Portland Timbers backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Portland Timbers's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Phil Neville manages the first team, with Liam Ridgewell as assistant manager. Portland Timbers's is the joint 7th longest staff list of the 29 Major League Soccer clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Neville | Manager | First team | 48 | England |  |
| Liam Ridgewell | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | England |  |
| Dave van den Bergh | Coach | First team | 49 | Netherlands |  |
| Shannon Murray | Coach | First team | 54 | United States | - |
| Guillermo Valencia | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Colombia | - |
| Nick Milonas | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Canada | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lombardo | Head physio | Club-wide | 44 | United States |  |
| Taichi Kitagawa | Physio | First team | 44 | United States | - |
| Matthew Weston | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 43 | United States | - |
| Hayden Maliska | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | United States | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacho Leblic | Chief scout | Club-wide | 27 | Spain | - |
| Trent Hamilton | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | United States | - |
| Miguel Motolongo | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 35 | United States | |
| Alec Scott | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | England | |
| Connor Ceballos | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | United States | |
| Hrishikesh Dabir | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | India | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dodd | Technical director | 40 | England |  |
| Rob Zahl | Head of youth development | 50 | United States | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Portland Timbers and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Major League Soccer club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Portland Timbers's list is the joint 7th longest of the 29, against a median of 21 across the division. Inter Miami CF names the most, 28. Orlando City SC names the fewest, 14.
Portland Timbers against the Major League Soccer, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PORTLAND TIMBERS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 7 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 3 | 5 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Portland Timbers's, in every league
Portland Timbers's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 483 |  | National League | 23 |
| 483 | GKS Katowice | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | Ligue 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 23 |
| 483 | | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 | Radomiak Radom | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga | 23 |
| 483 | Royal Football Club de Liège | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | - | 23 |
| 512 |  | League One | 22 |
| 512 |  | La Liga 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Ligue 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
Where Portland Timbers's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 22 staff whose nationality we hold
United States supplies 13 of the 22, 59%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Shannon Murray, coach, at 54, and the youngest Hrishikesh Dabir, performance analyst, at 26. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Inter Miami CF (4).
Where Portland Timbers's former staff work now
On Portland Timbers's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Knowles | Manager | |
| Miles Joseph | Assistant manager | Charlotte Football Club |
| Adin Brown | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Rohan Sachdev | Performance analyst | Charlotte Football Club |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Portland Timbers's manager?
Phil Neville is the Portland Timbers first-team manager, aged 48. Liam Ridgewell is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Portland Timbers?
Guillermo Valencia coaches the Portland Timbers first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Portland Timbers's head physio?
Paul Lombardo is head physio at Portland Timbers.
Who is Portland Timbers's chief scout?
Nacho Leblic is chief scout at Portland Timbers.
Who is Portland Timbers's technical director?
Jack Dodd is technical director at Portland Timbers.
How many backroom staff do Portland Timbers have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Portland Timbers's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 7th longest list of the 29 Major League Soccer clubs we hold, against a median of 21. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Portland Timbers pays its squad, see Portland Timbers player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Major League Soccer wages.