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Christian Ilzer salary
Christian Ilzer earns £27,000 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - £1,404,000 a year. That is the 9th best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £27,000
YEARLY £1.4m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim squad is paid £731k a week between them.
Wage by season
Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | £27,000 | £1.4m | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 47 |
| 2024/25 | £28,000 | £1.5m | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 47 |
| 2020/21 | £6,400 | £333k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 43 |
| 2019/20 | £5,400 | £281k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 41 |
| 2018/19 | £5,400 | £281k | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | 40 |
| 2017/18 | £5,400 | £281k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 39 |
Coaching staff at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
20 of the 26 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Andreas Schicker | Director |
| Paul Pajduch | Technical Director |
| Frank Kramer | Head of Youth Development |
| Marjan Petković | GK Coach |
| Dominik Deutschl | Assistant Manager |
| Uwe Hölzl | Assistant Manager |
| Peter Geigle | Head Physio |
| Timo Gross | Head Performance Analyst |
| Moritz Volz | Coach |
| Christian Weigl | Fitness Coach |
| Marco Angeler | Fitness Coach |
| Martin Seiler | Fitness Coach |
| Philipp Lussi | Fitness Coach |
| Matthias Güldner | Performance Analyst |
| Niklas Hagenhoff | Performance Analyst |
| Christian Neitzert | Physio |
| Sören Johannsen | Physio |
| Alfred Schön | Scout |
| Andreas Ludwig | Scout |
| Hans-Martin Kleitsch | Scout |
Where the backroom money goes at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | £1.2m |
| Scouting and analysis | 11 | £781k |
| Other staff | 6 | £3.9m |
| All staff | 26 | £5.9m |
What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
The median weekly wage for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 14 | £31,500 |
| Technical Director | 13 | £16,000 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | £6,900 |
| GK Coach | 18 | £4,250 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | £4,050 |
| Head Physio | 10 | £3,400 |
| Head Performance Analyst | 8 | £2,900 |
| Coach | 13 | £2,600 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | £2,150 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | £1,900 |
| Physio | 59 | £1,300 |
| Scout | 148 | £916 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Christian Ilzer earns £27,000 a week managing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - £1,404,000 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?
No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.