Hull City backroom staff
We hold the names of 52 people on Hull City's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Sergej Jakirović manages the first team, with Marko Salatović as assistant manager. Hull City's is the 14th 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, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergej Jakirović | Manager | First team | 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | GNK Dinamo Zagreb before that HNK Rijeka and HNK Gorica |
| Conor Sellars | Manager | Under-21s | 33 | England |  |
| Mark Beard | Manager | Under-18s | 50 | England |  |
| Marko Salatović | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb before that HNK Rijeka |
| Kemal Dagli | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 33 | Türkiye | - |
| Anđelo Roguljić | Coach | First team | 31 | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
| Andy Dawson | Coach | First team | 46 | England |  |
| Dean Holden | Coach | First team | 45 | England |  |
| Alex Ackerley | Coach | Under-21s | 34 | England |  |
| Erbil Bozkurt | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Chris Butt | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 27 | England |  |
| Ben Tempest | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Connor Gazzard | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | England |  |
| Marin Ivančić | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb before that HNK Rijeka and HNK Gorica |
| Kieran Smith | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 29 | England | - |
| Aaron Codd | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 36 | England | - |
| Harry Burton | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 23 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arindam Banerjee | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 46 | England | - |
| Vas Mani | Club doctor | Under-21s | 45 | England | - |
| Andrew Balderston | Head physio | Club-wide | 53 | England |  |
| Alan Peacham | Physio | First team | 46 | England | - |
| Daniel Burkinshaw | Physio | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Will Peers | Physio | First team | 30 | England | - |
| Hashim Ali | Physio | Under-21s | 26 | Iraq |  |
| Alex Moore | Physio | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
| Darren Mouatt | Physio | Under-18s | 44 | England | |
| Matthew Busby | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 37 | England |  |
| Jonathan Madden | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | England |  |
| Dave Wilson | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hodge | Chief scout | Club-wide | 66 | England |  |
| Batuhan Hakcıl | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Türkiye |  |
| Craig Effer | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | England | - |
| Dan Kelly | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | England |  |
| David Scott | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | England | - |
| Declan Mullen | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | England | - |
| Emyr Humphreys | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | England | |
| John McKnight | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Shaun Jenkins | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | England |  |
| Stuart White | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | England | |
| Dion Gibbs | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Danny Dispenza | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England | - |
| Joshua Marris | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Onur Zayim | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Türkiye | - |
| Craig Fairbairn | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 36 | England | - |
| Lee Wright | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 33 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Naylor | Head of youth development | 48 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Hull City and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acun Ilıcalı | Chair | 56 | Türkiye | - |
| Cem Avaroglu | Director | 38 | Türkiye | - |
| Ebru Atasav Tahranci | Director | 51 | - | - |
| Jared Dublin | Director | 33 | United States |  |
| Kerim Sayan | Director | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Mustafa Sait Yokeş | Director | 55 | Türkiye | - |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Hull City's list is the 14th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Hull City against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HULL CITY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 17 | 18 | 25 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
Backrooms the size of Hull City's, in every league
Hull City's 52 names make the joint 71st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 |  | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 | | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
Where Hull City's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 51 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 37 of the 51, 73%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Martin Hodge, chief scout, at 66, and the youngest Harry Burton, fitness coach, at 23. 25 members of staff came from another club, most often GNK Dinamo Zagreb (4).
Where Hull City's former staff work now
On Hull City's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 31 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Hull City's manager?
Sergej Jakirović is the Hull City first-team manager, aged 48. Marko Salatović is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Hull City?
Erbil Bozkurt coaches the Hull City first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Hull City's head physio?
Andrew Balderston is head physio at Hull City.
Who is Hull City's chief scout?
Martin Hodge is chief scout at Hull City.
How many backroom staff do Hull City have?
We hold the names of 52 people on Hull City's staff for 2025/26: 17 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 16 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 14th longest list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 60. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 71st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Hull City pays its squad, see Hull City player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Sergej Jakirović. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.