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
INTERIM MANAGER
Dean Smith
Nationality: English
Brought in in April 2023 to try and save the Foxes from relegation. Was sacked by Norwich in December 2022 after little more than a year in charge of the Championship club. Previously got Aston Villa promoted to the Premier League.
ASSISTANT
Craig Shakespeare
Nationality: English
Assistant to Nigel Pearson and Claudio Ranieri in previous spells with the Foxes, helping them to their famous Premier League win in 2015/16. Went on to become manager himself in February 2017, but was sacked eight months later. Worked alongside Smith at Villa and Norwich.
FIRST-TEAM COACH
John Terry
Nationality: English
The former Chelsea and England captain was Smith's assistant at Villa. Had been working as a consultant at Chelsea's Academy before joining Leicester.
FIRST-TEAM COACH
Adam Sadler
Nationality: English
The tactical analyst was promoted to first-team coach by Leicester at the end of June 2018. Holds the Uefa Pro Licence and has previously worked at Norwich, Manchester City and Ukrainian side Tavriya Simferopol. Took temporary charge of the Foxes along with Stowell in February 2019.
FIRST-TEAM COACH/ GOALKEEPER COACH
Mike Stowell
Nationality: English
Goalkeeper coach at the club for 13 years and has now had five brief spells as caretaker manager. Added title of first-team coach under Nigel Pearson.
SET PIECE COACH
Lars Knudsen
Nationality: Danish
Arrived in September 2022 to help in a problem area for Leicester. Also works part-time for the USA national team. Was previously U18s/ 19s and 20s coach for Denmark and assistant for FC Midtjylland, the masters of set pieces.
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.
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
Mitch Willis
Nationality: English
Joined from Leicester Tigers rugby club in 2012/13. A graduate of Liverpool John Moores University.
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
Dr Mark Waller
Nationality: English
Joined in summer of 2022 from Rangers, where he had spent the previous four years as first-team doctor. Massively experienced, having worked for Hull City, Aston Villa, Al Jazira, England Under-21s and, for 17 years, Liverpool.
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.
PHYSIO
Ed Richmond
Nationality: English
Joined in February 2022 from Crystal Palace, where he had worked since 2016, latterly as Head Physio. Worked for Cardiff prior to that and also with the Welsh national team.
MASSEUR
Reuben Walker
Nationality: English
Did work experience with the U23s in 2015/16. Appointed to first-team duties in 2017.
ANALYSIS
SENIOR PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Andy Blake
Nationality: English
With Leicester since 2008. Previously worked for Hawk-Eye.
TRAINING & PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Matthew Edge
Nationality: English
Spent six years at Aston Villa, latterly as Head of Performance Analysis. Joined Leicester in August 2016.
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.
