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Kosta Runjaić

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Kosta Runjaić
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Runjaić in 2021 managing Pogoń Szczecin
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-06-04) 4 June 1971 (age 55)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Team information
Current team
 Udinese (head coach)
Youth career
Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989-1997 Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim
1997-2002 SV 07 Raunheim
2002 FSV Frankfurt
Managerial career
2006 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (caretaker)
2007–2008 Wehen Wiesbaden II
2008 VfR Aalen (caretaker)
2010–2012 SV Darmstadt
2012–2013 MSV Duisburg
2013–2015 1.FC Kaiserslautern
2016 1860 Munich
2017–2022 Pogoń Szczecin
2022–2024 Legia Warsaw
2024– Udinese
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kosta Runjaić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [kôsta ruɲǎːitɕ]; born 4 June 1971) is an German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Udinese.

Life and club career

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Runjaic, whose parents are from Yugoslavia, was born in Vienna, Austria in 1971 and grew up in Rüsselsheim, Germany.[1] He is married and has three children.[2]

Runjaić played during his club career for Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim, SV 07 Raunheim and FSV Frankfurt in Germany.

Managerial career

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Germany

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After two years as a regional coach for the DFB, he became manager of 1. FC Kaiserslautern II in 2004. In 2006, he moved to SV Wehen Wiesbaden, initially as a youth coach, before being handed responsibility for the reserve team after a year. With this team, he secured promotion from the Oberliga Hessen to the Regionalliga Süd in 2008.

In 2008, he became assistant manager at third-tier side VfR Aalen under Jürgen Kohler and, following Kohler’s resignation, served as interim manager for one match. He remained assistant manager under Kohler’s successor, Petrik Sander.

In March 2010, he succeeded Živojin Juškić at SV Darmstadt 98, a Regionalliga side then facing the threat of relegation, and achieved the club’s goal of avoiding the drop. Following the team’s success the following season, his contract was extended in March 2011 until June 2012. A nine-match winning streak laid the foundations for promotion to the 3. Liga.

On 3 September 2012, Runjaic moved to second-division side MSV Duisburg as the successor to the sacked head coach Oliver Reck. He signed a contract running until 30 June 2014.[3] Kosta Runjaic, who had taken charge of MSV Duisburg whilst they were bottom of the table, managed to stabilise the team and save the club from relegation. Following Duisburg’s forced relegation to the 3. Liga at the end of the 2012–13 season due to financial problems, Runjaic left the club of his own accord.[4]

From 16 September 2013, he was head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He took over from Franco Foda, who had been sacked, and Oliver Schäfer, who had stepped in as interim coach for two matches. Following a poor start to the 2015–16 season, with just two wins from eight matches, he resigned on 23 September 2015.[5]

Runjaic took charge of TSV 1860 Munich from the 2016–17 season onwards. On 22 November 2016, he was suspended from his duties.

Poland

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Runjaić moved to Poland to coach Ekstraklasa side Pogoń Szczecin from 2017 to 2022. In mid-2022, Runjaić was appointed the new manager of Legia Warsaw.[6] He won the 2022–23 Polish Cup and 2023 Polish Super Cup with Legia, and led the team to the knockout round play-offs of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, before being sacked on 9 April 2024.[7]

Udinese

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On 14 June 2024, Runjaić was announced as the new head coach of Italian Serie A club Udinese.[8]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 25 October 2026[citation needed]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
1. FC Kaiserslautern II (caretaker) Germany 15 August 2006 23 August 2006 100112−1000.00
Wehen Wiesbaden II Germany 1 July 2007 30 June 2008 3419787137+34055.88
VfR Aalen (caretaker) Germany 20 November 2008 24 November 2008 100104−4000.00
SV Darmstadt Germany 23 March 2010 3 September 2012 9136292612298+24039.56
MSV Duisburg Germany 3 September 2012 30 June 2013 311110103538−3035.48
1.FC Kaiserslautern Germany 16 September 2013 23 September 2015 7732271810979+30041.56
1860 Munich Germany 7 June 2016 22 November 2016 154471922−3026.67
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 6 November 2017 23 May 2022 169744748244191+53043.79
Legia Warsaw Poland 23 May 2022 9 April 2024 85472018167118+49055.29
Udinese Italy 1 July 2024 present 92331742108127−19035.87
Total 596256161179876715+161042.95

Honours

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Manager

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SV Darmstadt

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Kosta Runjaic: ,,Man darf niemals zufrieden sein" | Echo Online - Nachrichten aus Südhessen". www.echo-online.de. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Runjaic übernimmt heute beim FCK das Traineramt - Rheinpfalz". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Presseabteilung, MSV Duisburg- (23 September 2026). "Herzlich Willkommen: Kosta Runjaic neuer Zebra-Coach". MSV Duisburg (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Sport1.de. "Runjaic bestätigt MSV-Abgang". Sport1.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Runjaic tritt zurück - Fünfstück wird neuer Cheftrainer". Perfect test site. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kosta Runjaić trenerem Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 23 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kosta Runjaić przestał pełnić funkcję trenera Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kosta Runjaic è il nuovo allenatore dell'Udinese Calcio" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Trener Listopada w LOTTO Ekstraklasie: Kosta Runjaić" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Trener Lipca 2019: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Trener Grudnia 2020: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "TRENER SIERPNIA 2022: KOSTA RUNJAIĆ (LEGIA WARSZAWA)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Robert Lewandowski piłkarzem 2021 roku! Wyniki plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kosta Runjaic Philadelphia Coach Of The Month for May" (Press release). Serie A. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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