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Now it’s official: Kwasniok new coach at FC
Updated on June 6th, 2025 – 9:45 a.m.Reading time: 82 min.
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Now it’s official: Lukas Kwasniok has signed his contract with FC. The association announced on Friday morning. The 43-year-old signed a contract until 2028 and will be presented at the end of June as part of a press conference.
Lukas Kwasniok said: “I had thought about taking a break. When Thomas Kessler contacted me, it was immediately clear to me: If I got the opportunity to work in Cologne, I really want to do it. It is an insane club and a huge chance. It will certainly be a great feeling for the first time in the Bundesliga. Those a sensation. “
FC sports director Thomas Kessler said: “Lukas Kwasniok has impressively demonstrated in Paderborn for several years that he can develop teams, have attractive and successful football playing and young players can bring young players to higher tasks.” This should now also succeed in the Bundesliga at FC. “We are convinced that we found the right trainer with him to further develop FC in the Bundesliga and to stabilize sustainably.”
It should be ready on Friday: 1. FC Köln should officially announce the obligation of his new coach Lukas Kwasniok at the end of the week. After the agreement with the 43-year-old and SC Paderborn, who collects around one million euros for Kwasniok, the last formalities were said to be clarified on Thursday.
At the same time, a rumor popped up: Kwasniok could bring the 20-year-old Aaron tenth. According to the “Kölnische Rundschau”, FC and the best Paderborn preparer of last season (twelve templates) are already in contact. The U20 international can be used flexibly on the left wing. Tenth market value is estimated at five million euros. According to information from the “Geissblog”, an official offer has not yet been available.
The coaching question of 1. FC Köln has apparently been finally clarified: As the “picture” reports, SC Paderborn has agreed to change from Lukas Kwasniok. The East Westphalia let the 43-year-old, who is still under contract until June 30, 2026, move to Cologne for one million euros plus possible bonuses.
With Kwasniok itself, FC had already agreed on a two -year contract by 2027 in the past few days. Since Paderborn now gives the green light, the proclamation of the personnel is only a matter of form. Vice President Eckhard Sauren recently told Radio Cologne: “I hope that we will be through this week.”
The 1. FC Köln experiences groundbreaking days. While the Bundesliga promoted with desired coach Lukas Kwasniok, according to “Sky”, was able to agree on a two-year contract and now with SC Paderborn for the transfer fee for the 43-year-old Pokert, the board members Werner Wolf and Eckhard Sauren have announced their farewell. President Wolf and deputy Sauren announced at Radio Köln that they did not want to compete with new teams at the general meeting in September.
Together with Carsten Wettich, also Vice President, the two of them wanted a third term, but the support of the member council was missing. “After almost 25 years I will say goodbye to 1. FC Köln,” said Wolf, who held various posts during this time. Sauren added that it was “the most sensible step to give the members the choice of other teams and personally to draw the consequence with a little melancholy”. Meanwhile, Wettich wants to stay in office together with entrepreneur Wilke Strom and the former FC player Tugba Tekkal.
Speculators had long been speculated about the change: Tim Lemperle switched to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. This was announced by its sports manager Andreas Schicker in the evening at the ordinary general meeting of the association with loud applause. The attacker comes from Cologne free of charge. Lemperle had scored ten goals for the Cologne team in the past second division season.