AS Saint-Étienne backroom staff
We hold the names of 46 people on AS Saint-Étienne's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Philippe Montanier manages the first team, with Stéphane Lièvre as assistant manager. AS Saint-Étienne's is the longest staff list of the 20 Ligue 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Montanier | Manager | First team | 60 | France |  |
| Frédéric Dugand | Manager | Under-19s | 51 | France | - |
| Sylvain Gibert | Manager | Reserves | 39 | France | - |
| Stéphane Lièvre | Assistant manager | First team | 52 | France |  |
| Jordan Montet | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 26 | France | - |
| Ilan | Coach | First team | 44 | Brazil | - |
| Romain Hamouma | Coach | Reserves | 38 | France | - |
| Jean-François Bédénik | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | France | - |
| Haidar Al-Shaïbani | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 41 | Canada | - |
| Ben Smalley | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | England |  |
| Calum Daley | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Paolo Gaudino | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Italy |  |
| Philippe Djo Petitjean | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | France | - |
| Alessandro Zambelli | Fitness coach | Reserves | 31 | France | - |
| Clément Laxenaire | Fitness coach | Reserves | 33 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarak Bouzaabia | Club doctor | First team | 62 | France | - |
| Caroline Perrin | Club doctor | Reserves | 40 | - | - |
| Claude Darget-Lacoste | Club doctor | Reserves | 55 | France | - |
| Hubert Largeron | Head physio | Club-wide | 60 | France | - |
| Laurent Bensadi | Physio | First team | 50 | France | - |
| Matthieu Rachet | Physio | First team | 39 | France | - |
| Pierre-Luc Guichard | Physio | First team | 35 | France | - |
| Rúben Pacheco | Physio | First team | 37 | Portugal |  |
| Thomas Bernier | Physio | First team | 30 | France | - |
| Thibaut Lombard | Physio | Reserves | 37 | France | - |
| Donough Holohan | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 58 | Ireland |  |
| Thierry Cotte | Sports scientist | First team | 51 | France | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Lousberg | Chief scout | Club-wide | 27 | Belgium | - |
| Anthony Gillot | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | France |  |
| Fred Ferreira | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Portugal | - |
| Gaëtan Laclef | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | France | - |
| Gérard Fernandez | Scout | Club-wide | 77 | France | - |
| Guillaume Leleu | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | France | - |
| Hamdane Karouni | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | France | - |
| Jean Costa | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | France | |
| Pedro Ferreirinha | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Uli Schier | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Germany | - |
| Jacob Newman | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England |  |
| Petar Vuk Novaković | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 24 | Serbia | - |
| Sonny Vitulli | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | France | - |
| Romain Marée | Performance analyst | Reserves | 27 | France | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Huard | Head of youth development | 51 | France |
Owners and directors
Who owns AS Saint-Étienne and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Tanenbaum | Owner | 80 | Canada | - |
| Ivan Gazidis | Chair | 60 | South Africa |  |
| Jean-Francois Soucasse | Managing director | 52 | France | |
| Loïc Perrin | Director | 39 | France | - |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 2 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AS Saint-Étienne's list is the longest of the 20, against a median of 27 across the division. Rodez Aveyron Football names the fewest, 15.
AS Saint-Étienne against the Ligue 2, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AS SAINT-ÉTIENNE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 11 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 6 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 14 | 5 | 14 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of AS Saint-Étienne's, in every league
AS Saint-Étienne's 46 names make the joint 114th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Primeira Liga | 47 |
| 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 |
Where AS Saint-Étienne's staff come from
11 nationalities across the 45 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 30 of the 45, 67%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Larry Tanenbaum, owner, at 80, and the youngest Petar Vuk Novaković, recruitment analyst, at 24. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often Stade Lavallois MFC (2).
Where AS Saint-Étienne's former staff work now
On AS Saint-Étienne's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Christophe Galtier | Manager | Neom Sports Club |
| Claude Puel | Manager | |
| Alain Arroyo | Assistant manager |  |
| Kévin Boquet | Assistant manager | |
| Fabrice Grange | Goalkeeping coach | Neom Sports Club |
| Baptiste Hamid | Fitness coach | |
| Sébastien Sangnier | Fitness coach |  |
| Romain Barq | Scout |  |
| César Arghirudis | Head performance analyst | |
| Julien Sablé | Head of youth development | |
| David Wantier | Director |  |
| Julien Cordonnier | Director | |
| Luís de Sousa | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is AS Saint-Étienne's manager?
Philippe Montanier is the AS Saint-Étienne first-team manager, aged 60. Stéphane Lièvre is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AS Saint-Étienne?
Jean-François Bédénik coaches the AS Saint-Étienne first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AS Saint-Étienne's head physio?
Hubert Largeron is head physio at AS Saint-Étienne.
Who is AS Saint-Étienne's chief scout?
Alexandre Lousberg is chief scout at AS Saint-Étienne.
How many backroom staff do AS Saint-Étienne have?
We hold the names of 46 people on AS Saint-Étienne's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 14 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the longest list of the 20 Ligue 2 clubs we hold, against a median of 27. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 114th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AS Saint-Étienne pays its squad, see AS Saint-Étienne player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Philippe Montanier. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 2 wages.