
| Zigor Alexanko | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 45 | Spain | - |
| Toni Tapalović | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 44 | Croatia | |
| Eloy Jordán | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Francesc Martí | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Spain |  |
| Jordi Pons | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 28 | Spain | - |
| Michael Hasemann | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 27 | Germany | - |
| Xavi Pavo | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 28 | Spain | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Manzano | Technical director | 54 | Spain | - |
| José Ramón Alexanko | Head of youth development | 69 | Spain |  |
| Bojan Krkić | Loan manager | 34 | Spain | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Barcelona and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Laporta | Chair | 63 | Spain |
| Deco | Director | 47 | Portugal |
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Barcelona's list is the 2nd longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Real Madrid names the most, 59. Elche names the fewest, 22.
Barcelona against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BARCELONA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 16 | 8 | 16 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 17 | 9 | 19 | |
| Football management | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 5 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Barcelona's, in every league
Barcelona's 58 names make the joint 47th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  | Championship | 61 |
| 35 | | Serie A | 61 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 39 |  | Bundesliga | 60 |
| 39 |  | Serie A | 60 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 43 |  | Serie A | 59 |
| 43 |  | Danish Superliga | 59 |
| 43 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatian First League | 59 |
| 43 | | La Liga | 59 |
| 47 | | La Liga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Bundesliga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
| 52 | | Bundesliga | 57 |
| 52 |  | Eredivisie | 57 |
| 52 |  | Championship | 57 |
| 52 |  | Serie A | 57 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
Where Barcelona's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 56 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 47 of the 56, 84%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Lluís Lainz, scout, at 70, and the youngest Pau Ruiz, goalkeeping coach, at 24. 13 members of staff came from another club, most often FC Bayern München (2).
Where Barcelona's former staff work now
On Barcelona's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Barcelona's manager?
Hansi Flick is the Barcelona first-team manager, aged 60. Marcus Sorg is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Barcelona?
José Ramón De la Fuente coaches the Barcelona first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Barcelona's head physio?
Raúl Martínez is head physio at Barcelona.
Who is Barcelona's chief scout?
João Amaral is chief scout at Barcelona.
Who is Barcelona's technical director?
Andrés Manzano is technical director at Barcelona.
How many backroom staff do Barcelona have?
We hold the names of 58 people on Barcelona's staff for 2025/26: 20 in coaching, 16 in medical and sports science, 17 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 2nd longest list of the 20 La Liga clubs we hold, against a median of 38. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 47th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Barcelona pays its squad, see Barcelona player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Hansi Flick. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.