AS Monaco backroom staff
We hold the names of 61 people on AS Monaco's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Sébastien Pocognoli manages the first team, with Kevin Mirallas as assistant manager. AS Monaco's is the longest staff list of the 18 Ligue 1 clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Pocognoli | Manager | First team | 37 | Belgium |  |
| Frédéric Barilaro | Manager | Under-19s | 57 | Monaco | - |
| Djimi Traoré | Manager | Reserves | 45 | Mali |  |
| Kevin Mirallas | Assistant manager | First team | 37 | Belgium | - |
| Grégoire Puel | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 33 | France | - |
| Laurent Lanteri | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 40 | France | - |
| Erwan Lannuzel | Assistant manager | Reserves | 37 | France |  |
| Damien Perrinelle | Coach | First team | 41 | France | - |
| Ábel Lőrincz | Set-piece coach | First team | 35 | Hungary |  |
| Artur Kopyt | Set-piece coach | First team | 39 | Poland |  |
| Frederic De Boever | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Belgium |  |
| Yohann Thuram | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 36 | Guadeloupe | - |
| Corentin Plantier | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 29 | France | - |
| Sandy Guichard | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | France |  |
| Steeven Mandin | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | France |  |
| Etienne Juillard | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 26 | France |  |
| Morgan Ancian | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 34 | France | - |
| Alexandre Duvauchelle | Fitness coach | Reserves | 31 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 22 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Creuzé | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 45 | France | - |
| Florent Busnel | Club doctor | First team | 42 | France |  |
| Francisco Moreira | Club doctor | First team | 45 | Portugal | - |
| Régis Coudert | Club doctor | Reserves | 40 | Monaco | - |
| Renaud Héraud | Club doctor | Reserves | 38 | France | - |
| Jérôme Palestri | Head physio | Club-wide | 52 | France |  |
| Florent Danieli | Physio | First team | 36 | France |  |
| François Ducourant | Physio | First team | 30 | France |  |
| Jerko Mikulic | Physio | First team | 48 | Croatia | - |
| Joffrey Plasse | Physio | First team | 50 | France | - |
| Quentin Beauvallet | Physio | First team | 37 | France |  |
| Simon Herzhaft | Physio | First team | 32 | France |  |
| Sophia Nigi | Physio | First team | 37 | - | - |
| Iness Soussou | Physio | Under-19s | 35 | - | - |
| Antoine Le Pouezard | Physio | Reserves | 32 | France | - |
| Hugo Le Loc'h | Physio | Reserves | 45 | France |  |
| Justin Aumont | Physio | Reserves | 44 | France | |
| Ugo San Julian | Physio | Reserves | 24 | France | - |
| Yann Le Meur | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 44 | France | - |
| Bruno Marrier | Sports scientist | First team | 45 | France | - |
| Peïo Komino | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | France | - |
| Vignesh Jayanth | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | France | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drissa Diallo | Chief scout | Club-wide | 52 | Guinea |  |
| Camilo Franckabudski | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Argentina |  |
| Kamel Chniba | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | France | - |
| Marco Arlotti | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Italy |  |
| Mohamed Ouadah | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | France |  |
| Nassim Banouas | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Germany |  |
| Ty Gooden | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | England |  |
| Zinédine Benslimane | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | France |  |
| Maxime Verlinde | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | France | |
| Antony Santiago | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 44 | France | |
| Antoine Taiana | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | France | - |
| Nuno Cesário | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | Portugal |  |
| Pierre Amitrano | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | France | - |
| Rodrigo Picchioni | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Brazil |  |
| Louis Megel | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 24 | France | - |
| Baptiste Malesset | Performance analyst | Reserves | 25 | France | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Aviña | Technical director | 34 | Mexico |  |
| Sébastien Muet | Head of youth development | 49 | France |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns AS Monaco and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Rybolovlev | Chair | 58 | Russia | - |
| Olga Dementeva | Director | 48 | - | - |
| Thiago Scuro | Director | 42 | Brazil |  |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 1 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AS Monaco's list is the longest of the 18, against a median of 44 across the division. Le Mans FC names the fewest, 18.
AS Monaco against the Ligue 1, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AS MONACO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 15 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 22 | 11 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | 9 | 16 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
Backrooms the size of AS Monaco's, in every league
AS Monaco's 61 names make the joint 35th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  | Belgian Pro League | 65 |
| 26 |  | Serie A | 64 |
| 26 |  | Serie A | 64 |
| 26 | | Premier League | 64 |
| 29 |  | Super Liga | 63 |
| 29 | | Primeira Liga | 63 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 | | Premier League | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 35 | | Ligue 1 | 61 |
| 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 |
Where AS Monaco's staff come from
17 nationalities across the 58 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 37 of the 58, 64%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Dmitry Rybolovlev, chair, at 58, and the youngest Louis Megel, performance analyst, at 24. 31 members of staff came from another club, most often Olympique de Marseille (3).
Where AS Monaco's former staff work now
On AS Monaco's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 37 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is AS Monaco's manager?
Sébastien Pocognoli is the AS Monaco first-team manager, aged 37. Kevin Mirallas is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AS Monaco?
Frederic De Boever coaches the AS Monaco first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AS Monaco's head physio?
Jérôme Palestri is head physio at AS Monaco.
Who is AS Monaco's chief scout?
Drissa Diallo is chief scout at AS Monaco.
Who is AS Monaco's technical director?
Carlos Aviña is technical director at AS Monaco.
How many backroom staff do AS Monaco have?
We hold the names of 61 people on AS Monaco's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 22 in medical and sports science, 16 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the longest list of the 18 Ligue 1 clubs we hold, against a median of 44. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 35th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AS Monaco pays its squad, see AS Monaco player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Sébastien Pocognoli. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 1 wages.