Kosta Runjaić
German footballer and manager
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Kosta Runjaić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [kôsta ruɲǎːitɕ]; born 4 June 1971) is a German[1] professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Udinese.
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Runjaić in 2021 managing Pogoń Szczecin | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989-1997 | Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim | ||
| 1997-2002 | SV 07 Raunheim | ||
| 2002 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Wehen Wiesbaden II | ||
| 2008 | VfR Aalen (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2012 | SV Darmstadt | ||
| 2012–2013 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 2013–2015 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2016 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 2017–2022 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| 2022–2024 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 2024– | Udinese | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Runjaić played during his club career for Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim, SV 07 Raunheim and FSV Frankfurt in Germany.
Managerial career
Germany
From 2006 to 2008, Runjaić served as the coach of reserve side teams 1. FC Kaiserslautern II as a caretaker and Wehen Wiesbaden II and he was the caretaker coach of VfR Aalen in 2008.
Runjaić became the head coach of SV Darmstadt in 2010 where he stayed 2 years. He signed with MSV Duisburg in 2012. In 2013, Runjaić returned to 1.FC Kaiserslautern as the head coach until 2015. In 2016, Runjaić became the head coach of 1860 Munich.
Poland
Runjaić moved to Poland to coach Ekstraklasa side Pogoń Szczecin from 2017 to 2022. In mid-2022, Runjaić was appointed the new manager of Legia Warsaw.[2] He won the 2022–23 Polish Cup and 2023 Polish Super Cup with Legia, and led the team to the knockout round play-offs of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, before being sacked on 9 April 2024.[3]
Udinese
On 14 June 2024, Runjaić was announced as the new head coach of Italian Serie A club Udinese.[4]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2026[citation needed]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (caretaker) |  |
15 August 2006 | 23 August 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Wehen Wiesbaden II | |
1 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 55.88 |
| VfR Aalen (caretaker) | |
20 November 2008 | 24 November 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| SV Darmstadt | |
23 March 2010 | 3 September 2012 | 91 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 122 | 98 | +24 | 39.56 |
| MSV Duisburg | |
3 September 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 35.48 |
| 1.FC Kaiserslautern | |
16 September 2013 | 23 September 2015 | 77 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 109 | 79 | +30 | 41.56 |
| 1860 Munich | |
7 June 2016 | 22 November 2016 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 26.67 |
| Pogoń Szczecin |  |
6 November 2017 | 23 May 2022 | 169 | 74 | 47 | 48 | 244 | 191 | +53 | 43.79 |
| Legia Warsaw | |
23 May 2022 | 9 April 2024 | 85 | 47 | 20 | 18 | 167 | 118 | +49 | 55.29 |
| Udinese |  |
1 July 2024 | present | 82 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 96 | 108 | −12 | 36.59 |
| Total | 586 | 253 | 160 | 173 | 864 | 696 | +168 | 43.17 | |||
Honours
Manager
SV Darmstadt
Legia Warsaw
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2018,[6] November 2018,[6] July 2019,[7] December 2020,[8] August 2022[9]
- Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2021[10]
- Serie A Coach of the Month: May 2026[11]
