Real Madrid backroom staff
We hold the names of 59 people on Real Madrid's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Álvaro Arbeloa manages the first team, with Julián Carmona as assistant manager. Real Madrid's is the 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, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Arbeloa | Manager | First team | 42 | Spain | - |
| Álvaro | Manager | Under-19s | 34 | Spain | - |
| Julián Carmona | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Kevin Cardeiro | Coach | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Ricardo da Silva | Coach | First team | 35 | Spain | - |
| Carlos Cura | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | Spain | - |
| Juan Carlos Duque | Coach | Under-19s | 43 | Spain | - |
| Marcos Jiménez | Coach | Under-19s | 48 | Spain | - |
| Carlos Herrera | Set-piece coach | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Jesús Rueda | Set-piece coach | First team | 32 | Spain |  |
| Luis Llopis | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 60 | Spain |  |
| Jordi Codina | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 43 | Spain | - |
| Nacho Triguero | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 51 | Spain | - |
| Sergio Gómez | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 37 | Spain | - |
| Antonio Pintus | Fitness coach | First team | 62 | Italy |  |
| Eduardo Moyano | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Spain | - |
| Sébastien Devillaz | Fitness coach | First team | 46 | France | - |
| Marcos Chena | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 37 | Spain |  |
| Sergio Laporta | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 24 | Spain | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Mihić | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 69 | Croatia | - |
| Felipe Segura | Club doctor | First team | 51 | Spain | - |
| Manuel Arroyo | Club doctor | First team | 50 | Spain |  |
| José Carlos García Parrales | Head physio | Club-wide | 45 | Spain | - |
| Davide Violati | Physio | First team | 31 | Italy | - |
| Eduardo Berciano | Physio | First team | 42 | Spain | - |
| Guido Spirandelli | Physio | First team | 37 | Argentina | - |
| Guillermo Zurdo | Physio | First team | 40 | Spain | - |
| Iván Ortega | Physio | First team | 43 | Spain |  |
| Pedro Belón | Physio | First team | 44 | Spain | - |
| Álvaro Crespo | Physio | Under-19s | 35 | Spain | |
| Sergio Salazar | Physio | Under-19s | 43 | Spain | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juni Calafat | Chief scout | Club-wide | 52 | Spain | - |
| Álvaro Peris | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Spain |  |
| Carlos Castellanos | Scout | Club-wide | 63 | Uruguay | - |
| Jesús Solana | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Spain | - |
| Mario Seguido | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Spain | - |
| Michael Dämgen | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | Germany | - |
| Pablo Fernández | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Spain | - |
| Raúl García | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Spain | - |
| Sardín | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Spain | - |
| Sixto Alfonso | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | Spain | - |
| Stefan Kohfahl | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Germany | - |
| Antonio Soriano | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 70 | Spain | - |
| Ernesto Bello | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 63 | Spain |  |
| Santi Aragón | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 57 | Spain | - |
| Francis Sánchez | Performance analyst | First team | 53 | Spain | |
| Mario Cabanillas | Performance analyst | First team | 50 | Spain | |
| Óscar Michel | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Mexico | - |
| Ernesto Casañ | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 37 | Spain |  |
| Óscar Martínez Lema | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 25 | Spain | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Fernández | Technical director | 48 | Spain |
Owners and directors
Who owns Real Madrid and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florentino Pérez | Chair | 78 | Spain | - |
| José Ángel Sánchez | Managing director | 58 | Spain | - |
| Chendo | Director | 63 | Spain | - |
| Emilio Butragueño | Director | 61 | Spain | - |
| Iker Casillas | Director | 44 | Spain |  |
| Roberto Carlos | Director | 52 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Marín | Director | 43 | Spain | - |
| Santiago Solari | Director | 48 | Argentina |  |
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Real Madrid's list is the longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Elche names the fewest, 22.
Real Madrid against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | REAL MADRID | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 19 | 9 | 19 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Real Madrid's, in every league
Real Madrid's 59 names make the joint 43rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  | Super Liga | 61 |
| 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 |
Where Real Madrid's staff come from
9 nationalities across the 59 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 48 of the 59, 81%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Florentino Pérez, chair, at 78, and the youngest Sergio Laporta, fitness coach, at 24. 15 members of staff came from another club, most often Fuenlabrada (3).
Where Real Madrid's former staff work now
On Real Madrid's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Dani Poyatos | Manager | Gamba Osaka |
| Pau Quesada | Manager | |
| Santiago Sánchez | Manager |  |
| Juan Canales | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Roberto Vázquez | Goalkeeping coach | Real Sociedad de Fútbol B Real Sociedad B |
| Juan Muro | Physio |  |
| David Fernández | Scout | |
| Gonzalo Novillo | Scout |  |
| Paulinho | Scout |  |
| Damián Jiménez | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Jorge Romero | Head performance analyst | |
| Alfredo Merino | Director |  |
| Andrés Pardo | Director | |
| Grégory Dupont | Director | Red Star FC |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Real Madrid's manager?
Álvaro Arbeloa is the Real Madrid first-team manager, aged 42. Julián Carmona is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Real Madrid?
Luis Llopis coaches the Real Madrid first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Real Madrid's head physio?
José Carlos García Parrales is head physio at Real Madrid.
Who is Real Madrid's chief scout?
Juni Calafat is chief scout at Real Madrid.
Who is Real Madrid's technical director?
Manu Fernández is technical director at Real Madrid.
How many backroom staff do Real Madrid have?
We hold the names of 59 people on Real Madrid's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 19 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the 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 43rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Real Madrid pays its squad, see Real Madrid player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Álvaro Arbeloa. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.