Olympique de Marseille backroom staff
We hold the names of 53 people on Olympique de Marseille's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Habib Beye manages the first team, with Jacques Abardonado, Olivier Saragaglia, Sébastien Bichard and Yann Cavezza as assistant managers. Olympique de Marseille's is the joint 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habib Beye | Manager | First team | 47 | Senegal | Red Star FC |
| Grégory Auger | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | France | - |
| Romain Ferrier | Manager | Reserves | 49 | France |  |
| Jacques Abardonado | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | France | - |
| Olivier Saragaglia | Assistant manager | First team | 54 | France | - |
| Sébastien Bichard | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | France | Red Star FC |
| Yann Cavezza | Assistant manager | First team | 36 | France | Red Star FC |
| Jonathan Bargas | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 38 | France | - |
| Ahmed Nouri | Assistant manager | Reserves | 46 | France | - |
| Alexandre Salvat | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | France | - |
| Alex Berghout | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 31 | France | - |
| Jean-Pierre Grandclément | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 36 | France | Le Mans FC |
| Mario Rotondale | Fitness coach | First team | 64 | Italy |  |
| Sébastien Renaud | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 44 | France |  |
| Valentin Porquet | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 24 | Belgium | - |
| Didier Farrugia | Fitness coach | Reserves | 57 | France | - |
| Johan Stevanovic | Fitness coach | Reserves | 42 | France | - |
| Marius Lancet | Fitness coach | Reserves | 39 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdou Sbihi | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 54 | France | - |
| Damien Monnot | Club doctor | First team | 50 | France |  |
| Mathias Giustiniani | Club doctor | First team | 39 | France | - |
| Joël Coste | Club doctor | Reserves | 60 | France | - |
| Laurent Chambost | Club doctor | Reserves | 58 | France | - |
| Aurélien Gauthier | Physio | First team | 40 | France |  |
| Maxime Matton | Physio | First team | 41 | France | - |
| Pierre Vespignani | Physio | First team | 47 | France |  |
| Stéphane Ré | Physio | First team | 44 | France | - |
| Youssef Rahou | Physio | First team | 30 | France | - |
| Clément Amiot | Physio | Under-19s | 35 | France | - |
| Philippe Blanquet | Physio | Reserves | 50 | France | - |
| Robert Traversa | Physio | Reserves | 70 | France | - |
| Francesco Aiello | Sports scientist | First team | 34 | Italy | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Polacco | Chief scout | Club-wide | 28 | Italy |  |
| Ali El Omari | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | Morocco | |
| Ali Zarrak | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | France | - |
| Cristian Ercolani | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Italy |  |
| Jamelli | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Brazil | - |
| Jean-Claude Abeddou | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | France | - |
| Romain Barq | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | France |  |
| Sergio Santomé | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Spain | - |
| Paul Chevaleyre | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | France |  |
| Quentin Neboud | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | France | - |
| Robin Garnier | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | France | - |
| Alexandre Delourmel | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 43 | France | - |
| Lucas Genty | Performance analyst | Reserves | 27 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Mady-Mogne | Technical director | 43 | Madagascar |  |
| Titou Hasni | Head of youth development | 51 | France | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Olympique de Marseille and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank McCourt | Owner | 71 | United States | - |
| Pablo Longoria | Chair | 38 | Spain |  |
| Alessandro Antonello | Managing director | 59 | Italy |  |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | Director | 56 | Italy | - |
| Federico Balzaretti | Director | 43 | Italy |  |
| Medhi Benatia | Director | 38 | Morocco | - |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 1 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Olympique de Marseille's list is the joint 2nd 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.
Olympique de Marseille against the Ligue 1, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 15 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 14 | 11 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
Backrooms the size of Olympique de Marseille's, in every league
Olympique de Marseille's 53 names make the joint 64th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 60 |  | Serie B | 54 |
| 60 |  | Bundesliga | 54 |
| 60 |  | Russian Premier League | 54 |
| 60 |  | Championship | 54 |
| 64 |  | Super Liga | 53 |
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 | | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 | | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 |  | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
Where Olympique de Marseille's staff come from
9 nationalities across the 53 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 37 of the 53, 70%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Frank McCourt, owner, at 71, and the youngest Valentin Porquet, fitness coach, at 24. 19 members of staff came from another club, most often Red Star FC (3).
Where Olympique de Marseille's former staff work now
On Olympique de Marseille's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 28 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Olympique de Marseille's manager?
Habib Beye is the Olympique de Marseille first-team manager, aged 47. Jacques Abardonado, Olivier Saragaglia, Sébastien Bichard and Yann Cavezza are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Olympique de Marseille?
Alexandre Salvat coaches the Olympique de Marseille first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Olympique de Marseille's chief scout?
Riccardo Polacco is chief scout at Olympique de Marseille.
Who is Olympique de Marseille's technical director?
Aziz Mady-Mogne is technical director at Olympique de Marseille.
How many backroom staff do Olympique de Marseille have?
We hold the names of 53 people on Olympique de Marseille's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 13 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 2nd 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 64th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Olympique de Marseille pays its squad, see Olympique de Marseille player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Habib Beye. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 1 wages.