BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Lukas Kwasniok salary
Lukas Kwasniok earns AU$37,800 a week managing 1. FC Köln - AU$1,965,600 a year. That is the 12 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY AU$37,800
YEARLY AU$2m
AGE44
CONTRACT TO JUN 2028
The 1. FC Köln squad is paid AU$1m a week between them.
Wage by season
Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | AU$37,800 | AU$2m | 1. FC Köln | 44 |
| 2024/25 | AU$45,360 | AU$2.4m | 1. FC Köln | 44 |
Coaching staff at 1. FC Köln
20 of the 26 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Thomas Kessler | Director |
| Tim Steidten | Technical Director |
| Gabor Ruhr | Chief Scout |
| Markus Halfmann | Head of Youth Development |
| Peter Greiber | GK Coach |
| Frank Kaspari | Assistant Manager |
| René Wagner | Assistant Manager |
| Christian Osebold | Head Physio |
| Leif Frach | Fitness Coach |
| Max Weuthen | Fitness Coach |
| Niko Romm | Fitness Coach |
| Tillmann Bockhorst | Fitness Coach |
| Denis Huckestein | Performance Analyst |
| Hannes Dold | Performance Analyst |
| Daniel Schütz | Physio |
| Stefan Ruthenbeck | Manager |
| Andreas Wagner | Scout |
| Martin Schulz | Scout |
| Tobias Vierkötter | Scout |
| Matthias Köbbing | Player/GK Coach |
Where the backroom money goes at 1. FC Köln
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | AU$1.9m |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | AU$1.5m |
| Other staff | 7 | AU$4.9m |
| All staff | 26 | AU$8.3m |
What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
The median weekly wage for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 14 | AU$59,535 |
| Technical Director | 13 | AU$30,240 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | AU$14,553 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | AU$13,041 |
| GK Coach | 18 | AU$8,033 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | AU$7,655 |
| Head Physio | 10 | AU$6,426 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | AU$4,064 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | AU$3,591 |
| Physio | 59 | AU$2,457 |
| Manager | 8 | AU$2,389 |
| Scout | 148 | AU$1,731 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Lukas Kwasniok earns AU$37,800 a week managing 1. FC Köln - AU$1,965,600 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?
No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.