RC Strasbourg Alsace backroom staff
We hold the names of 45 people on RC Strasbourg Alsace's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gary O'Neil manages the first team, with Filipe Coelho, Jean-Marc Kuentz, Neil Critchley and Tim Jenkins as assistant managers. RC Strasbourg Alsace's is the 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary O'Neil | Manager | First team | 42 | England |  |
| Quentin Othon | Manager | Under-19s | 37 | France | - |
| Nicolas Seube | Manager | Reserves | 45 | France |  |
| Filipe Coelho | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol before that Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Jean-Marc Kuentz | Assistant manager | First team | 60 | France |  |
| Neil Critchley | Assistant manager | First team | 46 | England |  |
| Tim Jenkins | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | England | |
| Gaétan Krebs | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 39 | France | - |
| Anthony Sichi | Assistant manager | Reserves | 39 | France | - |
| Stéphane Guédet | Coach | Under-19s | 55 | France | - |
| Sébastien Gimenez | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | France |  |
| Marc Delaroche | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 54 | France | - |
| Anasthase Massamba | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | France | - |
| Erwan Pondaven | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | France | - |
| Paulo Correia | Fitness coach | First team | 30 | Portugal | Casa Pia Atlético Clube |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabio Rodrigues Martins | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal | - |
| Boris Heid | Club doctor | First team | 47 | France |  |
| Flavien Girard | Club doctor | First team | 35 | France | - |
| François Pietra | Club doctor | Under-19s | 65 | France | - |
| Lucas Fleche | Physio | First team | 35 | France |  |
| Marion Guittet | Physio | First team | 41 | - |  |
| Nicolas Ancillon | Physio | First team | 49 | France | - |
| Simon Dickie | Physio | First team | 43 | New Zealand |  |
| Victor Oswald | Physio | First team | 32 | France | |
| Eric Moerckel | Physio | Under-19s | 63 | France | - |
| Erik Kaiser | Physio | Reserves | 34 | France | - |
| Mathieu Roberjot | Physio | Reserves | 41 | France | - |
| Derrick Bonsu | Sports scientist | First team | 35 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Bouafia | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Algeria | - |
| Laurent Oberlé | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | France | - |
| René Charnet | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | France | - |
| Samir Chamma | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | France |  |
| Maxime Duplaa | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | France | - |
| Morgan Caveriviere | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | France |  |
| Raphaël Goarin | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | France | - |
| Ryan Maddra | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | England |  |
| Baptiste Fouqué | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 27 | France | - |
| Samir Guendouz | Performance analyst | Reserves | 38 | France | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal De Maesschalk | Technical director | 52 | Belgium |  |
| François Keller | Head of youth development | 51 | France | - |
| Morgan Schneiderlin | Loan manager | 35 | France | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns RC Strasbourg Alsace and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Keller | Chair | 57 | France | - |
| Alain Plet | Managing director | 60 | France | - |
| David Weir | Director | 55 | Scotland |  |
| Kader Mangane | Director | 42 | Senegal | - |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 1 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
RC Strasbourg Alsace's list is the 9th 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.
RC Strasbourg Alsace against the Ligue 1, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | RC STRASBOURG ALSACE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 13 | 11 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 9 | 16 | |
| Football management | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 9 |  |
Backrooms the size of RC Strasbourg Alsace's, in every league
RC Strasbourg Alsace's 45 names make the joint 121st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 121 |  | Bundesliga | 45 |
| 131 |  | La Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Bundesliga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 | Club Atlético Tigre | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 44 |
| 131 |  | Belgian Pro League | 44 |
| 131 |  | Eredivisie | 44 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Superleague Greece | 43 |
Where RC Strasbourg Alsace's staff come from
8 nationalities across the 44 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 31 of the 44, 70%. The median age is 42. The oldest is François Pietra, club doctor, at 65, and the youngest Maxime Duplaa, performance analyst, at 24. 19 members of staff came from another club, most often Stade de Reims (2).
Where RC Strasbourg Alsace's former staff work now
On RC Strasbourg Alsace's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Benoît Tavenot | Manager |  |
| Julien Stéphan | Manager |  |
| Stéphane Cassard | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Jean-Yves Hours | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Arthur Hochedé | Fitness coach | Red Star FC |
| Florian Bailleux | Fitness coach |  |
| Guillaume Jahier | Fitness coach |  |
| Bruno Paterno | Scout | |
| Nicolas Di Fraya | Scout | |
| Antoine Confesson | Performance analyst |  |
| Rudy Cuni | Performance analyst | |
| David Ducourtioux | Head of youth development | |
| Grégory Dupont | Director | Red Star FC |
| Loïc Désiré | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is RC Strasbourg Alsace's manager?
Gary O'Neil is the RC Strasbourg Alsace first-team manager, aged 42. Filipe Coelho, Jean-Marc Kuentz, Neil Critchley and Tim Jenkins are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at RC Strasbourg Alsace?
Sébastien Gimenez coaches the RC Strasbourg Alsace first-team goalkeepers.
Who is RC Strasbourg Alsace's technical director?
Pascal De Maesschalk is technical director at RC Strasbourg Alsace.
How many backroom staff do RC Strasbourg Alsace have?
We hold the names of 45 people on RC Strasbourg Alsace's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 13 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 9th 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 121st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what RC Strasbourg Alsace pays its squad, see RC Strasbourg Alsace player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Gary O'Neil. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 1 wages.