Alexander Blessin

Following his retirement as an active player, Blessin joined RB Leipzig as a youth coach in 2012. He left Leipzig in 2020 to accept an offer as the new manager of Oostende in the Belgian First Division A.

He completed his first season with Oostende in fifth place, which led to him being linked to clubs such as Sheffield United and Rangers, as well as being named manager of the year in the Belgian top flight.

On 19 January 2022, he was hired by Serie A club Genoa as the club's new head coach under a two-and-a-half year contract, after the Italian club paid a fixed fee to activate a buyout clause present in Blessin's contract with Oostende.