Liverpool staff profiles

Written by Simon Austin — April 1, 2018
Pen pics of Liverpool's coaching, science, medicine and analytics staff. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here.
MANAGER AND FOOTBALL EXECUTIVES
SPORTING DIRECTOR
Jorg Schmadtke

Nationality: German
Former pro goalkeeper who has held similar positions at Cologne, Hannover, Alemannia Aachen and, most recently, Wolfsburg. Started with Liverpool on June 1st 2023.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michael Gordon

Nationality: American
Conduit between Edwards and Klopp on one side, and principal owner John W Henry and his Fenway Sports Group on the other. Manager Jurgen Klopp has said: “In FSG, he’s the LFC man.” Is stepping back from club duties this season (2022/23).
COACHING
MANAGER
Jurgen Klopp

Nationality: German
Won two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup during his seven years at Borussia Dortmund - as well as reaching the Champions League final. Was fourth in his first full season at Anfield and has gone from strength to strength since then. Won the Champions League in 2018/19 and then led Liverpool to the holy grail of the league title in 2019/20.
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Peter Krawietz

Nationality: German
While Buvac is Klopp's brain, Krawietz is his eyes. Didn't play professionally, but became Klopp's chief scout at Mainz. They have been together ever since. Likely to be even more important in the absence of Buvac.
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Pepijn Ljinders

Nationality: Dutch
Left his role as Liverpool Development Coach to become boss of NEC Nijmegen in Holland in January. Brought back to Anfield at the start of June 2018. Very highly rated by Klopp.
GOALKEEPER COACH
John Achterberg

Nationality: Dutch
Spent 10 years at Tranmere as a player then coach. Moved to Anfield in 2011.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Jack Robinson

Nationality: English
Joined from the Football Association, where he was national GK coach for the U15 to U17 age group. Prior to that worked at Manchester United, primarily with the Academy but also the first team.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Claudio Taffarel

Nationality: Brazilian
Won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994 and was runner-up four years later. Brought in by Liverpool in November 2021 as they look to build their “own philosophy in goalkeeping”.
ELITE DEVELOPMENT COACH
Vitor Matos

Nationality: Portuguese
Appointed in October 2019, having previously worked as B team assistant at Porto. The Development Coach job had been vacant since Pep Lijnders left for NEC Nijmegen in January 2018.
PERFORMANCE
HEAD OF MEDICINE AND FITNESS
Andreas Schlumberger

Nationality: German
Worked with Klopp for four seasons at Borussia Dortmund and the manager tried, unsuccessfully, to bring him to Liverpool in 2017. Finally reunited in December 2020. Schlumberger was boss of Andreas Kornmayer during his time at Bayern Munich from 2015 to 2017. Promoted to Head of Medicine and Fitness in summer 2022.
HEAD OF FITNESS & CONDITIONING
Andreas Kornmayer

Nationality: German
Fitness coach at Bayern Munich for 15 years before joining Liverpool in July 2016. Described as "absolute mastermind" by Klopp.
FITNESS
John Hill

Nationality: English
Arrived at the club as Academy Fitness Coach in July 2018 as the U18s fitness coach before being promoted to first-team duties in November 2021. Previously worked at Hearts from 2010 to 2017 and at MK Dons in 2017/18. Presented at our Youth Development Conference in 2019.
SPORTS SCIENTIST
Conall Murtagh

Nationality: Northern Ireland
Represented Northern Ireland U21s as a player. Joined Academy July 2012 before being promoted to first team in July this year.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
David Rydings

Nationality: English
Joined in 2011 as part of the club's link with Liverpool John Moores University. Role is predominantly gym based.
HEAD OF NUTRITION
Mona Nemmer

Nationality: German
Worked for German U21s before being hired by Pep Guardiola at Bayern. Spent three years there before joining Liverpool in July 2016.
ASSISTANT FITNESS COACH
Jordan Fairclough
Nationality: English
Former semi-pro football who had been an intern with the Reds since October 2017. The former Loughborough University student joined the staff permanently in
CONSULTANT PSYCHOLOGIST
Lee Richardson

Nationality: English
Former pro footballer (with Watford, Blackburn and Aberdeen) and manager, with Chesterfield. Worked with Hull City and still consults with Lancashire Cricket as a performance psychologist. Has been doing three days a week with Liverpool since June 2019 and describes himself as "a resource for the players to tap into".
MEDICAL
DOCTOR
Jonathan Power

