Joint committee met with him
He is to be the new coach of 1st FC Köln
01.06.2025 – 10:04 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
After the departure of promotion coach Friedhelm Funkel, the 1. FC Köln is looking for replacement. He now seems to be available. A final agreement is still pending.
Lukas Kwasniok is to become the new coach of 1. FC Köln. As the Pay TV broadcaster Sky reports on Sunday, the club’s committees have raised the thumbs of the 43-year-old. Kwasniok had hit the joint committee in the evening. The coach seems to have convinced, it is said.
The deal is far from being fixed. First you still have to negotiate, writes Sky. There should still be no agreement between the club and the trainer. However, this is intensively working on this.
The Bundesliga promoter is still facing another hurdle when clarifying the coaching question. Because: Kwasniok is still under contract with his old club SC Padeborn until 2026. According to the report, the second division calls a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros.
Kwasniok had turned her back on East Westphalia after the past season. It was then in the stars whether he would take over a coaching job again. He had also indicated a break in the meantime.
The 1st FC Köln had climbed into the Bundesliga on the last match day. Friedhelm Funkel had led the team back to the German Oberhaus with six points from the last two games. Gerhard Struber had previously been released because those responsible saw the targeted rise in danger. Funkel had canceled the club for further commitment after the end of the season.