Havre AC backroom staff
We hold the names of 28 people on Havre AC's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Didier Digard manages the first team, with Aldo Angoula, Bryan Bergougnoux and Thomas Ehrhard as assistant managers. Havre AC's is the joint 16th 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, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Digard | Manager | First team | 39 | France |  |
| Jaïr Karam | Manager | Under-19s | 49 | French Guiana | - |
| Marcel Kalonji | Manager | Reserves | 36 | DR Congo |  |
| Aldo Angoula | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | France | - |
| Bryan Bergougnoux | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | France | - |
| Thomas Ehrhard | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | France | - |
| Anthony Le Tallec | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 40 | France | FC Annecy |
| Cheikh Diaby | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 25 | France | - |
| Cédric Lécluse | Assistant manager | Reserves | 53 | France |  |
| Nicolas Douchez | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | France | - |
| Charles Cieslinsky | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 33 | France |  |
| Aurélien Quesnel | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | France |  |
| Simon Lucq | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | France | |
| Axel Berger | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 31 | France | - |
| Florian Fosset | Fitness coach | Reserves | 32 | France |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaud Maloyer | Head physio | Club-wide | 53 | France | - |
| Léo Bontemps | Physio | First team | 27 | France | - |
| Yassine Abada | Physio | First team | 30 | France |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed El-Kharraze | Chief scout | Club-wide | 53 | France | - |
| Abdellah Sihel | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | France | |
| Charafédine Benkerbirch | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | France | - |
| Julien Momont | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 36 | France | - |
| Clément Gonin | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | France |  |
| Tom Bellout | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 25 | France | - |
| Joris Simon | Performance analyst | Reserves | 25 | France |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Havre AC and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Luhnow | Owner | 59 | Mexico | - |
| Jean-Michel Roussier | Chair | 69 | France | |
| Mathieu Bodmer | Director | 42 | France | - |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 1 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Havre AC's list is the joint 16th longest of the 18, against a median of 44 across the division. AS Monaco names the most, 61. Le Mans FC names the fewest, 18.
Havre AC against the Ligue 1, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HAVRE AC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 15 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 11 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 5 | 9 |  |
Backrooms the size of Havre AC's, in every league
Havre AC's 28 names make the joint 370th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 |  | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
| 370 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 | | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | Super Liga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Major League Soccer | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ekstraklasa | 28 |
| 370 |  | Women's Super League | 28 |
| 370 |  | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | RAAL La Louvière | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 |  | La Liga | 28 |
| 370 | SK Beveren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | SK Sigma Olomouc | Czech First League | 28 |
| 370 |  | - | 28 |
Where Havre AC's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 28 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 25 of the 28, 89%. The median age is 36. The oldest is Jean-Michel Roussier, chair, at 69, and the youngest Cheikh Diaby, assistant manager, at 25. 13 members of staff came from another club, most often Quevilly-Rouen Metropole (3).
Where Havre AC's former staff work now
On Havre AC's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Luka Elsner | Manager |  |
| Frédéric Guéguen | Assistant manager |  |
| Lilian Nalis | Assistant manager |  |
| Serge Costa | Assistant manager |  |
| Michel Courel | Goalkeeping coach | Football Club Fleury 91 Coeur d'Essonne Women |
| Christian Mas | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Ghislain Chauray | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Florian Thélamon | Fitness coach | |
| Steeven Mandin | Fitness coach | |
| Vincent Marie | Head physio | Le Mans FC |
| Boris Cohen | Physio |  |
| Florent Danieli | Physio | |
| Romain Hequet | Performance analyst | |
| Arnaud Tanguy | Managing director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Havre AC's manager?
Didier Digard is the Havre AC first-team manager, aged 39. Aldo Angoula, Bryan Bergougnoux and Thomas Ehrhard are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Havre AC?
Nicolas Douchez coaches the Havre AC first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Havre AC's head physio?
Arnaud Maloyer is head physio at Havre AC.
Who is Havre AC's chief scout?
Mohamed El-Kharraze is chief scout at Havre AC.
How many backroom staff do Havre AC have?
We hold the names of 28 people on Havre AC's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 16th 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 370th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Havre AC pays its squad, see Havre AC player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Didier Digard. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 1 wages.