Köln head coach Lukas Kwasniok on Thomas Kessler’s managerial promotion: “Good for me, good for Köln, good for the fans, and good for journalists.”

Story byKöln head coach Lukas Kwasniok on Thomas Kessler’s managerial promotion: “Good for me, good for Köln, good for the fans, and good for journalists.”Get German Football NewsSat, January 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM UTC·1 min readKöln head coach Lukas Kwasniok has had a chance to comment on his friend and colleague Thomas Kessler’s promotion to club managing director. True to form, Kwasniok candidly noted that he didn’t agree on everything whilst working in close conjunction with the man who hired him. The 44-year-old nevertheless emphasized that – now that the matter of Kessler’s new title has finally been settled – the relationship has one less piece of strain on it. Kwasniok speaks on Kessler’s connection to the team“This whole outfit would be a ‘banana republic’ if the sporting director didn’t work in close connection with the coach and team,” Kwasniok noted at his Friday pre-match press conference.