FC Nantes backroom staff
We hold the names of 32 people on FC Nantes's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Vahid Halilhodzic manages the first team, with Patrick Collot as assistant manager. FC Nantes's is the 6th 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, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vahid Halilhodzic | Manager | First team | 72 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - |
| Stéphane Moreau | Manager | Under-19s | 54 | France |  |
| Stéphane Ziani | Manager | Reserves | 53 | France | - |
| Patrick Collot | Assistant manager | First team | 58 | France |  |
| Olivier Bonnes | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 35 | Niger | - |
| Steeve Albert | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | France | - |
| Faouzi Amzal | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 53 | France | Red Star FC |
| Adrien Mottais | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 49 | France | - |
| Gilles Marambaud | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | France |  |
| Steve Marie | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 34 | France | - |
| Julien Le Pape | Fitness coach | Reserves | 54 | France | - |
| Nicolas Delieutraz | Fitness coach | Reserves | 42 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Salaün | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | - |
| Adrien Verger | Physio | First team | 30 | France |
| Etienne Tourolle | Physio | First team | 41 | France |
| Julien Monteillet | Physio | First team | 48 | France |
| Léran Pierin | Physio | First team | 33 | France |
| Nicolas-Pierre Bernot | Physio | First team | 41 | France |
| Philippe Chantebel | Physio | First team | 65 | France |
| Erwan Le Gargasson | Physio | Under-19s | 39 | France |
| Daniel Besnard | Physio | Reserves | 65 | France |
| Jean-Philippe Cadu | Sports scientist | First team | 39 | France |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Ambroziewicz | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | France | - |
| Guillaume Mulak | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | France |  |
| Robin Freneau | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | France | - |
| Tristan Garreau | Performance analyst | Reserves | 30 | France | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Fénillat | Head of youth development | 46 | France |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Nantes and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Ligue 2 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Nantes's list is the 6th longest of the 20, against a median of 27 across the division. AS Saint-Étienne names the most, 46. Rodez Aveyron Football names the fewest, 15.
FC Nantes against the Ligue 2, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC NANTES | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 11 | 15 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 4 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of FC Nantes's, in every league
FC Nantes's 32 names make the joint 292nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | Rosenborg BK | Eliteserien | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | League One | 33 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Championship | 32 |
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 292 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Primeira Liga | 32 |
| 292 |  | J1 League | 32 |
| 292 | | Ligue 2 | 32 |
| 292 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Eliteserien | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
| 292 |  | League One | 32 |
| 292 | Lommel SK | Belgian Pro League | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | La Liga 2 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
Where FC Nantes's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 28 of the 31, 90%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Jacky Soulard, director, at 75, and the youngest Adrien Verger, physio, at 30. 5 members of staff came from another club.
Where FC Nantes's former staff work now
On FC Nantes's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Kombouaré | Manager |  |
| Sérgio Conceição | Manager |  |
| Siramana Dembélé | Assistant manager | |
| Toru Ota | Coach | |
| Diamantino Figueiredo | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Johan Albert | Goalkeeping coach | Forge Football Club |
| Paolo Orlandoni | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Alexandre Farhi | Fitness coach |  |
| Michel Dufour | Fitness coach | |
| Florent Danieli | Physio |  |
| Rui Santos | Head of sports science |  |
| Jean-Christophe Cesto | Scout |  |
| Claudio Ranieri | Technical director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Nantes's manager?
Vahid Halilhodzic is the FC Nantes first-team manager, aged 72. Patrick Collot is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Nantes?
Faouzi Amzal coaches the FC Nantes first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do FC Nantes have?
We hold the names of 32 people on FC Nantes's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 6th 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 292nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Nantes pays its squad, see FC Nantes player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 2 wages.