Málaga backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Málaga's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Juanfran Funes manages the first team, with Juan Carlos Andrés as assistant manager. Málaga's is the joint 13th 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, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juanfran Funes | Manager | First team | 42 | Spain | - |
| Alejandro Rodríguez | Manager | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
| Juan Carlos Andrés | Assistant manager | First team | 50 | Spain |  |
| Jorge Pina | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 42 | Spain | - |
| Raúl Iznata | Coach | First team | 47 | Spain | - |
| Carlos Almagro | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Spain | - |
| Norberto Alonso | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
| Caco De la Torre | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Spain | - |
| Francisco José Verdejo | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 41 | Spain | - |
| Miguel Ávila | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 40 | Spain | - |
| Daniel Jiménez | Fitness coach | First team | 27 | Spain | - |
| Julio Rodríguez | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Campos | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 33 | Spain |
| Fernando Lacomba | Head physio | Club-wide | 48 | Spain |
| Ernesto González | Physio | First team | 26 | Spain |
| José Miguel Escobar | Physio | First team | 36 | Spain |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capote | Chief scout | Club-wide | 34 | Spain | - |
| Chus Cañadas | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Spain |  |
| Javier Henares | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Spain | - |
| Martín Viberti | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Spain | - |
| Sebastián Moreno | Scout | Club-wide | 69 | Spain | - |
| José Capa | Performance analyst | First team | 45 | Spain |  |
| Juan Roldán | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | Guatemala | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Málaga and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al-Thani | Owner | 55 | Qatar | - |
| José María Muñoz | Chair | 62 | Spain | - |
| Kike Pérez | Managing director | 50 | Spain |  |
| Abdullah Ben Barek | Director | 88 | Morocco | - |
| Basti | Director | 51 | Spain | - |
| Francisco Martín Aguilar | Director | 75 | Spain | - |
| Jesús Gámez | Director | 40 | Spain | - |
| Loren | Director | 58 | Spain |  |
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Málaga's list is the joint 13th longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Real Madrid names the most, 59. Elche names the fewest, 22.
Málaga against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | MÁLAGA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 9 | 19 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 5 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Málaga's, in every league
Málaga's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 310 |  | Saudi Pro League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Danish Superliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 | | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga 2 | 31 |
| 310 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ligue 2 | 31 |
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
Where Málaga's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 28 of the 31, 90%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Abdullah Ben Barek, director, at 88, and the youngest Ernesto González, physio, at 26. 5 members of staff came from another club.
Where Málaga's former staff work now
On Málaga's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Demichelis | Manager |  |
| José Manuel Hernández | Scout | |
| Rafa Gil | Scout |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Málaga's manager?
Juanfran Funes is the Málaga first-team manager, aged 42. Juan Carlos Andrés is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Málaga?
Caco De la Torre coaches the Málaga first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Málaga's head physio?
Fernando Lacomba is head physio at Málaga.
Who is Málaga's chief scout?
Capote is chief scout at Málaga.
How many backroom staff do Málaga have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Málaga's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis and 8 owners and directors. That is the joint 13th 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 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Málaga pays its squad, see Málaga player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Juanfran Funes. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.