Soccer coaches typically have a variety of sartorial options when it comes to their touchline attire.

They can go with a tracksuit, a regular suit, a more casual button-up look or a T-shirt. They could even emulate former Barcelona SC coach Segundo Castillo, who coaches in attiire more fitting for a black-tie gala.

But FC Köln head coach Lukas Kwasniok offered a brand-new option during his side's Bundesliga opener on Sunday: He just wore his team's jersey.

Granted, the Polish manager didn't wear the same kits as his players, who sported their black away shirts at Mainz.

Kwasniok opted for the newly promoted side's home strip, a red-and-white striped number. Sadly he didn't go the full-kit route, instead pairing the jersey with jeans and sneakers.

As Kwasniok explained after the game, there wasn't much behind his decision other than the fact he just really liked the kits.

“I saw the jersey presentation at a sponsor event and got goosebumps," he said in a post-match interview. "And the same with the black jersey. Then the decision was clear for me: if I’m allowed to do it, I will. Because I want to commit to this club, and I do, and I also wear this jersey with pride."

With a laugh, he added: "Also, I thought that the combination of black and white-red makes you look a bit slimmer. From what I saw on TV after the game, that didn’t really work out so well."

Whether or not the 44-year-old looked any fitter, he may not have a choice but to continued the trend: Köln won the match 1-0, and no coach usually wants to mess with what's working.

This article originally appeared on Pro Soccer Wire: FC Koln coach: Screw it, I'm wearing this jersey on the sideline

Reporting by Seth Vertelney, Pro Soccer Wire / Pro Soccer Wire

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