Neom Sports Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Neom Sports Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Christophe Galtier manages the first team, with Abdullah Al-Kathiri and Giorgos Martakos as assistant managers. Neom Sports Club's is the 6th 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, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Galtier | Manager | First team | 58 | France |  |
| Rodolfo Correia | Manager | Under-21s | 48 | Portugal |  |
| Taleb Taymani | Manager | Under-18s | 22 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Abdullah Al-Kathiri | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Giorgos Martakos | Assistant manager | First team | 50 | Greece |  |
| Calico Almeida | Coach | First team | 37 | Portugal | - |
| Fabrice Grange | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 53 | France |  |
| Roy Carroll | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Northern Ireland | - |
| René Díaz | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 38 | Chile | |
| Eduardo Cachulo | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 29 | Portugal | - |
| João Reis | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Marcelo Chagas | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Portugal |  |
| Nélson Caldeira | Fitness coach | First team | 52 | Portugal | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandros Koinis | Club doctor | First team | 65 | Greece |  |
| Daniel Briones | Physio | First team | 26 | Spain | - |
| Micael Moreira | Physio | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vangelis Perperidis | Chief scout | Club-wide | 27 | Greece |  |
| Nenad Šarčević | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Serbia | Vålerenga Fotball |
| Jorge García Valera | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 35 | Spain |  |
| António Calado | Performance analyst | First team | 44 | Portugal | |
| Khaled Sidani | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | Lebanon | Casa Pia Atlético Clube |
| Alen Velić | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 32 | Serbia |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Magalhães | Head of youth development | 45 | Portugal |  |
| Les Parry | Loan manager | 67 | England |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Neom Sports Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meshari Al-Motairi | Chair | 36 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| António Luís Machado | Director | 31 | Portugal |  |
| Kyriakos Dourekas | Director | 62 | Greece | |
| Moaath Al-Ohali | Director | 40 | Saudi Arabia |  |
| Mohammed Al-Audah | Director | 48 | Saudi Arabia | - |
Backroom staff at every Saudi Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Neom Sports Club's list is the 6th 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.
Neom Sports 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 | NEOM SPORTS CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 13 | 8 | 24 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 3 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 4 | 21 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Neom Sports Club's, in every league
Neom Sports Club's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | League One | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
Where Neom Sports Club's staff come from
10 nationalities across the 29 staff whose nationality we hold
Portugal supplies 10 of the 29, 34%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Les Parry, loan manager, at 67, and the youngest Taleb Taymani, manager, at 22. 19 members of staff came from another club, most often Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (3).
Frequently asked questions
Who is Neom Sports Club's manager?
Christophe Galtier is the Neom Sports Club first-team manager, aged 58. Abdullah Al-Kathiri and Giorgos Martakos are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Neom Sports Club?
Fabrice Grange and Roy Carroll coach the Neom Sports Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Neom Sports Club's chief scout?
Vangelis Perperidis is chief scout at Neom Sports Club.
How many backroom staff do Neom Sports Club have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Neom Sports Club's staff for 2025/26: 13 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 6th 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 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Neom Sports Club pays its squad, see Neom Sports Club player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Christophe Galtier. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Saudi Pro League wages.