Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (russian: Станислав Саламович Черчесов, ; os, Черчесты Саламы фырт Станислав, Ĉerĉesty Salamy fyrt Stanislav; born 2 September 1963) is a Russian

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manager and former international footballer who played as a

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for

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and

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. He is currently managing Hungarian team Ferencváros. In August 2016 he was appointed as head coach of the Russia national team and helped his team reach the quarter-finals of the

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. He was dismissed from the Russian national team after the team was eliminated in the

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group stage.

Club career

The goalkeeper played 57 matches in the German top-flight for former

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powerhouse

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a couple of years after reunification between East and West.

International career

Cherchesov played for

at the 1994 World Cup and 1996 Euro. He also was named to the squad for the

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, but was an unused substitute. He made 39 appearances for the team after the

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. 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

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from January to November 2004 and the manager of

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from November 2004 to May 2006. In June 2006 – June 2007 he was the sporting director of

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyn ...

. From 19 June 2007 to 14 August 2008 he was the manager of

. On July 12, 2008, Spartak suffered a historic crushing defeat against CSKA with a score of 1:5. On August 13, 2008, Spartak lost another crucial match to Dynamo Kyiv with a score of 1: 4 in the Champions League qualification. The next day, general director Valery Karpin announced the dismissal of the head coach of the team - Cherchesov Stanislav. 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

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replacing

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. He left Dynamo by mutual consent on 13 July 2015. On 6 October 2015, he became the manager of Polish side

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. That season he won the top Polish professional league championship and Cup double for

In August 2016, Cherchesov was named as the new head coach of

on a two-year contract through to the

. Under his management Russia would beat

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5–0,

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3–1, and

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1-1 ( pen. 4-3), 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 (Dutchman

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led Russia to the

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semi-finals), which others like

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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 would be extended to 31 July 2024 if Russia qualifies for the knockout stage at the

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. Following the failure to advance from the group stage at the

which was played in June 2021, the

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dismissed Cherchesov on 8 July 2021.

Ferencváros

On 20 December 2021, he was appointed as the manager of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I club

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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

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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.Церемония награждения лауреатов Национальной спортивной премии за 2018 год
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Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Spartak Moscow *

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 ...

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: 1987,

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, 1993 *

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...

FC Tirol Insbruck *

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: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 Individual * Soviet Top League Best Goalkeeper: 1989,

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, 1992

Manager

Legia Warsaw *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

: 2015–16 *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: 2015–16 Ferencváros * Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2021–22 *

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: 2021–22

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