Nottingham Forest backroom staff
We hold the names of 56 people on Nottingham Forest's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Vitor Pereira manages the first team, with Filipe Almeida and Luís Miguel as assistant managers. Nottingham Forest's is the joint 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitor Pereira | Manager | First team | 56 | Portugal |  |
| Warren Joyce | Manager | Under-21s | 60 | England |  |
| Tom Mallinson | Manager | Under-18s | 39 | England | - |
| Filipe Almeida | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Portugal |  |
| Luís Miguel | Assistant manager | First team | 54 | Portugal | |
| Axl Rice | Coach | First team | 30 | England | - |
| Andy Reid | Coach | Under-21s | 42 | Ireland | - |
| Sam Darlow | Coach | Under-21s | 37 | England |  |
| Jody Caudwell | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | England | - |
| Marco Knoop | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Germany |  |
| Adam Skinner | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 34 | England |  |
| Wayne Hennessey | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 38 | Wales | - |
| Adam Burrows | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | England |  |
| Bruno Moura | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Portugal | |
| Josh Bridge | Fitness coach | First team | 27 | England | - |
| Tom Evans | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | Wales | - |
| Rielly Stokes | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 29 | - | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Alty | Head physio | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Carlos Sales | Physio | First team | 38 | Portugal |  |
| Dimitris Kaplanis | Physio | First team | 32 | Greece | - |
| Ellie Hargreaves | Physio | First team | 30 | - |  |
| Friðrik Ellert Jónsson | Physio | First team | 51 | Iceland | - |
| Mark Devonshire | Physio | First team | 40 | England | - |
| Marco Ferreira | Physio | Under-21s | 37 | Portugal |  |
| Geoff Scott | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 62 | New Zealand |  |
| Adam Robinson | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 39 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ferreira | Chief scout | Club-wide | 42 | Portugal |  |
| André Costa | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Portugal | |
| André Feixeira Oliveira | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Portugal | |
| Andreas Fehse | Scout | Club-wide | 66 | Germany |  |
| Chris Brass | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | England | - |
| David Silva | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Portugal | |
| Gabriel Correa | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Brazil |  |
| Kypros Nicolaou | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Cyprus | - |
| Luke England | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | England |  |
| Michael Whittley | Scout | Club-wide | 72 | Northern Ireland | - |
| Nathan Keogh | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | England | - |
| Thomas Kennedy | Scout | Club-wide | 72 | Ireland | - |
| Aidan Lake | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 26 | England | - |
| George Rallis | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | Greece | - |
| Sam Astley | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England |  |
| Adam Smith | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | England |  |
| Francisco Belo | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Portugal | |
| Gabriel Stephenson | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | England | - |
| Pedro Lopes | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | Portugal | - |
| Joss Carter | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 29 | England | - |
| Rubén Lozano | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 35 | Spain | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Syrianos | Technical director | 35 | Greece | - |
| Craig Mulholland | Head of youth development | 47 | Scotland |  |
| Owen Coyle | Loan manager | 28 | Scotland | Queen's Park |
Owners and directors
Who owns Nottingham Forest and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socrates Kominakis | Owner | 56 | Greece | - |
| Nicholas Randall | Chair | 60 | England | - |
| Lina Souloukou | Managing director | 41 | - |  |
| Edu Gaspar | Director | 47 | Brazil |  |
| John Taylor | Director | 60 | England | - |
| Miran Pavlin | Director | 53 | Slovenia | - |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Nottingham Forest's list is the joint 12th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Nottingham Forest against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | NOTT'M FOREST | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 17 | 18 | 25 | |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 14 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 21 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
Backrooms the size of Nottingham Forest's, in every league
Nottingham Forest's 56 names make the joint 57th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Bundesliga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
| 52 |  | Bundesliga | 57 |
| 52 |  | Eredivisie | 57 |
| 52 |  | Championship | 57 |
| 52 |  | Serie A | 57 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
| 57 | | Premier League | 56 |
| 60 |  | Serie B | 54 |
| 60 |  | Bundesliga | 54 |
| 60 |  | Russian Premier League | 54 |
| 60 |  | Championship | 54 |
| 64 |  | Super Liga | 53 |
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 | | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
Where Nottingham Forest's staff come from
14 nationalities across the 53 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 21 of the 53, 40%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Michael Whittley, scout, at 72, and the youngest Gabriel Stephenson, performance analyst, at 24. 28 members of staff came from another club, most often Sport Lisboa e Benfica (4).
Where Nottingham Forest's former staff work now
On Nottingham Forest's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 43 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Nottingham Forest's manager?
Vitor Pereira is the Nottingham Forest first-team manager, aged 56. Filipe Almeida and Luís Miguel are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Nottingham Forest?
Marco Knoop coaches the Nottingham Forest first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Nottingham Forest's head physio?
Jon Alty is head physio at Nottingham Forest.
Who is Nottingham Forest's chief scout?
Pedro Ferreira is chief scout at Nottingham Forest.
Who is Nottingham Forest's technical director?
George Syrianos is technical director at Nottingham Forest.
How many backroom staff do Nottingham Forest have?
We hold the names of 56 people on Nottingham Forest's staff for 2025/26: 17 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 21 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 12th 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 57th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Nottingham Forest pays its squad, see Nottingham Forest player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Vitor Pereira. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.