FC Rostov backroom staff
We hold the names of 37 people on FC Rostov's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Jonatan Alba manages the first team. FC Rostov's is the joint 8th longest staff list of the 17 Russian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonatan Alba | Manager | First team | 43 | Spain | - |
| Maxim Burchenko | Manager | Under-19s | 42 | Russia | - |
| Maxim Chernokozov | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 40 | Russia | - |
| Mikhail Osinov | Coach | First team | 49 | Russia | - |
| Victor Onopko | Coach | First team | 55 | Russia |  |
| Andrey Akopyants | Coach | Under-18s | 47 | Uzbekistan | - |
| Andrey Kuzmenko | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Russia | - |
| Anton Voronin | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Russia | - |
| Eduard Popov | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Russia | - |
| Evgeny Pankov | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Russia | - |
| Magomed Kurbanov | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Russia | - |
| Maxim Petrenko | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Russia | - |
| Mikhail Rudkovskiy | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Zelikov | Coach | Under-18s | 51 | Russia | - |
| Andrey Kondratyuk | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Russia | - |
| Evgeny Malov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 36 | Russia | - |
| Álvaro Sayabera | Fitness coach | First team | 37 | Spain | - |
| Andriy Kolesnikov | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 46 | Ukraine | - |
| Ratmir Akzhigitov | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 27 | Russia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Vartapetov | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | Russia |  |
| Denis Vsyanskiy | Club doctor | First team | 39 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Perekatjev | Club doctor | Under-19s | 51 | Russia | - |
| Vladimir Zherdev | Club doctor | Under-18s | 71 | Russia | - |
| Enrique Alejandro Núñez Lopez | Head physio | Club-wide | 57 | Spain | - |
| Javier Sanabria Alvaro | Physio | First team | 34 | Spain | - |
| Mikhail Murashkintsev | Physio | First team | 39 | Russia | - |
| Raúl Álvarez | Physio | First team | 35 | Spain | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Andryuschenko | Scout | Club-wide | 70 | Russia |
| Ivan Lyakh | Scout | Club-wide | 65 | Russia |
| Marcos Merino | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Spain |
| Sergey Yemin | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Russia |
| Alexandr Marenich | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 36 | Russia |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Adamov | Head of youth development | 43 | Russia |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Rostov and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Goncharov | Managing director | 54 | Russia | - |
| Alexey Ryskin | Director | 51 | Russia | - |
| Anton Tupikov | Director | 34 | Russia | - |
| Rustem Saimanov | Director | 62 | Russia |  |
Backroom staff at every Russian Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Rostov's list is the joint 8th longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. Spartak Moscow names the most, 54. Akron Togliatti names the fewest, 18.
FC Rostov against the Russian Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC ROSTOV | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 19 | 35 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of FC Rostov's, in every league
FC Rostov's 37 names make the joint 212th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |  | Championship | 38 |
| 200 | Molde FK | Eliteserien | 38 |
| 200 |  | Superleague Greece | 38 |
| 200 |  | Ligue 1 | 38 |
| 200 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | - | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Belgian Pro League | 38 |
| 212 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | FC Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 37 |
| 212 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Danish Superliga | 37 |
| 212 | Mantova 1911 | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | La Liga 2 | 37 |
Where FC Rostov's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 37 staff whose nationality we hold
Russia supplies 29 of the 37, 78%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Vladimir Zherdev, club doctor, at 71, and the youngest Ratmir Akzhigitov, fitness coach, at 27. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Where FC Rostov's former staff work now
On FC Rostov's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Zaur Tedeev | Manager | Akron Togliatti |
| Alexandr Abroskin | Coach | Akron Togliatti |
| Alexandr Guteev | Goalkeeping coach | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| Gleb Presnyakov | Goalkeeping coach | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Volodymyr Savchenko | Goalkeeping coach | Akron Togliatti |
| Pepe Pastor | Fitness coach | |
| Toni Tapia | Fitness coach |  |
| Vladimir Pireev | Club doctor | |
| Gabriele Mattiussi | Head physio |  |
| Guillermo Aladrén | Head physio |  |
| Konstantin Dzyuba | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Rostov's manager?
Jonatan Alba is the FC Rostov first-team manager, aged 43.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Rostov?
Andrey Kondratyuk coaches the FC Rostov first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Rostov's head physio?
Enrique Alejandro Núñez Lopez is head physio at FC Rostov.
How many backroom staff do FC Rostov have?
We hold the names of 37 people on FC Rostov's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th longest list of the 17 Russian Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 37. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 212th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Rostov pays its squad, see FC Rostov player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Jonatan Alba. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Russian Premier League wages.