San Diego Football Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 21 people on San Diego Football Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Mikey Varas manages the first team, with Frank Hjortebjerg as assistant manager. San Diego Football Club's is the joint 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Varas | Manager | First team | 42 | United States |  |
| Frank Hjortebjerg | Assistant manager | First team | 37 | Denmark |  |
| Kelvin Jones | Coach | First team | 43 | United States |  |
| Luciano Fusco | Coach | First team | 48 | Argentina |  |
| Jason Grubb | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | England |  |
| Luke Jenkinson | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoeri Pegel | Head of sports science | 31 | Netherlands |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Prizant | Chief scout | Club-wide | 52 | United States |  |
| Anish Sharma | Scout | Club-wide | 23 | United States | - |
| Brian Cronin | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | United States | |
| Gabriel Farfan | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | United States | - |
| Justin Solomon | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Australia | - |
| Sean Howe | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | England | |
| Grant Rhines | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 26 | United States |  |
| Harry Jamieson | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Jack Radusin | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Wales |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Heiner-Møller | Technical director | 54 | Denmark |
Owners and directors
Who owns San Diego Football Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Vernon | Owner | 47 | England |  |
| Mohamed Mansour | Chair | 76 | Egypt | - |
| Tom Penn | Managing director | 51 | United States |  |
| Tyler Heaps | Director | 34 | United States |  |
Backroom staff at every Major League Soccer club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
San Diego Football Club's list is the joint 12th 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.
San Diego Football Club against the Major League Soccer, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SAN DIEGO FOOTBALL CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 7 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 1 | 3 | 5 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 9 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of San Diego Football Club's, in every league
San Diego Football Club's 21 names make the joint 538th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | Córdoba | La Liga 2 | 21 |
| 538 | FK Mladá Boleslav | Czech First League | 21 |
| 538 |  | - | 21 |
| 538 | Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | London City Lionesses Women | Women's Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | Primeira Liga | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 |  | Superleague Greece | 21 |
| 538 |  | League One | 21 |
| 538 | San Diego Football Club | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Sandefjord Fotball | Eliteserien | 21 |
| 538 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Eliteserien | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Shenzhen Peng City | Chinese Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | League Two | 21 |
| 538 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 21 |
| 538 | | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Viking FK | Eliteserien | 21 |
Where San Diego Football Club's staff come from
8 nationalities across the 21 staff whose nationality we hold
United States supplies 9 of the 21, 43%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Mohamed Mansour, chair, at 76, and the youngest Anish Sharma, scout, at 23. 15 members of staff came from another club, most often Austin FC (2).
Frequently asked questions
Who is San Diego Football Club's manager?
Mikey Varas is the San Diego Football Club first-team manager, aged 42. Frank Hjortebjerg is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at San Diego Football Club?
Jason Grubb coaches the San Diego Football Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is San Diego Football Club's chief scout?
Mark Prizant is chief scout at San Diego Football Club.
Who is San Diego Football Club's technical director?
Kenneth Heiner-Møller is technical director at San Diego Football Club.
How many backroom staff do San Diego Football Club have?
We hold the names of 21 people on San Diego Football Club's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 1 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 12th 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 538th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what San Diego Football Club pays its squad, see San Diego Football Club player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Mikey Varas. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Major League Soccer wages.