Fulham staff profiles
Pen pics of Fulham's coaching, science, medicine and analytics staff. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here.
HEAD COACH/ DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
HEAD COACH
Slavisa Jokanovic
Nationality: Serbian
A fine player who represented clubs including Deportivo La Coruna and Chelsea and won 64 caps for Yugoslavia. Appointed by Fulham - the seventh job of his managerial career - in December 2015 and led them up to the Premier League via last season's play-offs.
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
Tony Khan
Nationality: American
Son of owner Shahid Khan and vice chairman of the club. Took on the role of Director of Football Operations in February 2017. Oversees the "identification, evaluation, recruitment, and signing of players". Also co-owns Boston sports analytics firm TruMedia Networks.
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANT
Javier Pereira
Nationality: Spanish
First worked with Jokanovic at Watford, where he had initially been brought in by Oscar Garcia. Went with the Serbian to Maccabi Tel Aviv and now Fulham.
FIRST TEAM COACH
Scott Parker
Nationality: English
Former England midfielder made 128 appearances for the Cottagers as a player. Returned to the club as first-team coach in July 2018 after a year as U18 boss at Tottenham.
FIRST TEAM COACH
Alberto Escobar
Nationality: Spanish
Expert in analysis who worked with Jokanovic (and Perreira) at Watford and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Jose Sambade Carreira
Nationality: Spanish
Was a coach at Deportivo La Coruna during Jokanovic's time as a player there. This is the first time they have worked together as coaches though. Also run a goalkeeping school in Coruna.
MEDICAL & PERFORMANCE
HEAD OF MEDICAL & SPORTS SCIENCE
Marco Cesarini
Nationality: Italian
Background is as an osteopath. Had a brief period as Head of Injury Prevention at West Ham and worked with Jokanovic at Watford. Fulham recruited him from Italian giants AC Milan.
HEAD OF SPORTS SCIENCE
Alastair Harris
Nationality: English
Has worked his way up from an internship with the club in 2010 to lead their sports science department.
PHYSIO
Wayne Gill
Nationality: English
Joined in July 2012 from Portsmouth.
PHYSIO
Chris Hanson
Nationality: English
Has worked for Fulham for more than a decade. Previously with Newcastle and Bolton.
ASSISTANT PHYSIO
Nick Taylor
Nationality: English
Joined in February 2017 from QPR.
ANALYSTS
PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Joseph Moore
Nationality: English
Promoted from Academy to first team this summer.
PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Marc Edwards
Nationality: English
Joined in September 2012. Also works as a scout for the club.
PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Brett Alexander Cooper
Nationality: English
Moved to Fulham in September 2012. Promoted from Academy to first team in 2017.
PERFORMANCE ANALYST
James Lovell
Nationality: English
Joined from Wolves in September 2011.
