Kosta Runjaić

Kosta Runjaić
	Runjaić in 2021 managing Pogoń Szczecin
Personal information
Date of birth	4 June 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Youth career
	Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim
	SV 07 Raunheim
	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
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kosta Runjaić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [kôsta ruɲǎːitɕ]; born 4 June 1971) is a German football manager and former player who most recently served as the manager of Polish side Legia Warsaw.^[1]

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. 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.^[2]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of match played 7 April 2024^[3]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	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	000.00
Wehen Wiesbaden II		1 July 2007	30 June 2008	34	19	7	8	71	37	+34	055.88
VfR Aalen (caretaker)		20 November 2008	24 November 2008	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
SV Darmstadt		23 March 2010	3 September 2012	91	36	29	26	122	98	+24	039.56
MSV Duisburg		3 September 2012	30 June 2013	31	11	10	10	35	38	−3	035.48
1.FC Kaiserslautern		16 September 2013	23 September 2015	77	32	27	18	109	79	+30	041.56
1860 Munich		7 June 2016	22 November 2016	15	4	4	7	19	22	−3	026.67
Pogoń Szczecin		6 November 2017	23 May 2022	169	74	47	48	244	191	+53	043.79
Legia Warsaw		23 May 2022	9 April 2024	85	47	20	18	167	118	+49	055.29
Total				504	223	144	137	768	588	+180	044.25

Honours[edit]

Manager[edit]

SV Darmstadt

Regionalliga Süd: 2010–11

Legia Warsaw

Individual

Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: July 2019,^[5] December 2020,^[6] August 2022^[7]

References[edit]

^ "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 Runjaić career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Kosta Runjaić at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Kosta Runjaić at Soccerway.com
Kosta Runjaić at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "Kosta Runjaić trenerem Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 23 May 2022.

[2] "Kosta Runjaić przestał pełnić funkcję trenera Legii Warszawa" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[3] "Kosta Runjaić career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[4] "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.

[5] "Trener Lipca 2019: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[6] "Trener Grudnia 2020: Kosta Runjaic" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[7] "TRENER SIERPNIA 2022: KOSTA RUNJAIĆ (LEGIA WARSZAWA)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 September 2022.

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