Olympique Lyonnais backroom staff
We hold the names of 46 people on Olympique Lyonnais's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Paulo Fonseca manages the first team, with Jorge Maciel and Paulo Ferreira as assistant managers. Olympique Lyonnais's is the joint 7th 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, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Fonseca | Manager | First team | 52 | Portugal |  |
| Florent Balmont | Manager | Under-19s | 45 | France | - |
| Gueïda Fofana | Manager | Reserves | 34 | France | - |
| Jorge Maciel | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | Portugal | |
| Paulo Ferreira | Assistant manager | First team | 46 | Portugal | |
| Rémy Kalèche | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 35 | France | - |
| Pierre Chavrondier | Assistant manager | Reserves | 53 | France | - |
| Adrien Tarascon | Coach | First team | 34 | France | |
| Alessandro Catarsi | Coach | Under-19s | 48 | France | - |
| António Ferreira | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Portugal | |
| Sébastien Gérin | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 51 | France | - |
| Sébastien Hamel | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 49 | France |  |
| Alexandre Farhi | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | France |  |
| Florian Testard | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | France | - |
| Paulo Mourão | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Portugal | |
| Loïc Abenzoar | Fitness coach | Reserves | 36 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Afonso | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 56 | France | - |
| Yann Fournier | Club doctor | First team | 49 | France | - |
| Anthony Valour | Club doctor | Reserves | 49 | France | - |
| Abdel Redissi | Head physio | Club-wide | 59 | Tunisia | - |
| Guillaume Morel | Physio | First team | 43 | France | - |
| Jérémy Jacquemot | Physio | First team | 42 | France | - |
| Johann Howse | Physio | First team | 45 | France | - |
| Sylvain Rousseau | Physio | First team | 58 | France | - |
| Tom Bernigaud | Physio | Under-19s | 36 | France | - |
| Rémy Satin | Physio | Reserves | 40 | France | - |
| Rick Cost | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 45 | Netherlands |  |
| Adrien Assoun | Sports scientist | First team | 27 | France | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Charier | Chief scout | Club-wide | 36 | France |  |
| Julien Saint-Jalmes | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | France | - |
| Mickäel Marques | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | France | - |
| Omar Sciolla | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | Italy | |
| Rui Soeiro | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Portugal | Club Football Estrela da Amadora |
| Yannick Pothier | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 37 | France | - |
| Anthony Michel | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | France | - |
| Florian Luong | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | France | - |
| Geoffrey Garcia | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | France | - |
| Nélson Duarte | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol before that Marítimo, Boavista SAD and Futebol Clube do Porto |
| Josua Goncalves | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 24 | France | - |
| Johann Langlois | Performance analyst | Reserves | 33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Louis-Jean | Technical director | 49 | France | |
| Christian Bassila | Head of youth development | 47 | France | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Olympique Lyonnais and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Textor | Owner | 59 | United States |
| Michele Kang | Chair | 66 | - |
| Michael Gerlinger | Managing director | 52 | Germany |
| Daniel Congré | Director | 40 | France |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 1 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Olympique Lyonnais's list is the joint 7th 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 Lyonnais against the Ligue 1, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 15 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 11 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 12 | 9 | 16 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 9 |  |
Backrooms the size of Olympique Lyonnais's, in every league
Olympique Lyonnais's 46 names make the joint 114th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Serie B | 47 |
| 114 | AC Sparta Praha | Czech First League | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 2 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Championship | 46 |
| 114 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 46 |
| 114 |  | Danish Superliga | 46 |
| 114 | | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 1 | 46 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Danish Superliga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 |  | Super Liga | 45 |
| 121 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 45 |
| 121 |  | Championship | 45 |
| 121 |  | - | 45 |
| 121 | | Ligue 1 | 45 |
Where Olympique Lyonnais's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 45 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 33 of the 45, 73%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Michele Kang, chair, at 66, and the youngest Josua Goncalves, performance analyst, at 24. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often LOSC Lille (6).
Where Olympique Lyonnais's former staff work now
On Olympique Lyonnais's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 23 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Olympique Lyonnais's manager?
Paulo Fonseca is the Olympique Lyonnais first-team manager, aged 52. Jorge Maciel and Paulo Ferreira are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Olympique Lyonnais?
António Ferreira coaches the Olympique Lyonnais first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Olympique Lyonnais's head physio?
Abdel Redissi is head physio at Olympique Lyonnais.
Who is Olympique Lyonnais's chief scout?
Benjamin Charier is chief scout at Olympique Lyonnais.
Who is Olympique Lyonnais's technical director?
Mathieu Louis-Jean is technical director at Olympique Lyonnais.
How many backroom staff do Olympique Lyonnais have?
We hold the names of 46 people on Olympique Lyonnais's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 12 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 7th 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 114th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Olympique Lyonnais pays its squad, see Olympique Lyonnais player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Paulo Fonseca. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 1 wages.