Leeds United backroom staff
We hold the names of 43 people on Leeds United's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Daniel Farke manages the first team, with Eddie Riemer as assistant manager. Leeds United's is the 19th 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, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Farke | Manager | First team | 48 | Germany |  |
| Scott Gardner | Manager | Under-21s | 37 | England | - |
| Rob Etherington | Manager | Under-18s | 33 | England | - |
| Eddie Riemer | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Germany | |
| Michał Pujdak | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 40 | Poland | - |
| Christopher John | Coach | First team | 36 | Germany | |
| Aaron Lennon | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | England | - |
| Jonny Howson | Player-coach | Under-21s | 37 | England | - |
| Ed Wootten | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | England |  |
| Tom Turner | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 32 | England |  |
| Paraskevas Polychronopoulos | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Greece |  |
| Rubén Crespo | Fitness coach | First team | 39 | Spain |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Dhand | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 34 | England | - |
| Michael Cooke | Club doctor | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Henry McStay | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | Ireland | - |
| Daryl Carter | Physio | First team | 46 | England | - |
| Will Atton | Physio | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Ian Kirkpatrick | Physio | Under-21s | 44 | England |  |
| Tom Robinson | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Conall Arnold | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 25 | England |  |
| Adam Kerr | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 41 | England |  |
| Mark Pease | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 40 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Davies | Chief scout | Club-wide | 41 | England | - |
| Chris Trotter | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | England | Hartlepool United before that Rotherham United |
| Craig Johnson | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Dorian Dervite | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | France | - |
| Guy Ipoua | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Cameroon |  |
| James Robertson | Scout | Club-wide | 72 | England | - |
| Scott Greenwood | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | England | - |
| Callum Cooke | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England | |
| Josh Hobbs | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 33 | England | - |
| Konstantinos Michail | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | Cyprus | - |
| Chris Domogalla | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 39 | Germany | |
| Aaron Dagger | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Pete McLeod | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 32 | England |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Taylor | Loan manager | 38 | England |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Leeds United and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraag Marathe | Chair | 48 | United States |
| Robbie Evans | Managing director | 39 | United States |
| Adam Underwood | Director | 44 | England |
| Andrew Schwartzberg | Director | 52 | United States |
| Eugene Schneur | Director | 53 | United States |
| Peter Lowy | Director | 66 | United States |
| Peter McCormick | Director | 73 | England |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Leeds United's list is the 19th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Leeds United against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | LEEDS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 18 | 25 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 13 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 7 | 18 |  |
Backrooms the size of Leeds United's, in every league
Leeds United's 43 names make the joint 138th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Superleague Greece | 43 |
| 138 |  | La Liga 2 | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Russian Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 | | Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ekstraklasa | 43 |
| 138 | SC Cambuur | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ligue 1 | 43 |
| 153 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | Serie B | 42 |
| 153 |  | Championship | 42 |
| 153 |  | Super Liga | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Serie A | 42 |
| 153 | NK Osijek | Croatian First League | 42 |
Where Leeds United's staff come from
10 nationalities across the 43 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 27 of the 43, 63%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Peter McCormick, director, at 73, and the youngest Conall Arnold, sports scientist, at 25. 18 members of staff came from another club, most often Borussia Mönchengladbach (4).
Where Leeds United's former staff work now
On Leeds United's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 32 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Leeds United's manager?
Daniel Farke is the Leeds United first-team manager, aged 48. Eddie Riemer is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Leeds United?
Ed Wootten coaches the Leeds United first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Leeds United's head physio?
Henry McStay is head physio at Leeds United.
Who is Leeds United's chief scout?
Alex Davies is chief scout at Leeds United.
How many backroom staff do Leeds United have?
We hold the names of 43 people on Leeds United's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 13 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 19th 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 138th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Leeds United pays its squad, see Leeds United player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Daniel Farke. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.