Matthias Lust (born 27 April 1970) is a German

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coach and a former player.

Playing career

Lust was born in

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. He made his debut as a player on the professional league level in the

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for

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on 12 October 1990 when he started in a game against

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Coaching career

Lust started as a head coach in the youth ranks of

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in July 2007 before being promoted to assistant coach of the first team. Lust became interim head coach when

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was sacked by Unterhaching in February 2010. The interim role ended when

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took the reins as head coach. Lust returned to his role as assistant coach when Augenthaler took over and continued in the role until June 2011. Lust became a youth team coach for

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in July 2012. On 8 May 2015, it was confirmed, that Lust was taking over

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U19, alongside a role as second assistant coach belonging to the staff of the professional team and forms the interface between U19 and professionals.

Coaching record

References

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