Where Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool staff are now – managerial role and job outside football

Jurgen Klopp wasn’t the only member of Liverpool’s coaching staff to leave Anfield at the end of last season, but a number of them have since begun new jobs elsewhere

Liverpool’s Champions League trip to Leipzig has taken on some extra spice after Jurgen Klopp’s decision to take up a role with Red Bull, but a number of other members of the German’s cocaching team have also found new roles this year.

Klopp announced in January that he would be leaving Anfield after nearly nine years as Liverpool boss. He made it clear he had no plans to take up another managerial role, but has since agreed to take over as Red Bull’s global head of soccer.

The German won’t begin his new role until January, but it will involve him advising Red Bull on their network of teams. The Austrian company has clubs in Salzburg and Leipzig in Europe, as well as clubs in Brazil and the United States.

While some members of Klopp’s coaching staff have survived him at Anfield, many have moved on. Here, Mirror Football looks at what has happened to those who have traded Merseyside for pastures new.

Pep Lijnders

Klopp’s former number two was touted as a potential successor to the German. However, he quickly ruled himself out of contention and decided instead to return to the dugout elsewhere, taking over at Red Bull Salzburg.

Last season marked the first time in a decade that Salzburg failed to win the Austrian Bundesliga. They have endured a stuttering start as they bid to reclaim top spot, and currently sit fourth, with a 5-0 defeat to champions Sturm Graz a particular low point.

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Salzburg had to go through qualifying for the Champions League, but Lijnders successfully navigated that part. After losing their first two games, though, Wednesday’s meeting with Dinamo Zagreb is already looking like a must-win.

Vitor Matos and Andreas Kornmayer

Matos joined Liverpool from Porto in 2019, serving as an elite development coach. His spell at Anfield came to an end over the summer as he opted to follow Lijnders to Salzburg.

Another man to make the same move was Andreas Kornmayer. Kornmayer joined Liverpool as a fitness coach in 2016 – Klopp’s first summer at the helm – and has now continued his work with Lijnders.

“We… couldn’t help noticing how the staff received us with a completely open mind, and with a willingness to work hard with us and put everything into providing the players with the best possible environment for them to develop and perform,” Matos wrote as part of a 10-part diary during Salzburg’s pre-season. “One of our club’s guiding principles says “change bring opportunity,” so we are all excited about the weeks and months ahead.”

John Achterberg

Former Tranmere goalkeeper Achterberg joined Liverpool as a goalkeeping coach back in 2009, initially working with the reserves and then taking on first-team responsibilities under Kenny Dalglish. He remained in his post under Brendan Rodgers and then under Klopp.

While fellow goalkeeping coach Claudio Taffarel is still at Liverpool, Achterberg left at the end of the 2023-24 season. He has now been reunited with former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, with the pair working together in Saudi Arabia at Al-Ettifaq.

“If you look back on what we achieved, we sold many goalkeepers. Danny Ward, £12 million, [Kamil] Grabara, £3 million, a few others, and now we have Kelleher who they want £25-£30 million for,” Achterberg told Goalkeeper.com. “But as football works, the time also comes to have a new challenge. Now I can try and help goalkeepers develop over here in Saudi.”

Jack Robinson

Robinson, another goalkeeping coach, joined Liverpool in 2018. He had previously worked with England’s age-group teams, while his club roles included a seven-year spell with Manchester United as academy goalkeeping coach.

The 37-year-old left Anfield in May and has now taken up a new role as head of goalkeeping with US Soccer. He is part of Mauricio Pochettino’s coaching team across the Atlantic, with the 2026 World Cup co-hosts looking to put themselves in a strong position ahead of the tournament.

“I am delighted to be joining @ussoccer as Head of Goalkeeping in what is an exciting time for the men’s and women’s game both on and off the pitch,” Robinson wrote on social media in September. “My aim is to challenge, inspire and engage with the goalkeeping community to help the national teams, coaches and players in the short and long term.”

Andreas Schlumberger

Schlumberger was Liverpool’s head of recovery under Klopp, but he has now opted to leave the world of football. He has joined the BSP Business & Law School in Berlin, where he now serves as a professor in sports science.

His contract at Liverpool had been due to run until 2025. However, Schlumberger and the club reached an agreement to end it a year early.

Schlumberger spent a little over three years with Liverpool, having previously worked with German clubs Bayern Munich, Borussia Monchengladbach and Schalke. He took up his current role in October.

Peter Krawietz

Klopp’s former assistant Krawietz has yet to take up a new role. However, this should perhaps come as no surprise as he indicated he planned to take some time out.

“Taking time off as well [like Jurgen], minimum half a year, and then let’s see,” Krawietz said on the Aldo Meets podcast in June. “I don’t have a proper idea yet of what to do or what it will be. Is it management or something else? I will take my time.”

When asked at the time whether he might work with Klopp again once the manager took on a new role, he was non-commital. “Let’s see how Jurgen feels, what his plans are and if he has an idea, and if it fits me or not, if he wants me in or not. We will see,” he said.

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