Aleksandr Valeryevich Tsygankov (; born 9 February 1968) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player.

Coaching career

Following resignation of

Andrey Kobelev Andrey Nikolayevich Kobelev (; born 22 October 1968 in Moscow) is a Russian retired footballer who played as a midfielder and a current manager. Playing career During his career Kobelev played for FC Dynamo Moscow (three spells, more than 250 ...

from manager position on November 15, 2012, Tsygankov was appointed as caretaker manager of

FC Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara () is a Russian professional football club based in Samara that plays in the Russian Premier League. In 2004, they finished third in the Russian Premier League. History Krylia Sovetov was founded in Kuybyshev (now Sama ...

for the first time. The next year, he was appointed as caretaker manager of

after resignation of Gadzhi Gadzhiyev. After 2 games in charge, he was appointed manager of

on a permanent deal. After 28 matchdays of 2013–14 season, though, Krylia Sovetov failed to win a single match in 2014 and were close to relegation zone, and Tsygankov resigned.

Playing career

As a player, he made his professional debut in the

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in 1986 for FC Spartak Zhytomyr. He played 3 games in the

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for

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Текстильщик» Камышин; Futbol'niy Klub "Tekstilshchik" Kamyshin) is a Russian football club based in Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast. In the 1990s the club spent fi ...

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* 1968 births Footballers from Samara, Russia Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders FC Polissya Zhytomyr players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin players FC Lada-Tolyatti players Russian Premier League players Russian football managers FC Saturn Ramenskoye managers PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara managers Russian Premier League managers 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-defender-1960s-stub