Kosta Runjaić
![]() Runjaić in 2021 managing Pogoń Szczecin | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1971 | ||
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 a German[1] professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Udinese.
Club career
[edit]Runjaić played during his club career for Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim, SV 07 Raunheim and FSV Frankfurt in Germany.
Managerial career
[edit]Germany
[edit]From 2006 to 2008, Runjaić served as the coach of reserve side teams 1. FC Kaiserslautern II as a caretaker and Wehen Wiesbaden II and he was the caretaker coach of VfR Aalen in 2008.
Runjaić became the head coach of SV Darmstadt in 2010 where he stayed 2 years. He signed with MSV Duisburg in 2012. In 2013, Runjaić returned to 1.FC Kaiserslautern as the head coach until 2015. In 2016, Runjaić became the head coach of 1860 Munich.
Poland
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3]
Udinese
[edit]On 14 June 2024, Runjaić was announced as the new head coach of Italian Serie A club Udinese.[4]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 August 2024[citation needed]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
1. FC Kaiserslautern II (caretaker) | ![]() |
15 August 2006 | 23 August 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Wehen Wiesbaden II | ![]() |
1 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 55.88 |
VfR Aalen (caretaker) | ![]() |
20 November 2008 | 24 November 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
SV Darmstadt | ![]() |
23 March 2010 | 3 September 2012 | 91 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 122 | 98 | +24 | 39.56 |
MSV Duisburg | ![]() |
3 September 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 35.48 |
1.FC Kaiserslautern | ![]() |
16 September 2013 | 23 September 2015 | 77 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 109 | 79 | +30 | 41.56 |
1860 Munich | ![]() |
7 June 2016 | 22 November 2016 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 26.67 |
Pogoń Szczecin | ![]() |
6 November 2017 | 23 May 2022 | 169 | 74 | 47 | 48 | 244 | 191 | +53 | 43.79 |
Legia Warsaw | ![]() |
23 May 2022 | 9 April 2024 | 85 | 47 | 20 | 18 | 167 | 118 | +49 | 55.29 |
Udinese | ![]() |
1 July 2024 | present | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
Total | 506 | 224 | 145 | 137 | 773 | 589 | +184 | 44.27 |
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]SV Darmstadt
Legia Warsaw
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2018,[6] November 2018,[6] July 2019,[7] December 2020,[8] August 2022[9]
- Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2021[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kosta Runjaic is Udinese Calcio's new head coach". Yahoo! Sports. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Kosta Runjaić trenerem Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Kosta Runjaić przestał pełnić funkcję trenera Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Kosta Runjaic è il nuovo allenatore dell'Udinese Calcio" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Trener Lipca 2019: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Trener Grudnia 2020: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "TRENER SIERPNIA 2022: KOSTA RUNJAIĆ (LEGIA WARSZAWA)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Robert Lewandowski piłkarzem 2021 roku! Wyniki plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kosta Runjaić at Soccerway.com
- Kosta Runjaić at WorldFootball.net
- Kosta Runjaić at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vienna
- Austrian emigrants to Germany
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- German people of Croatian descent
- Austrian people of Croatian descent
- German men's footballers
- Austrian men's footballers
- FSV Frankfurt players
- German football managers
- Austrian football managers
- VfR Aalen managers
- SV Darmstadt 98 managers
- MSV Duisburg managers
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers
- TSV 1860 Munich managers
- Pogoń Szczecin managers
- Legia Warsaw managers
- Udinese Calcio managers
- 2. Bundesliga managers
- 3. Liga managers
- Ekstraklasa managers
- German expatriate football managers
- Austrian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Poland
- German expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate football managers in Italy
- German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region)
- Serie A managers
- Austrian football biography stubs
- German football biography stubs
- Croatian football biography stubs