Igor Gennadyevich Cherevchenko ( rus, И́горь Генна́дьевич Чере́вченко, p=ˈiɡərʲ ɡʲɪˈnadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɕɪˈrʲeftɕɪnkə; born 21 August 1974) is a Tajik

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manager and former player who is the manager of Istiklol.

Coaching career

He signed a contract with

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on 13 November 2018. He led Arsenal to the

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qualification for the first time in club's history at the end of the 2018–19 season. He resigned from Arsenal on 1 July 2020 following 5 consecutive league losses. On 25 September 2020, he was hired by

club

FC Khimki FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...

. He left Khimki by mutual consent on 25 October 2021. On 19 November 2021, he was re-hired by Khimki. On 22 February 2022, he left Khimki by mutual consent once again. On 18 January 2023, Cherevchenko was appointed as the new head coach of Tajikistan champions Istiklol on a one-year contract. On 1 November 2023, Cherevchenko won his first trophy as Istiklol Head Coach, defeating

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Final after an initial 1-1 draw. A month later, on 1 December 2023, Istiklol defeated

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4-1 to secure their 10th league title in a row, and 12th overall. On 11 February 2024, Istiklol announced that Cherevchenko and his coaching staff had all left the club after their contracts had expired. On 26 April 2024, Cherevchenko was hired by the

club

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. Cherevechenko left Fakel by mutual consent on 12 August 2024, with the club in last place in the table. On 4 October 2024, Istiklol announced the return of Cherevchenko as their Head Coach.

Career statistics

International

:''Statistics accurate as of 12 November 2014''.

Honours

Player honours

;Pamir Dushanbe *

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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: 1992 ;Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, 2000, 2001.

Managerial honours

;Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup: 2014–15 ;Istiklol *

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherevchenko, Igor 1974 births Footballers from Dushanbe Living people Tajikistani people of Ukrainian descent Tajikistani people of Russian descent Soviet men's footballers Tajikistani men's footballers Tajikistan men's international footballers Men's association football defenders CSKA Pamir Dushanbe players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Russian Second League players Russian Premier League players Tajikistani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Tajikistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia Tajikistani football managers FC Lokomotiv Moscow managers FC Baltika Kaliningrad managers FC Arsenal Tula managers FC Khimki managers FC Istiklol managers FC Fakel Voronezh managers Russian Premier League managers Russian First League managers