Boris Petrovich Ignatyev (russian: Борис Петрович Игнатьев, born 5 December 1940) is a Russian football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

and former player. In 1996–1998 he coached the Russia national team. As a footballer, Ignatyev spent only one season in the

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

, with Volga Gorky in 1964. He played as a

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. As a manager, Ignatyev won European Under-19 Football Championship in 1988 with USSR team.

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