FC Südtirol backroom staff
We hold the names of 48 people on FC Südtirol's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Fabrizio Castori manages the first team, with Riccardo Bocchini as assistant manager. FC Südtirol's is the joint 14th 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, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrizio Castori | Manager | First team | 71 | Italy |  |
| Nicolò Cherubin | Manager | Under-20s | 38 | Italy | - |
| Alfredo Sebastiani | Manager | Under-18s | 59 | Italy | - |
| Riccardo Bocchini | Assistant manager | First team | 52 | Italy | |
| Hannes Kiem | Assistant manager | Under-20s | 40 | Italy | - |
| Andrea Allegri | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 59 | Italy | - |
| Tommaso Marolda | Coach | First team | 44 | Italy | |
| Guido Riffeser | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Italy |  |
| Mattia Marchi | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Italy | - |
| Maximilian Gruber | Coach | Under-18s | 28 | Germany | - |
| Mohamed Hilmi | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Algeria | - |
| Samuele Negriolli | Coach | Under-18s | 29 | Italy | - |
| Massimo Marini | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | Italy |  |
| Reinhold Harrasser | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 52 | Italy | - |
| Salvatore Misiano | Goalkeeping coach | Under-20s | 32 | Italy | - |
| Fabrizio Galvan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 49 | Italy | - |
| Carlo Pescosolido | Fitness coach | First team | 59 | Italy | |
| Danilo Chiodi | Fitness coach | First team | 54 | Italy |  |
| Alessandro Berlanda | Fitness coach | Under-20s | 39 | Italy | - |
| Amedeo Malesardi | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 31 | Italy | - |
| Paolo Visintainer | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 34 | Italy | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elio Assisi | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 45 | Italy | - |
| Christian Thuile | Club doctor | First team | 58 | Italy | - |
| Michael Lanthaler | Club doctor | First team | 33 | Italy | - |
| Paolo Cadamuro | Head physio | Club-wide | 60 | Italy | - |
| Elia Moretto | Physio | First team | 28 | Italy | - |
| Giovanni Bertolini | Physio | First team | 23 | Italy | - |
| Michele Censi | Physio | First team | 51 | Italy | - |
| Robert Kindt | Physio | First team | 66 | Netherlands |  |
| Sarah Vitale | Physio | Under-20s | 28 | - | - |
| Alberto Andorlini | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 63 | Italy | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefano Paolino | Chief scout | Club-wide | 44 | Italy |  |
| Daniel Ochner | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Italy | - |
| Dino Ciresa | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Italy | - |
| Manuel Scavone | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 38 | Italy | - |
| Samuele Donati | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 40 | Italy |  |
| Marco Castori | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 47 | Italy | |
| Michael Bacher | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 37 | Italy | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannes Fink | Technical director | 35 | Italy |
| Alex Schraffl | Head of youth development | 50 | Italy |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Südtirol and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Comper | Chair | 54 | Italy |
| Dietmar Pfeifer | Managing director | 65 | Italy |
| Hannes Fischnaller | Managing director | 35 | Italy |
| Carlo Costa | Director | 40 | Italy |
| Emiliano Bertoluzza | Director | 40 | Italy |
| Gianluca Leonardi | Director | 68 | Italy |
| Paolo Bravo | Director | 51 | Italy |
| Walter Pardatscher | Director | 42 | Italy |
Backroom staff at every Serie B club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Südtirol's list is the joint 14th 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.
FC Südtirol against the Serie B, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC SÜDTIROL | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 20 | 27 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 11 | 18 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of FC Südtirol's, in every league
FC Südtirol's 48 names make the joint 96th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Primeira Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
Where FC Südtirol's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 47 staff whose nationality we hold
Italy supplies 44 of the 47, 94%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Fabrizio Castori, manager, at 71, and the youngest Giovanni Bertolini, physio, at 23. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often Ascoli Calcio 1898 (5).
Where FC Südtirol's former staff work now
On FC Südtirol's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Valente | Manager |  |
| Manuel Iori | Manager |  |
| Salvatore Leotta | Manager |  |
| Diego Montecchio | Assistant manager | |
| Ivan Javorcic | Assistant manager |  |
| Cristian Zenoni | Assistant manager |  |
| Alberto Berselli | Fitness coach |  |
| Fabio Trentin | Fitness coach | |
| Nazareno Petrichiutto | Fitness coach |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Südtirol's manager?
Fabrizio Castori is the FC Südtirol first-team manager, aged 71. Riccardo Bocchini is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Südtirol?
Massimo Marini coaches the FC Südtirol first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Südtirol's head physio?
Paolo Cadamuro is head physio at FC Südtirol.
Who is FC Südtirol's chief scout?
Stefano Paolino is chief scout at FC Südtirol.
Who is FC Südtirol's technical director?
Hannes Fink is technical director at FC Südtirol.
How many backroom staff do FC Südtirol have?
We hold the names of 48 people on FC Südtirol's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the joint 14th 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 96th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Südtirol pays its squad, see FC Südtirol player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Fabrizio Castori. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Serie B wages.