West Brom staff profiles
PROFILES of West Brom's coaching, performance, medical and analysis staff. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here.
COACHING
HEAD COACH
Carlos Corberan
Nationality: Spanish
Was first-team coach and U23s boss during Marcelo Bielsa's time at Leeds United. Left in July 2020 to become Head Coach at nearby Huddersfield Town and led them to the Championship play-off final in his second season. Made a surprise exit at the end of that campaign for Olympiacos, but his time with the Greek giants was short-lived, lasting just 11 games. Returned to England with West Brom in October 2022.
ASSISTANT
Jorge Alarcon
Nationality: Spanish
Corberan's long-time lieutenant. Also worked alongside him at Ermis Aradippou in Cyprus, Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, Huddersfield Town and Olympiacos.
ASSISTANT
Jaime Monroy
Nationality: Portuguese
Worked with Corberan with Leeds United's U23s, before becoming a first-team manager with Xanthi in Greece. Returned to Corberan's side at Olympiacos and now joins him at West Brom.
FIRST-TEAM COACH
James Morrison
Nationality: Scottish
Made 341 appearances for the Baggies since retiring in October 2019. Since then had been assisting Deon Burton with the U23s. Promoted to the first team by Sam Allardyce in December 2020.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Marcos Abad
Nationality: Spanish
Worked with Corberan at Leeds United before rejoining him at The Hawthorns in July 2023. Was at Elland Road from 2017 to 2023, having previously been at Elche, also under Sporting Director Victor Orta.
PERFORMANCE
DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES
Tony Strudwick
Nationality: English
Massively experienced practitioner who has worked for England, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham and Coventry City. Was with United for 11 years, with six of them as Head of Performance for Sir Alex Ferguson. Is also Head of Performance for the Wales national team.
SPORTS SCIENTIST
Kirsty Frick
Nationality: Australian
Has worked with the Baggies since July 2018, having previously been with Ohio State University and Dartmouth College in the United States.
MEDICAL
PERFORMANCE PHYSIO
Richie Rawlins
Nationality: English
Has been with the club for more than a decade and personally praised by Chris Brunt when he left in the summer of 2020.
ASSISTANT PHYSIO
Amr Bayoumi
Nationality: English
Formerly with Swansea City.
REHAB & MOVEMENT PHYSIO
Fraser McKinney
Nationality:
Specialist in foot and ankle rehab. With the Baggies since 2015.
DATA & ANALYSIS
PERFORMANCE ANALYST
Jack Riley
Nationality: English
Worked for Barnsley for five years before moving, with Ismael, to West Brom in July 2021.
OPPOSITION ANALYST
Adam Johnson
Nationality: English
Produces an opposition and post-match report for every fixture. Was Lead Academy Analyst before being promoted to current role.
