Rolan Aleksandrovich Gusev (; born 17 September 1977) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He is an assistant coach with

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Early life

Gusev was born on 17 September 1977 in

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but moved to Moscow at the age of 9. He attended the

football school.

Club career

Gusev played for Dynamo Moscow since 1997 and transferred to the city rivals

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in 2002. With CSKA he won two Russian championships, two Russian Cups and the

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Coaching career

In October 2021 it was announced that he was appointed to the management club of the Under-19 squad of

. On 1 May 2025, Gusev was appointed caretaker manager of

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International career

As of 1 January 2006 Gusev scored over 50 goals in his 200+ appearances in the

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. He played 2 matches for

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Honors

: 2005 *

: 2003, 2005, 2006 *

top scorer: 2002 (with Dmitri Kirichenko) * Russian Cup: 2002, 2005, 2006 *

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: 2004, 2006, 2007 *Best right midfielder of the

according to

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: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

References

External links

Gusev at rusteam.permian.ru

* 1977 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Russian men's footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers FC Dynamo Moscow players PFC CSKA Moscow players UEFA Europa League–winning players UEFA Euro 2004 players Footballers from Ashgabat Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Dnipro players FC Arsenal Kyiv players Russian people of Turkmenistan descent Turkmenistan men's footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Russian football managers Turkmenistan emigrants to Russia Naturalized citizens of Russia 20th-century Russian sportsmen FC Dynamo Moscow managers Russian Premier League managers {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub