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Lukas Kwasniok salary
Lukas Kwasniok earns £20,000 a week managing 1. FC Köln - £1,040,000 a year. That is the 12th best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £20,000
YEARLY £1m
AGE44
CONTRACT TO JUN 2028
The 1. FC Köln squad is paid £389k 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 | £20,000 | £1m | 1. FC Köln | 44 |
| 2024/25 | £24,000 | £1.2m | 1. FC Köln | 44 |
Coaching staff at 1. FC Köln
The 20 best paid of the 26 staff we hold a wage for at the club
| NAME | ROLE | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Steidten | Technical Director | £22,000 | £1.1m |
| Thomas Kessler | Director | £17,000 | £884k |
| Markus Halfmann | Head of Youth Development | £3,900 | £203k |
| René Wagner | Assistant Manager | £3,700 | £192k |
| Christian Osebold | Head Physio | £3,400 | £177k |
| Frank Kaspari | Assistant Manager | £3,300 | £172k |
| Denis Huckestein | Performance Analyst | £2,400 | £125k |
| Gabor Ruhr | Chief Scout | £2,200 | £114k |
| Hannes Dold | Performance Analyst | £2,200 | £114k |
| Leif Frach | Fitness Coach | £2,000 | £104k |
| Matthias Köbbing | Player/GK Coach | £1,900 | £99k |
| Max Weuthen | Fitness Coach | £1,900 | £99k |
| Niko Romm | Fitness Coach | £1,900 | £99k |
| Martin Schulz | Scout | £1,900 | £99k |
| Peter Greiber | GK Coach | £1,800 | £94k |
| Tobias Vierkötter | Scout | £1,600 | £83k |
| Stefan Ruthenbeck | Manager | £1,600 | £83k |
| Tillmann Bockhorst | Fitness Coach | £1,600 | £83k |
| Andreas Wagner | Scout | £1,500 | £78k |
| Daniel Schütz | Physio | £1,400 | £73k |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Lukas Kwasniok earns £20,000 a week managing 1. FC Köln - £1,040,000 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.