Pisa Sporting Club backroom staff
We hold the names of 50 people on Pisa Sporting Club's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Oscar Hiljemark manages the first team, with Antonio Manicone as assistant manager. Pisa Sporting Club's is the joint 11th longest staff list of the 24 Serie B clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Hiljemark | Manager | First team | 33 | Sweden |  |
| Luca Sordi | Manager | Under-20s | 38 | Italy |  |
| Diego Murras | Manager | Under-18s | 41 | Italy | - |
| Antonio Manicone | Assistant manager | First team | 58 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Vaglini | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 31 | Italy | - |
| Stefano Tosto | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 24 | Italy | - |
| Fredrik Ahlstrand | Coach | First team | 36 | Sweden | - |
| Javier Agenjo | Coach | First team | 37 | Spain | |
| Matteo Innocenti | Coach | First team | 39 | Italy | - |
| Gabriel Pucci | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Italy | - |
| Gian Marco Salvadori | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Italy | - |
| Maurizio Pugliesi | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 48 | Italy | |
| Valerio Fabbriciani | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Italy | - |
| Mauro Siotto | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 34 | Italy | - |
| Maurizio Burgan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 57 | Italy | - |
| Edoardo Pollastrini | Fitness coach | First team | 30 | Italy | - |
| Ettore Iacopetti | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 32 | Italy | |
| Marco Carofalo | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 38 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataldo Graci | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 77 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Moretti | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Italy |  |
| Domenico Di Mambro | Club doctor | First team | 51 | Italy |  |
| Federica Parra | Club doctor | First team | 42 | - | - |
| Andrea Petrocchi | Club doctor | Under-20s | 39 | Italy | - |
| Gabriele Pigneri | Head physio | Club-wide | 34 | Italy | - |
| Matteo Grazzini | Physio | First team | 41 | Italy | |
| Stefano Montanari | Physio | First team | 43 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Conti | Physio | Under-20s | 30 | Italy | - |
| Dario Lenzini | Physio | Under-20s | 41 | Italy | - |
| Lorenzo Ferrari | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 35 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Giacovelli | Sports scientist | Under-20s | 36 | Italy | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinando Bennardo | Chief scout | Club-wide | 28 | Italy |  |
| Ernesto Pasquini | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Italy | - |
| Fausto Garcea | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | Italy | - |
| Giovanni Placido Riccio | Scout | Club-wide | 59 | Italy | - |
| Giuseppe Mancini | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Italy | - |
| Mauro Martinelli | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Italy | - |
| Paolo Nasuto | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Italy | - |
| Paride Pasta | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | Italy | - |
| Mirko Barbero | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 32 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Ciulli | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Italy | |
| Dario Toni | Performance analyst | Under-20s | 27 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Hemmy | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 41 | Italy | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniele Freggia | Technical director | 35 | Italy |
| Dante Lucarelli | Head of youth development | 54 | Italy |
Owners and directors
Who owns Pisa Sporting Club and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Knaster | Owner | 66 | Russia | - |
| Giuseppe Corrado | Chair | 70 | Italy | - |
| Giovanni Corrado | Managing director | 38 | Italy | - |
| Bruno Sabatini | Director | 60 | Italy | - |
| Davide Vaira | Director | 40 | Italy | |
| Ivan Sarra | Director | 36 | Italy | - |
Backroom staff at every Serie B club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Pisa Sporting Club's list is the joint 11th longest of the 24, against a median of 50 across the division. U.S. Cremonese names the most, 68. Virtus Entella names the fewest, 37.
Pisa Sporting Club against the Serie B, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PISA SPORTING CLUB | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 20 | 27 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 11 | 18 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 12 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of Pisa Sporting Club's, in every league
Pisa Sporting Club's 50 names make the joint 86th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Russian Premier League | 50 |
| 86 | | Serie B | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 92 |  | Ekstraklasa | 49 |
| 92 |  | Primeira Liga | 49 |
| 92 |  | Serie B | 49 |
| 92 |  | Russian Premier League | 49 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 48 |
| 96 |  | Eredivisie | 48 |
| 96 |  | Championship | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
Where Pisa Sporting Club's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 49 staff whose nationality we hold
Italy supplies 45 of the 49, 92%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Cataldo Graci, chief doctor, at 77, and the youngest Stefano Tosto, assistant manager, at 24. 11 members of staff came from another club, most often Empoli Football Club (4).
Where Pisa Sporting Club's former staff work now
On Pisa Sporting Club's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Aquilani | Manager |  |
| Cristian Agnelli | Assistant manager | |
| Marco Giunta | Coach | |
| Leonardo Baldini | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Maurizio Pecorari | Fitness coach | S.S. Arezzo |
| Nazzareno Tozzo | Fitness coach |  |
| Gian Paolo Fagni | Head physio | |
| Remigio Del Sole | Head physio |  |
| Omar Souaada | Physio |  |
| Eneo Shahini | Physio | |
| Michele Grassi | Sports scientist | |
| Mariano Armonia | Chief scout | U.S. Avellino 1912 |
| Marco Fumagalli | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Alessandro Rubichini | Head performance analyst | |
| Mattia Bastianelli | Head performance analyst |  |
| Claudio Chiellini | Loan manager |  |
| Maurizio Milan | Chair |  |
| Stefano Stefanelli | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Pisa Sporting Club's manager?
Oscar Hiljemark is the Pisa Sporting Club first-team manager, aged 33. Antonio Manicone is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Pisa Sporting Club?
Maurizio Pugliesi and Valerio Fabbriciani coach the Pisa Sporting Club first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Pisa Sporting Club's head physio?
Gabriele Pigneri is head physio at Pisa Sporting Club.
Who is Pisa Sporting Club's chief scout?
Ferdinando Bennardo is chief scout at Pisa Sporting Club.
Who is Pisa Sporting Club's technical director?
Daniele Freggia is technical director at Pisa Sporting Club.
How many backroom staff do Pisa Sporting Club have?
We hold the names of 50 people on Pisa Sporting Club's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 12 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th longest list of the 24 Serie B clubs we hold, against a median of 50. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 86th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Pisa Sporting Club pays its squad, see Pisa Sporting Club player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie B wages.