Fulham staff profiles

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HEAD COACH/ DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
MANAGER
Claudio Ranieri

Nationality: Italian
Appointed in November 2018 after Slavisa Jokanovic was sacked. Hugely experienced, having managed the likes of Juventus, Inter Milan, Monaco, Valencia and Chelsea, but will always be remembered for his miraculous title win with Leicester City in 2015/16.
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
Paolo Benetti

Nationality: Italian
The former AC Milan player has worked with Ranieri for more than a decade. Their partnership has taken in spells at Juventus, Roma, Inter Milan, Monaco, Greece, Leicester and Nantes.
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. Retained by Ranieri after he took over as manager at Craven Cottage.
FIRST TEAM COACH
Carlo Cornacchia

Nationality: Italian
Played under Ranieri at Cagliari and Napoli. Spent several years coaching in the United States, before returning to Europe to work with his former boss at Nantes. Followed his compatriot to Craven Cottage.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Paolo Orlandoni

Nationality: Italian
Played and then coached at Inter Milan, which is where he first linked up with Ranieri. Subsequently worked for the manager at Nantes and now Fulham.
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.
HEAD OF FITNESS
Andrea Azzalin

Nationality: Italian
Has worked with Ranieri on his last four assignments - at Monaco, Greece, Leicester and Nantes.
ASSISTANT FITNESS COACH
Vitantonio Pascale
Nationality: Italian
Has a particular focus on rehab at Fulham. Started his career in handball and futsal before moving into football with Bari. First worked with Ranieri and Azzalin at Nantes.
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.