Michél Kniat

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

Michél Kniat

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 38)
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
0000–1998	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

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.

External links

• Michél Kniat at WorldFootball.net
• Michél Kniat at kicker (in German)
• Michél Kniat at Fussballdaten.de (in German)