Lukas Kwasniok
{{short description|Polish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lukas Kwasniok
| image =
| height = 1.78 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gliwice, Poland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = SC Paderborn (manager)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1999
| youthclubs1 = Karlsruher SC
| years1 = 1999–2001
| clubs1 = Arminia Bielefeld
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2000–2001
| clubs2 = → SV Sandhausen (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2001–2005
| clubs3 = Rastatt 04
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2005–2007
| clubs4 = Germania Friedrichstal
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| goals4 =
| manageryears1 = 2007–2008
| managerclubs1 = OSV Rastatt
| manageryears2 = 2008–2014
| managerclubs2 = TSV 05 Reichenbach
| manageryears3 = 2016
| managerclubs3 = Karlsruher SC (interim)
| manageryears4 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs4 = Carl Zeiss Jena
| manageryears5 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs5 = 1. FC Saarbrücken
| manageryears6 = 2021–
| managerclubs6 = SC Paderborn
}}
Lukas Kwasniok (born 12 June 1981) is a Polish-German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lukasz-kwasniok/ |title=Lukas Kwasniok |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=10 December 2016}}
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,{{cite web|title=Karlsruher SC entlässt Trainer Oral|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/karlsruher-sc-entlaesst-trainer-oral-158942/|access-date=4 December 2016}} and replaced on 22 December 2016.{{cite web|title=Slomka neuer Trainer des Karlsruher SC|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/fuerth-haelt-an-interimscoach-radoki-fest-159983/|access-date=22 December 2016}}
On 9 December 2018, he was named head coach of Carl Zeiss Jena.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/lukas-kwasniok-neuer-trainer-bei-carl-zeiss-jena-196719/|title=Kwasniok neuer Trainer bei Carl Zeiss Jena|website=dfb.de|date=9 December 2018|access-date=9 December 2018}} He was sacked on 28 September 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/fcc-trennt-sich-mit-sofortiger-wirkung-von-trainer-lukas-kwasniok.html|title=FCC trennt sich mit sofortiger Wirkung von Trainer Lukas Kwasniok|website=fc-carlzeiss-jenadfb.de|date=28 September 2019|access-date=28 September 2019|language=de}}
In December 2019, he was announced as the new manager of 1. FC Saarbrücken starting on 1 January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-saarbruecken.de/startseite/newsdetail/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=2504&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=dfdc1238968bc84df11a5000d4a8cc03|title=Lukas Kwasniok wird neuer Cheftrainer des 1. FC Saarbrücken|website=fc-saarbruecken.de|date=23 January 2019|access-date=5 April 2020|language=de}} He announced that he would leave after the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/saarbruecken-und-kwasniok-trennen-sich-im-sommer-796633/artikel|title=Saarbrücken und Kwasniok trennen sich im Sommer|date=5 February 2021|website=Kicker|access-date=5 February 2021}}
On 17 May 2021, 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn announced Kwasniok as head coach, succeeding Steffen Baumgart until 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.scp07.de/Newsarchiv/Neuer-Chef-Trainer-3.html |title=Lukas Kwasniok hat bis 2023 unterschrieben |publisher=scp07.de |language=German |date=17 May 2021 |accessdate=18 May 2021}} In April 2025, the club announced that it will part ways with Kwasniok at the end of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.scp07.de/Newsarchiv/Fruehzeitige-Klarheit.html |title=Abschied von Lukas Kwasniok zum Saisonende |trans-title=Farewell with Lukas Kwasniok at end of season |language=German |date=15 April 2025 |accessdate=16 April 2025}}
Coaching record
{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat ! rowspan="2" |From ! rowspan="2"|To ! colspan="8" |Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |
| align=left|Karlsruher SC (interim)
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} |4 December 2016 |22 December 2016 {{WDL|2|0|2|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align=left|Carl Zeiss Jena
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} |9 December 2018 |28 September 2019 {{WDL|33|9|9|15|for=41|against=45|diff=yes}} |
| align=left|Saarbrücken
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} |23 December 2019 |30 June 2021 {{WDL|48|19|14|15|for=76|against=61|diff=yes}} |
| align=left|SC Paderborn
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} |1 July 2021 |Present {{WDL|140|61|35|44|for=258|against=193|diff=yes}} |
| colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|223|89|60|74|for=375|against=300|diff=yes}} !— |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sports links}}
- [https://www.kicker.de/lukas-kwasniok/trainer Lukas Kwasniok] at kicker.de
{{SC Paderborn 07 squad}}
{{2. Bundesliga managers}}
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{{FC Carl Zeiss Jena managers}}
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{{SC Paderborn 07 managers}}
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Category:Footballers from Gliwice
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Polish football managers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:German football managers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Arminia Bielefeld players
Category:SV Sandhausen players
Category:2. Bundesliga managers
Category:Karlsruher SC managers
Category:FC Carl Zeiss Jena managers
Category:1. FC Saarbrücken managers
Category:SC Paderborn 07 managers