Lukas Kwasniok

Lukas Kwasniok

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Gliwice, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SC Paderborn (manager)
Youth career
0000–1999	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–	SC Paderborn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. ^[1]

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, ^[2] and replaced on 22 December 2016. ^[3]

On 9 December 2018, he was named head coach of Carl Zeiss Jena. ^[4] He was sacked on 28 September 2019. ^[5]

In December 2019, he was announced as the new manager of 1. FC Saarbrücken starting on 1 January 2020. ^[6] He announced that he would leave after the 2020–21 season. ^[7]

On 17 May 2021, 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn announced Kwasniok as head coach, succeeding Steffen Baumgart until 2023. ^[8]

Coaching record

As of match played 14 February 2025

Team	Nat	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	000.00	[9]
Carl Zeiss Jena		9 December 2018	28 September 2019	33	9	9	15	41	45	−4	027.27	[10]
Saarbrücken		23 December 2019	30 June 2021	48	19	14	15	76	61	+15	039.58	[11]
SC Paderborn		1 July 2021	Present	132	58	33	41	243	180	+63	043.94	[12]
Total				215	86	58	71	360	287	+73	040.00	—

References

1. "Lukas Kwasniok". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
2. "Karlsruher SC entlässt Trainer Oral" . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
3. "Slomka neuer Trainer des Karlsruher SC" . Retrieved 22 December 2016.
4. "Kwasniok neuer Trainer bei Carl Zeiss Jena". dfb.de. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
5. "FCC trennt sich mit sofortiger Wirkung von Trainer Lukas Kwasniok". fc-carlzeiss-jenadfb.de (in German). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
6. "Lukas Kwasniok wird neuer Cheftrainer des 1. FC Saarbrücken". fc-saarbruecken.de (in German). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
7. "Saarbrücken und Kwasniok trennen sich im Sommer". Kicker . 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
8. "Lukas Kwasniok hat bis 2023 unterschrieben" (in German). scp07.de. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
9. "Karlsruher SC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
10. "FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
11. "1. FC Saarbrücken: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
12. "[SC Paderborn 07: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

External links

• Lukas Kwasniok at WorldFootball.net
• Lukas Kwasniok at kicker (in German)
• Lukas Kwasniok at kicker.de