Chelsea backroom staff
We hold the names of 100 people on Chelsea's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Liam Rosenior manages the first team, with Justin Walker as assistant manager. Chelsea's is the 2nd longest staff list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 25 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Rosenior | Manager | First team | 41 | England |  |
| Harry Hudson | Manager | Under-21s | 35 | England | - |
| Dan Hogan | Manager | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
| Justin Walker | Assistant manager | First team | 49 | England | |
| James Simmonds | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 37 | Ireland | - |
| Frazer Robertson | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 44 | Scotland |  |
| Calum McFarlane | Coach | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Kalifa Cissé | Coach | First team | 41 | Mali |  |
| Andy Boughey | Coach | Under-21s | 33 | England | - |
| Andy Ross | Coach | Under-21s | 42 | England | - |
| Jack Mesure | Coach | Under-21s | 37 | England |  |
| John Terry | Coach | Under-21s | 44 | England |  |
| Glenn van der Kraan | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Netherlands | - |
| Bernardo Cueva | Set-piece coach | First team | 49 | Mexico |  |
| Ben Roberts | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | England |  |
| Casper Ankergren | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Denmark |  |
| David Martin | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 39 | England |  |
| James Russell | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 37 | Ireland | - |
| Jake Askew | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 23 | England | - |
| Elliot Ferguson-Dillon | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Peter Burridge | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Sam Bowhay | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | England | - |
| Tiago Vaz | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Portugal |  |
| Danny Torpey | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 37 | England | - |
| Jack Baxter | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 36 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Roberts | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 57 | South Africa |  |
| Stephen Lewis | Club doctor | First team | 40 | England |  |
| Daire Rooney | Club doctor | Under-21s | 29 | Northern Ireland | - |
| Bryce Cavanagh | Head physio | Club-wide | 48 | Australia | - |
| Ben Macdonald | Physio | First team | 45 | England |  |
| Ed Richmond | Physio | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Fearghal Kerin | Physio | First team | 49 | Ireland | - |
| Martin Baker | Physio | First team | 41 | England | - |
| Stuart Vaughan | Physio | First team | 47 | England | - |
| Ed Clarke | Physio | Under-21s | 40 | England | - |
| Paolo Perna | Physio | Under-21s | 36 | Italy | |
| Elliot Piggott-Smith | Physio | Under-18s | 35 | England | |
| James Mullix | Physio | Under-18s | 39 | England | - |
| Jorge Terra | Physio | Under-18s | 44 | Portugal | - |
| Nick Chadd | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 40 | England | |
| Chris Searle | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | England | - |
| Rich Akenhead | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | England | - |
| Tom Taylor | Sports scientist | First team | 34 | England |  |
| Jack Christopher | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 34 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 43 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Shields | Chief scout | Club-wide | 38 | England |  |
| Alex Garcev | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Alysson Marins | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Brazil |  |
| Andy Cousins | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Ireland |  |
| Billy Clarke | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Ireland | |
| Bruno Saint-André | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | France | - |
| Carlo Cudicini | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Italy | - |
| Claudio Damiani | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Italy |  |
| Daniel Orozco | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Spain | - |
| Dave Fallows | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | England |  |
| David Wilson | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | England | - |
| Delroy Ebanks | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | England | - |
| Ed Brand | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | England |  |
| Hassan Sulaiman | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Ismael Poveda | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Spain |  |
| Jeremy Leyde | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Joe Dudgeon | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Karou Calamy | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Norway | - |
| Ross Turnbull | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | England | Hartlepool United |
| Ruben Sammut | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | Scotland |  |
| Sam Jewell | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England | |
| Seyi Olofinjana | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Nigeria | |
| Stewart Thompson | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | England | |
| Tom Taiwo | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Huxley Barnacle-Best | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England |  |
| Mark Dass | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| Sam Tuohy | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England |  |
| Woody Dewar | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England | |
| Ben Warner | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | England | |
| Christy Fenwick | Performance analyst | First team | 45 | England | - |
| Francisco Sueiro Ramírez | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Spain | - |
| Javier Fernández | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Venezuela | - |
| Josh Harfoot | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Wales |  |
| Matt Hallam | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Max Vogelsang-Szczupak | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | England | - |
| Samuel Stevens | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Tom King | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | England | - |
| Adam Keep | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 24 | England | - |
| Jack Hall-Martinez | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 26 | England | |
| Jamie Sellers | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 26 | England | - |
| Joe Hussey | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 35 | England | - |
| Tom Mallett | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 26 | England | - |
| Patrick Harvey | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 32 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Stewart | Technical director | 39 | England |  |
| Jack Francis | Head of youth development | 36 | England | - |
| Josh Marsh | Loan manager | 33 | Wales |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Chelsea and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Boehly | Chair | 51 | United States | - |
| Barbara Charone | Director | 72 | - | - |
| Behdad Eghbali | Director | 49 | United States | - |
| Daniel Finkelstein | Director | 62 | England | - |
| Hansjörg Wyss | Director | 89 | Switzerland | - |
| James Pade | Director | 41 | United States | - |
| Jonathan Goldstein | Director | 59 | England | - |
| José E. Feliciano | Director | 51 | United States | - |
| Mark Walter | Director | 64 | United States | - |
| Paul Winstanley | Director | 46 | England | |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Chelsea's list is the 2nd longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Chelsea against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CHELSEA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 25 | 18 | 25 | |
| Medical and sports science | 19 | 14 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 43 | 23 | 49 | |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 7 | 18 |  |
Backrooms the size of Chelsea's, in every league
Chelsea's 100 names make the 2nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Premier League | 101 |
| 2 | | Premier League | 100 |
| 3 |  | Serie A | 86 |
| 4 | | Premier League | 85 |
| 5 |  | Premier League | 84 |
| 6 |  | Super Liga | 83 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 9 |  | Serie A | 79 |
| 10 |  | Premier League | 78 |
| 11 | | Premier League | 75 |
| 12 |  | Serie A | 72 |
| 12 |  | Eredivisie | 72 |
| 14 |  | Bundesliga | 71 |
| 15 |  | Serie A | 70 |
| 16 | | Premier League | 69 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 17 |  | Eredivisie | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie B | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 21 |  | Serie B | 67 |
Where Chelsea's staff come from
21 nationalities across the 99 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 63 of the 99, 64%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Hansjörg Wyss, director, at 89, and the youngest Jake Askew, goalkeeping coach, at 23. 47 members of staff came from another club, most often Hull City (4).
Where Chelsea's former staff work now
On Chelsea's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 45 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Chelsea's manager?
Liam Rosenior is the Chelsea first-team manager, aged 41. Justin Walker is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Chelsea?
Ben Roberts and Casper Ankergren coach the Chelsea first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Chelsea's head physio?
Bryce Cavanagh is head physio at Chelsea.
Who is Chelsea's chief scout?
Joe Shields is chief scout at Chelsea.
Who is Chelsea's technical director?
Laurence Stewart is technical director at Chelsea.
How many backroom staff do Chelsea have?
We hold the names of 100 people on Chelsea's staff for 2025/26: 25 in coaching, 19 in medical and sports science, 43 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 2nd longest list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 60. Across every league we hold, that list is the 2nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Chelsea pays its squad, see Chelsea player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Liam Rosenior. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.