Al-Qadsiah Football Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 66 people on Al-Qadsiah Football Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Brendan Rodgers manages the first team, with Álvaro Gómez-Rey, John Kennedy and Nathan Rooney as assistant managers. Al-Qadsiah Football Club's is the 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, 24 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Rodgers | Manager | First team | 52 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Abdoh Hakami | Manager | Under-19s | 42 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Thomas Courts | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Scotland | Dundee United |
| Miguel Grau | Manager | Under-18s | 45 | Spain | - |
| Santiago Sánchez | Manager | Under-18s | 46 | Spain |  |
| Álvaro Gómez-Rey | Assistant manager | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| John Kennedy | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Scotland | |
| Nathan Rooney | Assistant manager | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Antolín Martín | Coach | First team | 52 | Spain |  |
| Jordi Martínez Rulduà | Coach | First team | 34 | Spain |  |
| José Bargués | Coach | First team | 53 | Spain |  |
| Jovi Carrascosa | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Spain | Vålerenga Fotball |
| Eliot Tybebo | Set-piece coach | First team | 33 | Belgium |  |
| José Luis Silva | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Spain |  |
| Monchi | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Spain |  |
| Jamal Al-Moadi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 43 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Ayoub Nadi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 28 | Morocco | - |
| Miguel García | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Santiago Hartmann | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Uruguay | - |
| Alberto Riera | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 31 | Spain |  |
| Gianmarco Ciotti | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 34 | Italy |  |
| Alessandro Cittadino | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 36 | Italy |  |
| Iraklis Mantziokas | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 26 | Greece | - |
| José Soares | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 27 | Portugal |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Cano Paz | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 40 | Venezuela | - |
| Antonio Muñoz | Physio | First team | 33 | Spain | - |
| Chiheb Bouali | Physio | First team | 35 | Tunisia |  |
| Jesper Gabriëls | Physio | First team | 41 | Netherlands |  |
| Jesus Albo | Physio | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Przemysław Tokarek | Physio | First team | 38 | Poland |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Rius | Chief scout | Club-wide | 44 | Spain | América de Cali S.A. |
| Borja De Matías | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Spain |  |
| Joseph Simmonds | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | England |  |
| Lucas Sacchet | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Brazil |  |
| Nenad Unić | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Serbia | - |
| Mathew Pearson | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 39 | England |  |
| Ahmed Al-Khowaiter | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Augusto Pons | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Uruguay | - |
| Dayle Solomon | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | South Africa | - |
| Dominic Mahoney | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Wales | - |
| Jack Lyons | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Scotland | |
| Pablo Echeverri | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Colombia | - |
| Pedro Serna | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Spain |  |
| Simone Fornari | Performance analyst | First team | 48 | Italy | - |
| Tiago de Melo Malaquias | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Portugal | - |
| Alexander Chiles | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 29 | England |  |
| Jordan Keogh | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 27 | Ireland | - |
| Daniel Barbosa | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 46 | Portugal | - |
| Manuel Fonseca | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 27 | Portugal | - |
| Rodrigo Del Campo | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 36 | Spain | |
| Rubén Canós Peñarroja | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 26 | Spain | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hugo | Head of youth development | 51 | Spain |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Al-Qadsiah Football Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amin Hassan Nasser | Owner | 35 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Bader Al-Reziza | Chair | 46 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| James Bisgrove | Managing director | 40 | England |  |
| Abdullah Al-Rashid | Director | 38 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Abdulmohsin Al-Zuhair | Director | 49 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Carlos Antón | Director | 39 | Spain | - |
| Faisal Al-Farshan | Director | 50 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Faisal Al-Nughaimish | Director | 45 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Fatima Batook | Director | 41 | - | - |
| Fawaz Al-Tamimi | Director | 44 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Musaad Al-Zamil | Director | 40 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Peter Kenyon | Director | 70 | England |  |
| Rami Al-Turki | Director | 51 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Thamer Al-Dossari | Director | 45 | Saudi Arabia | - |
Backroom staff at every Saudi Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Al-Qadsiah Football Club's list is the longest of the 19, against a median of 19 across the division. Al-Faisaly Football Club names the fewest, 7.
Al-Qadsiah Football 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-QADSIAH FOOTBALL CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 24 | 8 | 24 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 21 | 4 | 21 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 14 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Al-Qadsiah Football Club's, in every league
Al-Qadsiah Football Club's 66 names make the joint 23rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 |  | League One | 67 |
| 23 | | Saudi Pro League | 66 |
| 23 |  | Premier League | 66 |
| 25 |  | Belgian Pro League | 65 |
| 26 |  | Serie A | 64 |
| 26 |  | Serie A | 64 |
| 26 |  | Premier League | 64 |
| 29 |  | Super Liga | 63 |
| 29 |  | Primeira Liga | 63 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Premier League | 62 |
Where Al-Qadsiah Football Club's staff come from
21 nationalities across the 65 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 20 of the 65, 31%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Peter Kenyon, director, at 70, and the youngest Ahmed Al-Khowaiter, performance analyst, at 26. 31 members of staff came from another club, most often Celtic (3).
Where Al-Qadsiah Football Club's former staff work now
On Al-Qadsiah Football Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Nacif Beyaoui | Manager |  |
| Mark Wotte | Technical director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Al-Qadsiah Football Club's manager?
Brendan Rodgers is the Al-Qadsiah Football Club first-team manager, aged 52. Álvaro Gómez-Rey, John Kennedy and Nathan Rooney are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Al-Qadsiah Football Club?
José Luis Silva and Monchi coach the Al-Qadsiah Football Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Al-Qadsiah Football Club's chief scout?
Álvaro Rius is chief scout at Al-Qadsiah Football Club.
How many backroom staff do Al-Qadsiah Football Club have?
We hold the names of 66 people on Al-Qadsiah Football Club's staff for 2025/26: 24 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 21 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 14 owners and directors. That is the 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 23rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Al-Qadsiah Football Club pays its squad, see Al-Qadsiah Football Club player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Brendan Rodgers. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Saudi Pro League wages.