Nationality: English
Appointed in December 2022. Previously spent nine years with the Football Association, including four years as England men’s doctor between 2017 and 2021. Was also matchday doctor at Brentford from 2019 to 2021.
HEAD PHYSIO
Lee Nobes

Nationality: English
Joined Liverpool in November 2018 after 11 years at Manchester City. Had been promoted to Head Physio under Roberto Mancini. Originally from Jersey, where he played for amateur side Jersey Scottish.
HEAD OF OSTEOPATHY
Frigyes Vanden Auweele

Nationality: Belgian
Osteopathy is a means of detecting, treating and preventing health problems by moving, stretching and massaging muscles and joints. Vanden Auweele previously worked for Belgian top division side OH Leuven, as well as in cycling, volleyball and private practice. Joined Liverpool in summer of 2022.
SENIOR PHYSIO
Chris Morgan

Nationality: English
Returned to the club in August 2020, having previously worked for them from 2006 to 2016. Had stints at Crystal Palace and Arsenal in between. One of the most experienced medical professionals in English football.
PHYSIO
Joe Lewis

Nationality: English
Initially joined as a sports therapist with the Academy in 2009. Progressed to the first team last year.
PHYSIO
Steve Lilley

Nationality: English
Joined from rivals Manchester City in February 2020. Had been with them since September 2011.
PREVENTION & PERFORMANCE PHYSIO
Lena Aschenbrenner

Nationality: German
Joined Liverpool in July 2021 after nine years with EDEN Reha in Donaustauf, Germany. During this time she worked with amateur and pro athletes from a range of sports and was a regular physio at tournaments for the German Football Association (DFB).
DOCTOR
Sarah Lindsay
Nationality: English
Took on increased responsibilities with the first team when Massey moved to Fifa in March 2020.
PHYSIO
Christopher Rohrbeck

Nationality: German
Worked for the Reds from 2017 to 2020, having previously spent 14 years at Mainz in Germany. Returned in May 2022 as the club competed for the quadruple.
ANALYSIS
OPPOSITION SCOUT
Greg Mathieson

Nationality: Scottish
Worked under Sam Allardyce at Bolton and West Ham. Joined Liverpool in 2015.
OPPOSITION ANALYST
James French

Nationality: English
Formerly at Swansea City and Football Association of Wales. Moved to Liverpool in 2012.
POST-MATCH AND ELITE PLAYER ANALYST
Daniel Spearritt

Nationality: English
Joined the club in August 2014. Promoted from Academy to first team at the start of the 2020/21 season.
POST MATCH ANALYST
Joel Bonner

Nationality: English
Played for Liverpool's Academy from the ages of 12 to 16 before becoming a reserve team player with Shrewsbury Town. Then combined roles of analyst and Individual Coach with Liverpool's U15s and U16s. Promoted to current role in August 2023.
DATA SCIENCE
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Ian Graham

Nationality: English
Joined from Decision Technology in July 2012 and leads on R&D, modelling and implementation. Has a PhD in physics from Cambridge University. At the end of 2019, the Welshman explained the 'one currency' Liverpool use to judge players. Has now resigned and will work his notice until May 2023.
LEAD DATA SCIENTIST
William Spearman

Nationality: American
The Harvard University graduate joined Liverpool in March 2018. Previously senior data scientist with US firm Hudl. Expert in using data to understand passing, space and scoring opportunities, which he gave an insight into HERE.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER & STATISTICAL RESEARCHER
Tim Waskett

Nationality: English
Was a quantitative analyst in the energy industry before joining Liverpool in August 2012. In 2019, he delivered a presentation about the club's data science work at the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.
STATISTICAL RESEARCHER
Dafydd Steele
Nationality: Welsh
Joined Liverpool in September 2013 from an energy company, where he had been a quantitative analyst.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Mark Stevenson
Nationality: English
Joined in March 2017 from Brew Digital for his second stint at the club. Along with Howlett, was transferred from the tech department to research by Graham.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Mark Howlett
Nationality: English
Graham described the role of Howlett (and Stevenson) as “maintaining the database for us, building our research website and so on. They do all the tech stuff and that lets the four of us focus on the data science part of it.”