BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Niko Kovač salary
Niko Kovač earns £74,000 a week managing Borussia Dortmund - £3,848,000 a year. That is the 2nd best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £74,000
YEARLY £3.8m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The Borussia Dortmund squad is paid £1.7m 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 | £74,000 | £3.8m | Borussia Dortmund | 53 |
| 2024/25 | £34,000 | £1.8m | Borussia Dortmund | 53 |
Coaching staff at Borussia Dortmund
20 of the 35 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Kehl | Director |
| Laurent Busser | Chief Scout |
| Thomas Broich | Head of Youth Development |
| Jan Reckert | GK Coach |
| Matthias Kleinsteiber | GK Coach |
| Filip Tapalović | Assistant Manager |
| Robert Kovač | Assistant Manager |
| Kai-Norman Schulz | Head Performance Analyst |
| Dennis Morschel | Fitness Coach |
| Marcelo Martins | Fitness Coach |
| Frank Rutemöller | Performance Analyst |
| Mario Barić | Performance Analyst |
| Serdar Ayar | Performance Analyst |
| Steve Rands | Performance Analyst |
| Mathias Kolodziej | Sports Scientist |
| Bjarne Bürgel | Physio |
| Thorben Voeste | Physio |
| Bastian Schulz | Scout |
| Benjamin Frank | Scout |
| Sebastian Krug | Scout |
Where the backroom money goes at Borussia Dortmund
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | £2.8m |
| Coaching | 10 | £2.6m |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | £879k |
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 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | £7,700 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | £6,900 |
| GK Coach | 18 | £4,250 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | £4,050 |
| Head Performance Analyst | 8 | £2,900 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | £2,150 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | £1,900 |
| Sports Scientist | 11 | £1,900 |
| Physio | 59 | £1,300 |
| Scout | 148 | £916 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Niko Kovač earns £74,000 a week managing Borussia Dortmund - £3,848,000 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.