Lukas Kwasniok

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.

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, and replaced on 22 December 2016.

On 9 December 2018, he was named head coach of Carl Zeiss Jena. He was sacked on 28 September 2019.

In December 2019, he was announced as the new manager of 1. FC Saarbrücken starting on 1 January 2020. He announced that he would leave after the 2020–21 season.

On 17 May 2021, 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn announced Kwasniok as head coach, succeeding Steffen Baumgart until 2023. In April 2025, the club announced that it will part ways with Kwasniok at the end of the season. 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.

On 22 March 2026, he was sacked following a 3–3 draw at home against rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach, with René Wagner assuming caretaker responsibility.

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