Lukas Kwasniok takes over: New coaching chapter at 1. FC Köln!

Lukas Kwasniok takes over: New coaching chapter at 1. FC Köln!

Köln, Deutschland - The 1. FC Köln announced today that Lukas Kwasniok was hired as the new coach. The former coach of SC Paderborn succeeds Gerhard Struber and Friedhelm Funkel and is intended to further develop and stabilize the club in the Bundesliga. Kwasniok has signed a contract until summer 2028, which indicates long -term commitment. The obligation was announced on Friday.

The new sports director Thomas Kessler said positively about Kwasniok and emphasized that he was doing well with the 1. FC Köln. Previously, Kwasniok had thought about a possible career break, but ultimately chose the coaching position in Cologne. According to Sky, Cologne has to pay a transfer to Paderborn, since Kwasniok is still contractually bound there.

coaching in the Bundesliga

Change of coaches are often and often one last measure to remedy sporting failures or internal conflicts. Football clubs have different practices when it comes to the frequency of coaches. The 1. FC Köln has been among the clubs with a total of 46 coaches in the Bundesliga since 2012 that most often change their trainers.

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The reasons for this frequent change are diverse and range from sporting failures to internal quarrels. In the 2023/24 season there was already nine change of coaches, which illustrates the high fluctuation in the league. The top priority for Kwasniok will be to stabilize this situation in Cologne and to work on a successful future. Now it remains to be seen how his term of office will develop and whether he can succeed.

For more information about the new developments at 1. FC Köln you can also read the reports from Laola1 href = "https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln-lukas-kwasniok-werd-bundesliga-Aufsteiger-a-4cbceb09-d0cf-49e0-aeb95400de2ba" and Football fever .