Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga
Bundesliga League level: GermanyFirst Tier Table position: 1 In league since: 45 years
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Squad size: 27
  • Average age: 24.7
  • Foreigners: 22  81.5 %
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Coaching Staff

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Xabi Alonso
Manager
42 Spain Oct 5, 2022 30.06.2026 Real Sociedad B
Marcel Daum
Assistant Manager
37 Germany Jul 1, 2018 30.06.2024 Romania
Alberto Encinas
Assistant Manager
42 Spain Jul 1, 2021 30.06.2024 FC Barcelona B
Sebastián Parrilla
Assistant Manager
46 Argentina Oct 5, 2022 30.06.2024 Real Sociedad B
David Thiel
Goalkeeping Coach
39 Germany Jul 1, 2012 30.06.2024 Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19
Daniel Jouvin
Athletic Coach
45 Brazil
Germany
Jan 3, 2011 30.06.2024 CR Flamengo
Ismael Camenforte-López
Athletic Coach
39 Spain Jul 1, 2022 30.06.2024 Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17
Markus Müller
Athletic Coach
38 Germany Jul 1, 2022 30.06.2024 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jonas Rath
Athletic Coach
44 Germany Jul 1, 2023 30.06.2024 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Simon Lackmann
Video Analyst
43 Germany Jan 1, 2009 30.06.2024 -
Marcel Daum
Match Analyst
37 Germany Jul 1, 2018 30.06.2024 Romania
Dr. Malte Krüger
Performance Manager
41 Germany Jan 1, 2019 30.06.2024 -

Management

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Simon Rolfes
Managing Director Sport
42 Germany Jul 1, 2022 30.06.2028 -
Devin Özek
Executive assistant of the manager
29 Germany
Türkiye
Jul 1, 2022 - -
Thomas Eichin
Head of first team football
57 Germany Jul 1, 2023 - TSV 1860 Munich
Kim Falkenberg
Squad planner
35 Germany Jul 1, 2023 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen Youth

Board of Directors

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Fernando Carro
Chairman of the Board
59 Spain Jul 1, 2018 30.06.2027 -
Felix Duden
Director of stadium company
56 Germany Nov 1, 2013 - -
Werner Wenning
Member of the shareholders' committee
77 Germany Dec 3, 2010 - -
Dr. Michael Preuss
Member of the shareholders' committee
50 Germany Sep 1, 2013 - -
Michael Schade
Member of the shareholders' committee
71 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - -
Klaus Beck
Member of the shareholders' committee
79 Germany - - -

Scouting

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Kim Falkenberg
Head of Scouting
35 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen Youth
Simon Fahner
Scout
45 Germany Jul 1, 2006 - -
Falko Götz
Scout
62 Germany Jul 1, 2019 - FSV Frankfurt
Tim Mattern
Scout
37 Germany Mar 2, 2020 - MSV Duisburg U19
Aïmen Demai
Scout
41 Tunisia
Algeria
Feb 1, 2022 - Fortuna Düsseldorf Youth
Dieter Schreiber
Scout
37 Peru
Germany
Jul 1, 2022 - Club Sporting Cristal
Lukas Schmitz
Scout
35 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - -
Torben Gurtmann
Scout
30 Germany - 30.06.2024 Hamburger SV U16
Dirk Diekmann
Youth Scout
60 Germany Jul 1, 1990 - -
Mirco Pätschke
Youth Scout
27 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - SC Fortuna Köln Youth
Benni Schunk
Youth Scout
- Germany Dec 1, 2018 - Fußball-Verband Mittelrhein
Anel Dzaka
Youth Scout
43 Germany
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Aug 1, 2022 - TuS Koblenz
Manfred Pomp
Head of Youth Scouting
59 Germany Aug 1, 2023 - Alemannia Aachen Youth

Medical department

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Dr. Karl-Heinrich Dittmar
Head of Medical
61 Germany Jul 1, 2009 - -
Dr. Philipp Ehrenstein
Club Doctor
46 Germany Jul 1, 2015 - Women's football
Dr. Stefan Porten
Club Doctor
47 Germany Jul 1, 2023 - Germany U19
Ill-Han Yu
Physiotherapist
36 Germany
Korea, South
Jul 1, 2018 - Borussia Mönchengladbach U19
Florian Kroder
Physiotherapist
36 Germany Jul 1, 2021 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen Youth
David Jann
Physiotherapist
- Germany Jul 1, 2022 - -
Jonas Schmitt
Physiotherapist
34 Germany Jul 1, 2023 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen Youth
Dr. Malte Krüger
Sports Scientist
41 Germany Jan 1, 2019 30.06.2024 -
Sven Elsinger
Medical Director Physiotherapy
56 Germany Jul 1, 2023 - DFB-Jugend

Public Relations

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Dirk Mesch
Press officer
- Germany Nov 30, 2008 - -
Rüdiger Vollborn
Supporter Liaison Officer
61 Germany Jul 1, 2012 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen II
Meinolf Sprink
Supporter Liaison Officer
65 Germany May 1, 2015 - -
Valeska Homburg
Leiter Medien & Kommunikation
48 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - -
Holger Tromp
Director of Media and Communications
51 Germany Mar 1, 2019 - -

Other activities

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Martin Kowatzki
Team official
40 Germany
Poland
Jul 1, 2015 - -
Christian Beckers
Team official
38 Germany Jul 1, 2016 - -
Markus Irmer
Team official
47 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - -
Martin Kowatzki
Kit Manager
40 Germany
Poland
Jul 1, 2015 - -
Christian Beckers
Kit Manager
38 Germany Jul 1, 2016 - -
Ulf Kirsten
Club representative
58 Germany Jul 1, 2011 - FSV Wacker Nordhausen
Stefan Kießling
Club representative
40 Germany Aug 18, 2023 - -
Markus Irmer
Bus driver
47 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - -
Petra Dahl
Announcer
53 Germany Jul 1, 2009 - -
Tobias Ufer
Stadium Announcer
46 Germany Jul 1, 2017 - -
Lars Küpper
Director of Law
46 Germany Jul 1, 2015 - -
Fabian Otto
Head of Finance and Human Resources
50 Germany Oct 1, 2009 - -
Assimiou Touré
Integration adviser
36 Togo
Germany
Jul 1, 2022 - FC Viktoria Köln U19

Other

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Hans-Peter Lehnhoff
Team Manager
60 Germany Jul 1, 2000 - -
Jan-Paul Conradi
Academy Goalkeeping coordinator
35 Germany Jul 1, 2021 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen Youth

Youth

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Jefta Bresser
Academy Manager
53 Netherlands Oct 18, 2023 - De Graafschap U18