Leicester City staff profiles
Written by Simon Austin — April 1, 2018
Pen pics of Leicester City's coaching, science, medicine and analytics staff. To see the staff profiles for other clubs, click here.
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL
Jon Rudkin
Nationality: English
Replaced Terry Robinson as Director of Football in December 2014. Had previously served Leicester at all levels: was a schoolboy player for them, a coach, caretaker manager and Academy Manager. Holds the Uefa Pro Licence.
COACHING
HEAD COACH
Enzo Maresca
Nationality: Italian
Joined West Brom as an 18-year-old and went on to play for giants Juventus and Fiorentina in his homeland. Was Manchester City Under-23 boss before taking charge of Parma for a brief and ill-fated spell. Returned to City to become Pep Guardiola's assistant and played an important role behind the scenes as they won the Treble in 2022/23. Took charge of Leicester in June 2023.
ASSISTANT
Willy Caballero
Nationality: Argentine
Won Champions League, Europa League & FA Cup with Chelsea and League Cup with Manchester City. Wasa team-mate of Maresca's at Malaga in Spain. Played for Southampton for 18 months before joining Leicester in July 2023.
FIRST-TEAM COACH
Danny Walker
Nationality: English
Previously Maresca's assistant with Manchester City's U23s. Was Peterborough United's Senior Professional Development Phase Lead Coach in 2022/23.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Michele De Bernardin
Nationality: Italian
Coached with Academy and first team during four years at Parma, which is where he worked with Maresca. Was Goalkeeper Coach and First Team Coach with Sampdoria last season.
PERFORMANCE
HEAD OF FITNESS & CONDITIONING
Matt Reeves
Nationality: English
A graduate of nearby Loughborough University. Started as an intern at Leicester in 2008. Left for Hull, before returning, with Balsom, in 2011. Also works with England U19s and U20s.
FITNESS COACH
Marcos Alvarez
Nationality: Spanish
Worked with Maresca at Parma. Has also worked at Tottenham under Juande Ramos, as well as at Sevilla, CSKA Moscow, Real Betis and, most recently, SPAL in Italy's Serie B.
SPORT SCIENTIST
Tom Joel
Nationality: English
Another Loughborough graduate, who worked at Leicester as intern in 2011/12. Joined full-time in 2013 and promoted to first team in 2014/15.
ASSISTANT SPORT SCIENTIST
Matt Horton
Nationality: English
Appointed in July 2019, having completed his degree at Loughborough University. Replaced Jack Milligan, who went to work for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
STRENGTH & POWER COACH
Peter Habershon
Nationality: English
Joined in August 2019 after two years with the English Institute of Sport.
STRENGTH & POWER COACH
Mitch Willis
Nationality: English
Joined from Leicester Tigers rugby club in 2012/13. A graduate of Liverpool John Moores University.
ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Kevin Paxton
Nationality: English
With Foxes for more than a decade. Joined as Head of Academy Sport Science and moved to first team in August 2021.
CONSULTANT NUTRITIONIST
Chris Edwards
Nationality: English
Also consults for Bristol City, Wasps rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union Academy. Employed by Pro Athlete Supplementation.
MEDICAL
HEAD OF MEDICINE AND SPORTS DOCTOR
Simon Morris
Nationality: English
Was Head of Medical Services at Burnley for 12 years to December 2022. Joined the Foxes in June 2023. Oversees the medical department, including the physios, as well as being the club doctor.
PART-TIME CLUB DOCTOR
Dr Ian Patchett
Nationality: English
Started providing match cover in 1992, before becoming medical officer in 2000. Also a part-time GP in Leicester.
PHYSIO
Gary Silk
Nationality: English
Initially joined as first-team lead masseur in 2013. Switched to become physio after gaining a BSc from the University of Salford. Specialises in performance.
PHYSIO
Jonny King
Nationality: English
Joined from Bournemouth at the end of 2020/21. Had two spells with the Cherries - one as Head of Academy Sport Science and Medicine and another as first-team physio - covering a total of seven years. Specialises in rehab.
MASSEUR
Reuben Walker
Nationality: English
Did work experience with the U23s in 2015/16. Appointed to first-team duties in 2017.
ANALYSIS
LEAD PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Andy Blake
Nationality: English
With Leicester since 2008. Previously worked for Hawk-Eye.
PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Peter Clark
Nationality: English
Second stint with the Foxes. Worked for them from December 2011 to May 2019 before leaving to become Analysis Process Lead for the Football Association for two-and-a-half years. Returned to the King Power as First Team Performance Analyst in November 2011.
ANALYST
Javier Molina Caballero
Nationality: Spanish
Brought to the club by Maresca, with whom he worked at Parma. Has also worked at a number of Spanish clubs, including Atletico Madrid.
TRAINING & PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Matthew Edge
Nationality: English
Spent six years at Aston Villa, latterly as Head of Performance Analysis. Joined Leicester in August 2016.
POST-MATCH ANALYST
Jack Lyons
Nationality: Scottish
Worked under Rodgers at Celtic as opposition scout. Joined the Foxes in the summer of 2019.
DATA
LEAD DATA SCIENTIST
Edd Webster
Nationality: English
Joined in April 2023, effectively replacing Mladen Sormaz, who had left to join 777 Partners a year earlier. Has a very interesting CV, having worked for a travel company in Peru; in football for Manchester City and West Ham; and also for LEGO Group. Did this interview with TGG in 2022 and also delivered an SQL Masterclass.
DATA ANALYST
Andrew Peters
Nationality: English
Joined in February 2021 and specialises in data manipulation, visualisation and machine learning to derive insights from football and biological datasets.
PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYST
Michael Davies
Nationality: English
Joined in September 2021, having previously done an internship with the club. Derives insights from performance data.