BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Lukas Kwasniok salary
Lukas Kwasniok earns $27,000 a week managing 1. FC Köln - $1,404,000 a year. That is the 12 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a salary for.
WEEKLY $27,000
YEARLY $1.4m
AGE44
CONTRACT TO JUN 2028
The 1. FC Köln squad is paid $729k a week between them.
Salary by season
Every season we hold a salary for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | $27,000 | $1.4m | 1. FC Köln | 44 |
| 2024/25 | $32,400 | $1.7m | 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 | $1.4m |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | $1.1m |
| Other staff | 7 | $3.5m |
| All staff | 26 | $6m |
What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
The median weekly salary for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 14 | $42,525 |
| Technical Director | 13 | $21,600 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | $10,395 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | $9,315 |
| GK Coach | 18 | $5,738 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | $5,468 |
| Head Physio | 10 | $4,590 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | $2,903 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | $2,565 |
| Physio | 59 | $1,755 |
| Manager | 8 | $1,706 |
| Scout | 148 | $1,237 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid soccer manager?
Lukas Kwasniok earns $27,000 a week managing 1. FC Köln - $1,404,000 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club payroll?
No. The payrolls on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.