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Kosta Runjaić
Runjaić in 2021 managing Pogoń Szczecin
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-06-04) 4 June 1971 (age 53)
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 professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Udinese.

Club career

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

Managerial career

Germany

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

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. 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.

Udinese

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

Managerial statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025
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 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Wehen Wiesbaden II Germany 1 July 2007 30 June 2008 34 19 7 8 71 37 +34 055.88
VfR Aalen (caretaker) Germany 20 November 2008 24 November 2008 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
SV Darmstadt Germany 23 March 2010 3 September 2012 91 36 29 26 122 98 +24 039.56
MSV Duisburg Germany 3 September 2012 30 June 2013 31 11 10 10 35 38 −3 035.48
1.FC Kaiserslautern Germany 16 September 2013 23 September 2015 77 32 27 18 109 79 +30 041.56
1860 Munich Germany 7 June 2016 22 November 2016 15 4 4 7 19 22 −3 026.67
Pogoń Szczecin Poland 6 November 2017 23 May 2022 169 74 47 48 244 191 +53 043.79
Legia Warsaw Poland 23 May 2022 9 April 2024 85 47 20 18 167 118 +49 055.29
Udinese Italy 1 July 2024 present 22 9 4 9 29 29 +0 040.91
Total 526 232 148 146 797 617 +180 044.11

Honours

Manager

SV Darmstadt

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

  1. "Kosta Runjaic is Udinese Calcio's new head coach". Yahoo! Sports. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. "Kosta Runjaić trenerem Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 23 May 2022.
  3. "Kosta Runjaić przestał pełnić funkcję trenera Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. "Kosta Runjaic è il nuovo allenatore dell'Udinese Calcio" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. "Trener Lipca 2019: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. "Trener Grudnia 2020: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. "TRENER SIERPNIA 2022: KOSTA RUNJAIĆ (LEGIA WARSZAWA)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 September 2022.
  10. "Robert Lewandowski piłkarzem 2021 roku! Wyniki plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

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Current Serie A managers
Udinese Calcio – current squad
Managerial positions
SV Darmstadt 98 – managers
MSV Duisburg – managers
1. FC Kaiserslautern – managers
TSV 1860 Munich – managers
Pogoń Szczecin – managers
Legia Warsaw – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Udinese Calcio – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
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