Krzysztof Brede (born 8 February 1981) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the assistant manager of I liga club Lechia Gdańsk.
He spent most of his career playing with Lechia Gdańsk, also making appearances with Arka Gdynia, Warmia Grajewo, Gryf Wejherowo and Olimpia Grudziądz.
Playing career Early years Brede started his career with the youth teams of Lechia Gdańsk, moving to Lech Poznań during the summer of 2000. After a season with Lechia he spent 6 months on loan at Arka Gdynia making 8 appearances in total, leaving Lech at the end of the season. He spent a season with Warmia Grajewo, with Brede playing in a memorable cup game against ŁKS Łódź, with the team securing an unlikely draw after extra time, before losing in penalties. The season after Brede played with Gryf Wejherowo.
Lechia Gdańsk During the summer of 2004 Brede joined Lechia Gdańsk, making his debut against the Pogoń Szczecin second team on 11 September 2004. In his first season with Lechia he played 21 times, contributing 2 goals as Lechia won the league. Brede spent the next 3 seasons with Lechia in the II liga playing 62 appearances during this period. Brede made 3 appearances for Lechia as they won promotion back to the Ekstraklasa for the first time as an independent club in 20 years. With Lechia in the Ekstraklasa Brede found himself playing with the Under 21's team.
Later years After finding himself out of the first team, Brede joined Olimpia Grudziądz during the winter transfer window. In his first season he helped Olimpia to win the III liga. In total for Olimpia Brede made 77 appearances scoring one goal. In 2011 Brede returned to Lechia, this time to play with the Lechia Gdańsk II team. After a season in which he made 26 appearances Brede retired from professional football.
Coaching Coaching career Brede started coaching shortly after his retirement joining Lechia Gdańsk's coaching team as an assistant in June 2012. He left in March 2014, joining Jagiellonia Białystok's management staff in June the same year.
Managerial career After three years with the Jagiellonia team Brede joined Chojniczanka Chojnice in his first managerial job. Brede was given the position as manager on a one-year contract with an extension if the team were to win promotion. After a 4th-place finish his contract was not renewed and Brede left at the end of the season. Brede was not out of employment for long, securing the role of being Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała's manager. In his first season with Podbeskidzie the team finished 6th.
He won promotion with Podbeskidzie to Ekstraklasa in 2020. In December 2020, his contract was terminated.
On 24 November 2022, Chojniczanka appointed Brede as manager for the second time, on a year-and-a-half contract. He left the club on 17 June 2024, after receiving an offer to return to Podbeskidzie and having his contract bought out.
Hours later, he was confirmed as the new manager of Podbeskidzie. On 5 October 2025, a day after a 2–3 home loss to Warta Poznań, Brede was dismissed.
On 3 July 2026, Brede returned to Lechia Gdańsk as an assistant manager under newly appointed Vladyslav Lupashko.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Chojniczanka Chojnice10 June 20174 June 2018Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała18 June 201815 December 2020Chojniczanka Chojnice24 November 202217 June 2024Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała17 June 20245 October 2025Total
Honours Lechia Gdańsk II liga: 2007–08 III liga (group II): 2004–05
Olimpia Grudziądz III liga Kuyavia-Pomerania – Greater Poland: 2008–09
Tylko Lechia Gdańsk Klasa B Gdańsk II: 2023–24
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