Stanislav Cherchesov


Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former international footballer of Ossetian descent who played as a goalkeeper for USSR and Russia. In August 2016 he was appointed as head coach of the Russia national team and helped his team reach the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

The goalkeeper played 57 matches in the German top-flight for former East German powerhouse Dynamo Dresden a couple of years after reunification between East and West.

International career

Cherchesov played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup and 1996 Euro. He made 39 appearances for the team after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Cherchesov also made one appearance for the FIFA team in the charity game against America in 1995, and for Europe vs Africa in 1997.

Managerial career

Cherchesov was the manager of FC Kufstein from January to November 2004 and the manager of FC Wacker Tirol from November 2004 to May 2006. In June 2006 – June 2007 he was the sporting director of FC Spartak Moscow. From 19 June 2007 to 14 August 2008 he was the manager of FC Spartak Moscow. Manager of Amkar Perm since June 2013 to April 2014.
On 8 April 2014, Cherchesov left Amkar Perm.
On 9 April 2014, Cherchesov was named as manager of FC Dynamo Moscow replacing Dan Petrescu. He left Dynamo by mutual consent on 13 July 2015.
On 6 October 2015, he became the manager of Polish side Legia Warsaw. That season he won the top Polish professional league championship and Cup double for Legia Warsaw
In August 2016, Cherchesov was named as the new head coach of Russia on a two-year contract through to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Under his management Russia would beat Saudi Arabia 5–0, Egypt 3–1, and Spain 1-1, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time since 1970. He has become the first ever Russian manager, since the collapse of USSR, to bring Russia into the knockout stage of a major tournament for the second time, which others like Pavel Sadyrin, Oleg Romantsev, Georgi Yartsev and Leonid Slutsky have failed to do.
On 27 July 2018, he signed a new contract with the Russian national team, on a two-year term with a further two-year extension option. On 12 March 2020, he extended the contract until 30 December 2022. It will be extended to 31 July 2024 if Russia qualifies for the knockout stage at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

Cherchesov is married and has two children. His son, Stanislav, is also a goalkeeper. Having taken career in Germany and Austria, he has learnt to speak fluent German and has taken up coaching education in Germany.
He was named "Coach of the Year" in the nomination "Pride of Russia" by the Ministry of Sport of Russia.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Spartak Moscow
FC Tirol Insbruck
Individual
Legia Warsaw
Russia