Rangers backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Rangers's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Danny Röhl manages the first team. Rangers's is the 4th longest staff list of the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Röhl | Manager | First team | 36 | Germany |  |
| Brian Gilmour | Coach | First team | 38 | Scotland | - |
| David McCallum | Coach | First team | 47 | Scotland | - |
| Jonatan Johansson | Coach | Under-19s | 49 | Finland |  |
| Steven Smith | Coach | Under-19s | 39 | Scotland | - |
| Scott Fry | Set-piece coach | First team | 37 | England |  |
| Sal Bibbo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | England | |
| Conor Brennan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 31 | Northern Ireland | - |
| James Wood | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 33 | Scotland | - |
| Rhys Owen | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Wales |  |
| Sascha Lense | Fitness coach | First team | 49 | Germany | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bain | Head physio | Club-wide | 34 | Scotland | - |
| Russell Parker | Physio | First team | 31 | Scotland | - |
| Steve Walker | Physio | First team | 53 | England | - |
| Craig Flannigan | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 52 | Scotland | - |
| Calum MacMaster | Sports scientist | First team | 35 | Scotland |  |
| Sam Harrison | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | England | Queen's Park |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Thelwell | Chief scout | Club-wide | 26 | England |  |
| Anthony Galinski | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | Netherlands |  |
| Craig Robertson | Scout | Club-wide | 62 | Scotland |  |
| Ludovic Lemor | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Belgium | - |
| Mervyn Day | Scout | Club-wide | 70 | England |  |
| Nathan Fisher | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | England |  |
| Fraser Murray | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | Scotland | - |
| Jaymes Monte | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 40 | England | - |
| Jamie Ramsden | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 47 | Scotland | - |
| Euan Fotheringham | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Scotland |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Purdy | Technical director | 31 | England | |
| James Fowler | Head of youth development | 44 | Scotland |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Rangers and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cavenagh | Chair | 55 | United States |
| Fraser Thornton | Director | 56 | Scotland |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Rangers's list is the 4th longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39. St Mirren names the fewest, 18.
Rangers against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | RANGERS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Rangers's, in every league
Rangers's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga 2 | 31 |
| 310 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ligue 2 | 31 |
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
Where Rangers's staff come from
9 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 14 of the 31, 45%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Mervyn Day, scout, at 70, and the youngest Ludovic Lemor, scout, at 26. 16 members of staff came from another club, most often Sheffield Wednesday (3).
Where Rangers's former staff work now
On Rangers's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 35 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Rangers's manager?
Danny Röhl is the Rangers first-team manager, aged 36.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Rangers?
Sal Bibbo coaches the Rangers first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Rangers's head physio?
Kevin Bain is head physio at Rangers.
Who is Rangers's chief scout?
Robbie Thelwell is chief scout at Rangers.
Who is Rangers's technical director?
Dan Purdy is technical director at Rangers.
How many backroom staff do Rangers have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Rangers's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 4th longest list of the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs we hold, against a median of 24. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Rangers pays its squad, see Rangers player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Danny Röhl. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Scottish Premiership wages.