Thiago Kosloski (born 16 May 1981) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a full back. He is the current head coach of Coritiba.
Playing career
Born in Telêmaco Borba, Paraná, Kosloski began his career with PSTC in 1998. He won the Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze with in the following year, and later played for Operário Ferroviário, Londrina, Grêmio Barueri, Botafogo-SP, Rio Branco-PR and Grêmio Coariense before signing for Lebanese side Al Ahed in 2007.
Back to his home country in 2008, Kosloski represented Cianorte, Vilhena and Penapolense, retiring with the latter in 2009 at the age of 29.
Coaching career
Shortly after retiring, Kosloski began his coaching career in charge of Olé Brasil's under-17 team. In the following year, he after being in charge of the under-20 team, he became head coach of the main squad in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in July.
In November 2011, Kosloski moved to Kazakhstan and was appointed manager of FC Astana-1964. He left the country on 5 April 2012 after not having a license, but returned late in the month to take over FC Bayterek.
Back to Brazil, Kosloski worked as a youth coordinator at Botafogo-SP, and was also the head coach of in the 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2, before taking over Botafogo's under-20 team in November 2015. In October 2018, he moved to Australia and became SWQ Thunder's coach.
On 10 April 2020, Kosloski was announced as Ramon Menezes' assistant at Vasco da Gama. He followed Ramon to CRB and Vitória, before becoming Felipe Conceição's assistant at Chapecoense.
Kosloski announced his departure from Chape on 17 February 2022, and moved to Coritiba shortly after, as an under-20 coach. In May, he was also appointed assistant of the Brazil national under-20 team, managed by Ramon.
In March 2023, Kosloski was a part of Ramon's staff at the Brazil national team for an short period. On 27 June of that year, he was named permanent assistant coach of Coxa, being also appointed interim head coach after the dismissal of Antônio Carlos Zago.
On 31 July 2023, Coritiba announced that Kosloski as head coach of the first team, on a contract until December 2024.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Telêmaco Borba
Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze: 1999
References
External links
1981 births
Living people
People from Telêmaco Borba
Footballers from Paraná (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Paraná Soccer Technical Center players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Londrina Esporte Clube players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Rio Branco Sport Club players Al Ahed FC players Cianorte Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Brazilian football managers FC Zhenis managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Lebanese Premier League players