Stade de Reims backroom staff
We hold the names of 42 people on Stade de Reims's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Karel Geraerts manages the first team, with Samba Diawara and Tim Smolders as assistant managers. Stade de Reims's is the 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Geraerts | Manager | First team | 43 | Belgium |  |
| Thomas Berlette | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | France | - |
| Anthony Weber | Manager | Reserves | 38 | France | - |
| Samba Diawara | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | Mali |  |
| Tim Smolders | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Belgium | |
| Mauro Sardelli | Assistant manager | Reserves | 46 | Italy |  |
| Antoine Menet | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | France | - |
| Thomas Trochut | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | France | - |
| Ghislain Chauray | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 53 | France |  |
| Jérémy Dumesnil | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 39 | France |  |
| Baptiste Hamid | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | France |  |
| Etienne Clerc | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | France |  |
| Jérémie Molton | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | France |  |
| Thomas Mathieu | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 43 | France | - |
| François Dumanche | Fitness coach | Reserves | 28 | France |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viviane Pailler | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 35 | - | - |
| Isabelle Giannetta | Club doctor | Reserves | 59 | - | - |
| Guillaume Lapasserie | Head physio | Club-wide | 38 | France | |
| Antoine Jarrige | Physio | First team | 29 | France | - |
| Maxime Dufresne | Physio | First team | 28 | France | |
| Romain Marteau | Physio | First team | 44 | France | - |
| Antoine Vaspard | Physio | Under-19s | 24 | France | - |
| Antonin Jean | Physio | Under-19s | 28 | France | - |
| Branis Nekhouf | Physio | Reserves | 25 | France | - |
| Thibaut Reboul | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | France | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elie Tharcisius Badiane | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | France |
| Florent Aithocine | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | France |
| Mehdi Ouadah | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | France |
| Yacouba Diaby | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | Mali |
| Adrien Mahy | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | France |
| Illies Lebrun | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | France |
| Tom Ripert | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | France |
| Mathis Tetart | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 26 | France |
| Maxime Droma | Performance analyst | Reserves | 23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franck Chalençon | Technical director | 48 | France | - |
| Yann Kombouaré | Loan manager | 41 | France |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Stade de Reims and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Caillot | Chair | 64 | France |
| Mathieu Lacour | Managing director | 42 | France |
| Boris Luce | Director | 37 | France |
| Didier Perrin | Director | 68 | France |
| Fabrice Harvey | Director | 60 | France |
| Pol-Edouard Caillot | Director | 31 | France |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 2 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Stade de Reims's list is the 2nd 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.
Stade de Reims against the Ligue 2, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | STADE DE REIMS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 11 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 4 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Stade de Reims's, in every league
Stade de Reims's 42 names make the joint 153rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | SC Cambuur | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ligue 1 | 43 |
| 153 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | Serie B | 42 |
| 153 |  | Championship | 42 |
| 153 |  | Super Liga | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Serie A | 42 |
| 153 | NK Osijek | Croatian First League | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 | | Ligue 2 | 42 |
| 153 | U.S. Avellino 1912 | Serie B | 42 |
| 162 |  | Bundesliga | 41 |
| 162 |  | J1 League | 41 |
| 162 |  | Liga MX | 41 |
| 162 |  | La Liga | 41 |
| 162 |  | - | 41 |
| 162 |  | Superleague Greece | 41 |
| 162 |  | Primeira Liga | 41 |
| 162 | S.S. Arezzo | Serie B | 41 |
| 162 |  | - | 41 |
Where Stade de Reims's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 40 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 35 of the 40, 88%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Didier Perrin, director, at 68, and the youngest Maxime Droma, performance analyst, at 23. 13 members of staff came from another club, most often ESTAC Troyes (3).
Where Stade de Reims's former staff work now
On Stade de Reims's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Franck Rizzetto | Manager |  |
| Stéphane Dumont | Manager | |
| Christophe Raymond | Manager |  |
| Mickaël D'Amore | Manager | |
| Johann Ramaré | Assistant manager |  |
| Nicolas Still | Assistant manager |  |
| Fabien Bardet | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Sébastien Hamel | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Ghislain Dubois | Fitness coach | |
| Stéphane Caterina | Fitness coach |  |
| Boris Heid | Club doctor |  |
| Loïc Schwartze | Physio |  |
| Victor Oswald | Physio | |
| Paul Molina | Physio |  |
| Benjamin Lebrun | Head of sports science | |
| Enzo Djebali | Scout |  |
| Quentin Hequet | Head performance analyst | |
| Laurent Bessière | Performance analyst | |
| Yannick Menu | Head of youth development | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Stade de Reims's manager?
Karel Geraerts is the Stade de Reims first-team manager, aged 43. Samba Diawara and Tim Smolders are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Stade de Reims?
Thomas Trochut coaches the Stade de Reims first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Stade de Reims's head physio?
Guillaume Lapasserie is head physio at Stade de Reims.
Who is Stade de Reims's technical director?
Franck Chalençon is technical director at Stade de Reims.
How many backroom staff do Stade de Reims have?
We hold the names of 42 people on Stade de Reims's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 2nd 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 153rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Stade de Reims pays its squad, see Stade de Reims player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Karel Geraerts. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 2 wages.