Deportivo La Coruña backroom staff
We hold the names of 39 people on Deportivo La Coruña's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Antonio Hidalgo manages the first team, with Ignasi Salafranca as assistant manager. Deportivo La Coruña's is the 10th 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, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Hidalgo | Manager | First team | 46 | Spain |  |
| Miguel Figueira | Manager | Under-19s | 51 | Spain | - |
| Ignasi Salafranca | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | Spain | |
| Manu Manovel | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 27 | Spain | - |
| Joaquín Sorribas | Coach | First team | 47 | Spain | - |
| Pablo Barros | Coach | First team | 35 | Spain | - |
| Adrián Vilas | Coach | Under-19s | 29 | Spain | - |
| Dani Bea | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Spain | - |
| Dani Xelo | Coach | Under-19s | 42 | Spain | - |
| Martín Díez | Coach | Under-19s | 27 | Spain | - |
| Alberto Casal | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | Spain |  |
| Ibán González | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 49 | Spain | - |
| Javi Valencia | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 25 | Spain | - |
| Roberto Cabellud | Fitness coach | First team | 50 | Spain |  |
| Sergio Roca | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Spain | - |
| Andrés Becerra | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 27 | Spain | - |
| Fran Varela | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 52 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juanjo | Chief scout | Club-wide | 39 | Spain |  |
| Gerardo Fuentes | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Mexico | - |
| José Luis Devesa | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Spain | - |
| Álex Antón | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Spain | - |
| Asier | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Spain | - |
| Manu Vidal | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Spain | - |
| Óscar Hernández | Performance analyst | First team | 50 | Spain | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismael Arilla | Head of youth development | 50 | Spain |
Owners and directors
Who owns Deportivo La Coruña and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos Escotet | Chair | 65 | Venezuela | - |
| Massimo Benassi | Managing director | 33 | Italy | - |
| Benito Couceiro | Director | 53 | Spain | - |
| Carlos Ballesta | Director | 70 | Spain | - |
| David Lagar | Director | 35 | Spain | - |
| David Villasuso | Director | 51 | Spain | - |
| Fernando Soriano | Director | 45 | Spain |  |
| Marta Fernández Currás | Director | 62 | - | - |
| Michelle | Director | 30 | - | - |
| Vicente Fernández | Director | 55 | Spain | - |
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Deportivo La Coruña's list is the 10th longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Real Madrid names the most, 59. Elche names the fewest, 22.
Deportivo La Coruña against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | DEPORTIVO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 17 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 9 | 19 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Deportivo La Coruña's, in every league
Deportivo La Coruña's 39 names make the joint 189th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 |  | Danish Superliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | J1 League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Russian Premier League | 40 |
| 174 | SK Slavia Praha | Czech First League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Bundesliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | La Liga 2 | 40 |
| 189 |  | Superleague Greece | 39 |
| 189 |  | Scottish Premiership | 39 |
| 189 | | La Liga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Süper Lig | 39 |
| 189 | KVC Westerlo | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Danish Superliga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 189 |  | J1 League | 39 |
| 189 |  | - | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Saudi Pro League | 38 |
Where Deportivo La Coruña's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 37 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 34 of the 37, 92%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Carlos Ballesta, director, at 70, and the youngest Javi Valencia, goalkeeping coach, at 25. 6 members of staff came from another club, most often Huesca (2).
Where Deportivo La Coruña's former staff work now
On Deportivo La Coruña's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Borja Jiménez | Manager |  |
| Rubén De la Barrera | Manager | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa |
| Álex Martínez | Assistant manager | |
| Elías Martí | Assistant manager |  |
| Alejandro Esteve | Coach |  |
| Manu Sotelo | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Valerio Fiori | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Noni Arrojo | Scout |  |
| Rubén Coméndez | Scout |  |
| Ernesto Bello | Recruitment analyst | |
| David Páez | Head of youth development |  |
| Tino Fernández | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Deportivo La Coruña's manager?
Antonio Hidalgo is the Deportivo La Coruña first-team manager, aged 46. Ignasi Salafranca is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Deportivo La Coruña?
Alberto Casal coaches the Deportivo La Coruña first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Deportivo La Coruña's chief scout?
Juanjo is chief scout at Deportivo La Coruña.
How many backroom staff do Deportivo La Coruña have?
We hold the names of 39 people on Deportivo La Coruña's staff for 2025/26: 17 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 10th 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 189th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Deportivo La Coruña pays its squad, see Deportivo La Coruña player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Antonio Hidalgo. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.