Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Matthias Jaissle manages the first team, with Alexander Hauser and Engin Yanova as assistant managers. Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's is the 5th longest staff list of the 19 Saudi Pro League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Jaissle | Manager | First team | 37 | Germany |  |
| Rui Santos | Manager | Under-21s | 49 | Portugal |  |
| Alexander Hauser | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Austria | |
| Engin Yanova | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Türkiye | - |
| Florens Koch | Coach | First team | 34 | Germany |  |
| Alexander Bade | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | Germany |  |
| Sandro Pinto | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 29 | Portugal |  |
| Oliver Bartlett | Fitness coach | First team | 56 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitris Kalogiannidis | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 44 | England |  |
| Jon Fearn | Head physio | Club-wide | 49 | England |  |
| Abdullah Babaqi | Physio | First team | 28 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| David Oliva | Physio | First team | 33 | Spain | - |
| Nick Taylor | Physio | First team | 41 | England |  |
| Abdellatif Rouebeh | Physio | Under-21s | 50 | Tunisia | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Pinto | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Portugal |  |
| Daniel Nisbet | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | England |  |
| Maximilian Fischer | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Germany | |
| Steffen Konrad | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | Germany | |
| Frazer Findlay | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Tawfik | Technical director | 39 | Egypt | - |
| Dan Micciche | Head of youth development | 45 | England |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Al-Ghamdi | Chair | 43 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Fabrice Bocquet | Managing director | 42 | France |  |
| Abdulaziz Al-Angari | Director | 47 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Ayman Al-Rashed | Director | 49 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Jake Silverstein | Director | 39 | United States | |
| Khaled Al-Hindi | Director | 43 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Mohammed Bin Laden | Director | 42 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Mohannad Al-Bulaihed | Director | 34 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Osama Shaker | Director | 45 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Rui Pedro Braz | Director | 47 | Portugal |  |
Backroom staff at every Saudi Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's list is the 5th longest of the 19, against a median of 19 across the division. Al-Qadsiah Football Club names the most, 66. Al-Faisaly Football Club names the fewest, 7.
Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club against the Saudi Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AL-AHLI SAUDI SPORT CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 8 | 24 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 3 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's, in every league
Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
| 292 |  | League One | 32 |
| 292 | Lommel SK | Belgian Pro League | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | La Liga 2 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 310 | | Saudi Pro League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Danish Superliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
Where Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's staff come from
11 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
Saudi Arabia supplies 8 of the 31, 26%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Oliver Bartlett, fitness coach, at 56, and the youngest Abdullah Babaqi, physio, at 28. 19 members of staff came from another club, most often Fussballclub RB Salzburg (4).
Where Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's former staff work now
On Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Giorgos Martakos | Assistant manager | Neom Sports Club |
| Hamad Al-Yami | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Max de Jong | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Ron Gourlay | Managing director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's manager?
Matthias Jaissle is the Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club first-team manager, aged 37. Alexander Hauser and Engin Yanova are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club?
Alexander Bade coaches the Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's head physio?
Jon Fearn is head physio at Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club.
Who is Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's technical director?
Amir Tawfik is technical director at Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club.
How many backroom staff do Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 5th longest list of the 19 Saudi Pro League clubs we hold, against a median of 19. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club pays its squad, see Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Matthias Jaissle. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Saudi Pro League wages.