FC Sochaux-Montbéliard backroom staff
We hold the names of 34 people on FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Vincent Hognon manages the first team, with Franck Azzopardi and Tony Mauricio as assistant managers. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's is the 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Hognon | Manager | First team | 50 | France |  |
| Pierre-Alain Frau | Manager | Under-19s | 45 | France | - |
| Sylvain Monsoreau | Manager | Reserves | 44 | France | - |
| Franck Azzopardi | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | France |  |
| Tony Mauricio | Assistant manager | First team | 31 | France | - |
| Eric Hély | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 60 | France |  |
| Gérard Gnanhouan | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Ivory Coast |  |
| Jean-Luc Aubert | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 51 | France |  |
| Gérémy Gauberti | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | France | - |
| Nicolas Baup | Fitness coach | First team | 37 | France |  |
| Hugo Masson | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 27 | France | |
| Cédric Vitali | Fitness coach | Reserves | 29 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noël Grandperrin | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | France | - |
| Jacky Maillot | Club doctor | First team | 64 | France | |
| Eric Tissot | Club doctor | Reserves | 59 | France | - |
| Gérard Calmelet | Head physio | Club-wide | 63 | France | - |
| David Laga | Physio | First team | 55 | France | - |
| Denis Klingelschmitt | Physio | First team | 63 | France | - |
| Frédéric Talbi | Physio | First team | 64 | France | - |
| Gaëtan Papin | Physio | First team | 54 | France | - |
| Baptiste Courtois | Physio | Reserves | 27 | France | - |
| Xavier Schmidt | Physio | Reserves | 27 | France | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téo Duminy | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | France |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickaël Isabey | Head of youth development | 50 | France | |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Nardis | Chair | 53 | France | - |
| Clément Calvez | Managing director | 44 | France | - |
| Baptiste Vautherin | Director | 43 | France | - |
| Bartolino Nardis | Director | 79 | France | - |
| Gérald Maradan | Director | 51 | France | - |
| Julien Cordonnier | Director | 45 | France |  |
| Mathieu Triclot | Director | 48 | France | - |
| Mikaël Largot | Director | 36 | France | - |
| Pascal Groll | Director | 61 | France | - |
| Xavier Thévenot | Director | 60 | France | - |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 2 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's list is the 5th 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 Sochaux-Montbéliard against the Ligue 2, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 11 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 4 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's, in every league
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's 34 names make the joint 254th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 242 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 35 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | National League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | Fagiano Okayama | J1 League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ligue 1 | 34 |
| 254 | | Ligue 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | Championship | 34 |
| 254 | Motor Lublin | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatian First League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | La Liga 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
Where FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's former staff work now
On FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Boumnijel | Assistant manager | Al-Hazem Saudi Club |
| Kévin Boquet | Assistant manager |  |
| Brice Morin | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Zakaria Alaoui | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Sandy Guichard | Fitness coach |  |
| Florian Fosset | Fitness coach |  |
| Emmanuel Vallance | Head of sports science |  |
| Quentin Hequet | Head performance analyst |  |
| Ilja Kaenzig | Chair |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's manager?
Vincent Hognon is the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard first-team manager, aged 50. Franck Azzopardi and Tony Mauricio are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard?
Gérard Gnanhouan coaches the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's head physio?
Gérard Calmelet is head physio at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
How many backroom staff do FC Sochaux-Montbéliard have?
We hold the names of 34 people on FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 5th 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 254th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Sochaux-Montbéliard pays its squad, see FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 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.