Lukas Kwasniok
Polish footballer and manager
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Lukas Kwasniok (born 12 June 1981) is a Polish-German professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Gliwice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2000–2001 | → SV Sandhausen (loan) | ||
| 2001–2005 | Rastatt 04 | ||
| 2005–2007 | Germania Friedrichstal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | OSV Rastatt | ||
| 2008–2014 | TSV 05 Reichenbach | ||
| 2016 | Karlsruher SC (interim) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 2021–2025 | SC Paderborn | ||
| 2025–2026 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
On 4 December 2016, Kwasniok was announced as the interim replacement for Tomas Oral at Karlsruher SC, as the club were struggling in the 2. Bundesliga,[1] and replaced on 22 December 2016.[2]
On 9 December 2018, he was named head coach of Carl Zeiss Jena.[3] He was sacked on 28 September 2019.[4]
In December 2019, he was announced as the new manager of 1. FC Saarbrücken starting on 1 January 2020.[5] He announced that he would leave after the 2020–21 season.[6]
On 17 May 2021, 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn announced Kwasniok as head coach, succeeding Steffen Baumgart until 2023.[7] In April 2025, the club announced that it will part ways with Kwasniok at the end of the season.[8] On 6 June 2025, he was named the new head coach of newly promoted Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, by signing a contract until 2028.[9]
On 22 March 2026, he was sacked following a 3–3 draw at home against rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach, with René Wagner assuming caretaker responsibility.[10]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Karlsruher SC (interim) | 4 December 2016 | 22 December 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | [11] |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 December 2018 | 28 September 2019 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 27.27 | [12] |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 23 December 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 39.58 | [13] |
| SC Paderborn | 1 July 2021 | 30 June 2025 | 144 | 63 | 36 | 45 | 263 | 198 | +65 | 43.75 | [14] |
| 1. FC Köln | 1 July 2025 | 22 March 2026 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 24.14 | [15] |
| Total | 256 | 98 | 69 | 89 | 421 | 357 | +64 | 38.28 | — | ||
