Michél Kniat

Michél Kniat
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Eschweiler, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Arminia Bielefeld (manager)
Youth career
–1998 Alemannia Mariadorf
1998–2004 Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 KFC Uerdingen 28 (0)
2005–2006 Kickers Emden 12 (0)
2006–2007 SV Straelen 32 (2)
2007–2009 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 16 (0)
2009–2010 Goslarer SC 17 (3)
2010–2012 SC Wiedenbrück 39 (3)
2012–2013 FC Oberneuland 17 (1)
2013–2017 Blumenthaler SV 72 (21)
Managerial career
2014–2017 Blumenthaler SV (player-manager)
2017–2022 SC Paderborn II
2022–2023 SC Verl
2023– Arminia Bielefeld
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michél Kniat (born 18 November 1985) is a German football manager who manages 3. Liga club Arminia Bielefeld.

Career

Kniat started his managerial career at Blumenthaler SV in 2014, where he became player-manager and remained at the club for four seasons.[1] He then managed the reserves of SC Paderborn for five years before joining 3. Liga team SC Verl in February 2022.[2] On 13 June 2023, Kniat left Verl in order to become new manager of the newly relegated Arminia Bielefeld.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Michèl Kniat verlässt den Blumenthaler SV" (in German). Blumenthaler SV. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Kniat übernimmt sofort" (in German). SC Verl. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Fix: Kniat verlässt Verl und übernimmt Arminia Bielefeld". Kicker (in German). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.