Kosta Runjaić

Kosta Runjaic, 2013

Kosta Runjaic ( born June 4, 1971 in Vienna, Austria ) is a German football coach and former player. Since September 2013 he trained the first second division side FC Kaiserslautern.

Origin

Runjaic, whose parents are from the former Yugoslavia, was born in Vienna in 1971. He is a German citizen and grew up in Rüsselsheim, where he graduated.

Career as a coach

After two years as a base Rainer DFB 2004 he was coach of the second team of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. In 2006 he joined initially as a youth coach for Wehen, in which he led for the second team was handed over after a year. With this he rose in 2008 from the Oberliga Hessen in the Regionalliga Süd.

In 2008 he was at third division VfR Aalen Assistant coach Jürgen Kohler and after his resignation for a game interim coach. Under Kohler's successor Petrik Sander he was an assistant coach.

In March 2010 he succeeded Živojin Juskic at that time relegation division side SV Darmstadt 98 and reached the desired league. Due to the sporting success in the following season, his contract was extended in March 2011 until June 2012. With a nine- game winning streak continuing the foundation was laid for the rise in the 3rd league.

3 September 2012 Runjaic changed as successor to the sacked coach Oliver Reck to second division MSV Duisburg. He signed a contract until 30 June 2014. Kosta Runjaic, who took over MSV Duisburg in the last place, it was possible to stabilize the team and save the club from relegation sports. After the economic problems caused by relegation of Duisburg in the 3rd league at the end of the 2012/13 season Runjaic left the club at his own request.

Kosta Runjaic is a proven tactic and strategy expert and support with his football knowledge ZDF expert Oliver Kahn in his match analysis on television.

Since September 16, 2013 he has been head coach of the second division team of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. He succeeds the sacked Franco Foda and of the contracted for two games Interim coach Oliver Schäfer.

Success as a coach

  • 2008: promotion to the Regionalliga Süd ( with the Wehen II)
  • 2011: Master of the Regionalliga Süd, climb to the 3rd league ( with SV Darmstadt 98 )

Private

Kosta Runjaic is married, has three children and lives with his family in the Rheingau.

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