Sporting Kansas City backroom staff
We hold the names of 20 people on Sporting Kansas City's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Raphaël Wicky manages the first team, with Edu Rubio as assistant manager. Sporting Kansas City's is the joint 20th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphaël Wicky | Manager | First team | 48 | Switzerland |  |
| Edu Rubio | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | Spain |  |
| Dominic Kinnear | Coach | First team | 57 | United States |  |
| Roger Espinoza | Coach | First team | 38 | Honduras | - |
| Darrin MacLeod | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 31 | Canada | - |
| Alphonso Thompson | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | United States | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Andrews | Head physio | Club-wide | 39 | United States |  |
| Chris Wolbert | Physio | First team | 36 | United States | - |
| Joey Harty | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 34 | United States | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Peterson | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | United States | - |
| Rui Marques | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Portugal |  |
| Ash Wallace | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Burns | Technical director | 54 | United States |  |
| Declan Jogi | Head of youth development | 52 | Zimbabwe | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sporting Kansas City and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robb Heineman | Owner | 54 | United States | - |
| Jake Reid | Chair | 42 | United States | - |
| Cliff Illig | Director | 74 | United States | - |
| David Lee | Director | 50 | England |  |
| Greg Maday | Director | 60 | United States | - |
| Patrick Mahomes | Director | 29 | United States | - |
Backroom staff at every Major League Soccer club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sporting Kansas City's list is the joint 20th 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.
Sporting Kansas City against the Major League Soccer, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Sporting Kansas City's, in every league
Sporting Kansas City's 20 names make the joint 568th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 568 | | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Scottish Premiership | 20 |
| 568 | | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | League One | 20 |
| 568 | Qingdao Hainiu | Chinese Super League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Francs Borains | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Olympic Club Charleroi | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Ligue 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 20 |
| 568 | | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 597 | A.D. Ceuta F.C. | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Superleague Greece | 19 |
| 597 |  | Saudi Pro League | 19 |
| 597 | Altrincham | National League | 19 |
| 597 | Bohemians Praha 1905 | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 |  | League One | 19 |
| 597 |  | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Liga MX | 19 |
| 597 | Dalian Yingbo | Chinese Super League | 19 |
Where Sporting Kansas City's staff come from
8 nationalities across the 20 staff whose nationality we hold
United States supplies 12 of the 20, 60%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Cliff Illig, director, at 74, and the youngest Patrick Mahomes, director, at 29. 7 members of staff came from another club.
Where Sporting Kansas City's former staff work now
On Sporting Kansas City's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Iida | Head physio |  |
| Brian Bliss | Head of youth development |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sporting Kansas City's manager?
Raphaël Wicky is the Sporting Kansas City first-team manager, aged 48. Edu Rubio is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sporting Kansas City?
Darrin MacLeod coaches the Sporting Kansas City first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sporting Kansas City's head physio?
Kurt Andrews is head physio at Sporting Kansas City.
Who is Sporting Kansas City's technical director?
Mike Burns is technical director at Sporting Kansas City.
How many backroom staff do Sporting Kansas City have?
We hold the names of 20 people on Sporting Kansas City's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 20th 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 568th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sporting Kansas City pays its squad, see Sporting Kansas City player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Raphaël Wicky. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Major League Soccer wages.