Manchester City backroom staff
We hold the names of 75 people on Manchester City's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Pep Guardiola manages the first team, with Pepijn Lijnders as assistant manager. Manchester City's is the 6th 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, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pep Guardiola | Manager | First team | 54 | Spain | - |
| Ben Wilkinson | Manager | Under-21s | 38 | England |  |
| Oliver Reiß | Manager | Under-18s | 42 | Germany |  |
| Pepijn Lijnders | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | Netherlands |  |
| Lauris Coggin | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 35 | England |  |
| Richard Dunne | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 45 | Ireland | - |
| Kolo Touré | Coach | First team | 44 | Ivory Coast |  |
| George Lawtey | Coach | Under-21s | 30 | England |  |
| Jan-Moritz Lichte | Coach | Under-21s | 45 | Germany |  |
| Ryan Farrell | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | England |  |
| James French | Set-piece coach | First team | 37 | Portugal | |
| Richard Wright | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | England | - |
| Xabier Mancisidor | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 55 | Spain | - |
| Joe Peterson | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 35 | England |  |
| Max Johnson | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
| Lorenzo Buenaventura | Fitness coach | First team | 62 | Spain | - |
| Simon Bitcon | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | England | - |
| Adam Rowan | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 34 | England |  |
| Rob Suker | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 35 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 22 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Sala | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 55 | Italy | - |
| Eduardo Mauri | Club doctor | First team | 64 | Spain | - |
| Shoaib Amaan | Club doctor | First team | 39 | England | - |
| James Baldwin | Head physio | Club-wide | 50 | England | - |
| Alex Owen | Physio | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Anthony Greenhouse | Physio | First team | 44 | England | - |
| Ben Thompson | Physio | First team | 45 | England | - |
| Federico Genovesi | Physio | First team | 41 | Italy | - |
| Mario Pafundi | Physio | First team | 45 | Italy | - |
| Nick Oakley | Physio | First team | 41 | England |  |
| Steve Sparks | Physio | First team | 43 | England |  |
| Matt Connery | Physio | Under-21s | 50 | England | |
| Patrick Keeling | Physio | Under-21s | 37 | England | - |
| Stuart Irwin | Physio | Under-21s | 45 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Matthew Reddell | Physio | Under-18s | 35 | England |  |
| Owen Taraborelli | Physio | Under-18s | 25 | Wales | - |
| Sam Blanchard | Physio | Under-18s | 39 | England | - |
| Barry Hamilton | Sports scientist | First team | 34 | Ireland | - |
| Christopher Elderkin | Sports scientist | First team | 42 | England | - |
| Francesc Cos | Sports scientist | First team | 52 | Spain |  |
| William Whitney | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 36 | England | - |
| Jason O'Keefe | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 32 | England | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 23 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Worthington | Chief scout | Club-wide | 58 | England | - |
| Adie Mings | Scout | Club-wide | 56 | England |  |
| Alan Watson | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | England | - |
| Bruno Gentile | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Argentina |  |
| Chris Baird | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Northern Ireland | |
| David Fernández | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Spain | - |
| James Sharman | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | England |  |
| John Gannon | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | Ireland | - |
| José Maia | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Portugal | - |
| Kenny Marshall | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Scotland |  |
| Michael Collins | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Ireland | - |
| Rubén Coméndez | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Spain |  |
| Rubén Mato | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Spain | - |
| Youness Bengelloun | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | France | - |
| Chris Baker | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 37 | England | |
| Harry Dunn | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | England | - |
| Craig Nosworthy | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | England | |
| Dan Crompton | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | England |  |
| Jake Barnes | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | England |  |
| James Hume | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | England | |
| Mark Leyland | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | England | |
| James Dixon | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 31 | England |  |
| Jack Gardiner | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Krücken | Head of youth development | 47 | Germany |  |
| Phil Robinson | Loan manager | 58 | England |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Manchester City and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Mansour | Owner | 54 | UAE | - |
| Khaldoon Al Mubarak | Chair | 49 | UAE | - |
| Ferran Soriano | Managing director | 58 | Spain | - |
| Abdulla Al Khouri | Director | 51 | UAE | - |
| Alberto Galassi | Director | 61 | Italy | - |
| Hugo Viana | Director | 42 | Portugal |  |
| John Macbeath | Director | 68 | England | - |
| Martin Edelman | Director | 84 | United States | - |
| Simon Pearce | Director | 53 | England | - |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Manchester City's list is the 6th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Manchester City against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | MAN CITY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 18 | 25 | |
| Medical and sports science | 22 | 14 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 23 | 23 | 49 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 9 | 7 | 18 |  |
Backrooms the size of Manchester City's, in every league
Manchester City's 75 names make the 11th 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 Manchester City's staff come from
15 nationalities across the 75 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 40 of the 75, 53%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Martin Edelman, director, at 84, and the youngest Owen Taraborelli, physio, at 25. 34 members of staff came from another club, most often Everton (3).
Where Manchester City's former staff work now
On Manchester City's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 38 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Manchester City's manager?
Pep Guardiola is the Manchester City first-team manager, aged 54. Pepijn Lijnders is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Manchester City?
Richard Wright and Xabier Mancisidor coach the Manchester City first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Manchester City's head physio?
James Baldwin is head physio at Manchester City.
Who is Manchester City's chief scout?
Gary Worthington is chief scout at Manchester City.
How many backroom staff do Manchester City have?
We hold the names of 75 people on Manchester City's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 22 in medical and sports science, 23 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 9 owners and directors. That is the 6th longest list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 60. Across every league we hold, that list is the 11th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Manchester City pays its squad, see Manchester City player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Pep Guardiola. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.