Kosta Runjaić (; born 4 June 1971) is a German professional

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Club career

Runjaić played during his club career for Türk Gücü Rüsselsheim, SV 07 Raunheim and

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Managerial career

Germany

From 2006 to 2008, Runjaić served as the coach of reserve side teams 1. FC Kaiserslautern II as a caretaker and

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and he was the caretaker coach of

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in 2008. Runjaić became the head coach of SV Darmstadt in 2010 where he stayed 2 years. He signed with

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in 2012. In 2013, Runjaić returned to 1.FC Kaiserslautern as the head coach until 2015. In 2016, Runjaić became the head coach of

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Poland

Runjaić moved to

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to coach

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side

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from 2017 to 2022. In mid-2022, Runjaić was appointed the new manager of

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. 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

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, before being sacked on 9 April 2024.

Udinese

On 14 June 2024, Runjaić was announced as the new head coach of Italian

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club

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

SV Darmstadt * Regionalliga Süd:

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Individual *

Coach of the Month: October 2018, November 2018, July 2019,

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, August 2022 * ''Piłka Nożna'' Foreigner of the Year: 2021

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* 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 Men's association football players not categorized by position 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 Footballers from Darmstadt (region) Serie A managers {{Croatia-footy-bio-stub