Alexander Mitjaew Panasewitsch (born 18 March 1946), sportingly known as Sasha Mitjaew or Sacha Mitjaew, is a Soviet-born Chilean former

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manager.

Career

With an extensive career in Chile, Mitjaew began his career with

Unión La Calera Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera, Chile. The club competes in the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor' ...

in the

1974 Primera División de Chile The 1974 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional was the Chilean football top tier's 42nd season. Huachipato was the tournament's champion, winning their first top-level title, and became the first team from Southern Chile to be national champi ...

, where he previously worked as fitness coach, becoming the youngest manager in the history of the Chilean top division. In the Chilean top level, he also led

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the Chilean Primera División since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sán ...

Audax Italiano Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. History The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...

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, Deportes Concepción and

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

. In the second level, he led

San Antonio Unido Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido, usually referred to as SAU is a football club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, situated in the Valparaíso Region. It was founded on July 21, 1961. Its football team currently plays in Segu ...

, Trasandino,

Deportes Linares Deportes Linares is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Linares in Chile and play in the 3rd tier of Chilean football, the Segunda División. The club was founded on November 19, 1955 as ''Lister Rossel'' (a famous local pediatrician and ...

, Rangers, Audax Italiano and

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. Abroad, he had a stint with Bolivian club

Mariscal Braun Club Mariscal Braun is a football club based in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, which currently competes in the La Paz Regional League. It was founded on August 25, 1952 by the workers of the Cervecería Boliviana Nacional, It is for this reason t ...

in 2002–03. He recommended three players from the Bolivian football for

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile () is a public research university in Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the co ...

who finally did not sign with the club: Clemilson da Silva, Jaime Cardozo and

Álex da Rosa Álex Rodrigo da Rosa Comelles (born June 1, 1976), best known as Álex da Rosa, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bolivia national team at international level. Club ...

Political career

Committed with sports, Mitjaew was a candidate to deputy for the district 18 – including cities such as Linares,

Cauquenes Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region. History According to the historical records of Alonso de Ercilla, Cauquenes was originally inhabited by an indigenous community ...

, Parral, among others – supported by the party País in the 2017 election.(No Somos Tv) . 30 September 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

Personal life

Born in

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, Mitjaew came to Chile at the age of five on board a ship. His father was

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and his mother was Ukrainian. According to his official ID, he was born in 1946, but he declares it was in 1948. Mitjaew graduated as a

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, got a PhD in

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in Russia and got a degree in

sport psychology Sport psychology is defined as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport. One definition of sport sees it as "any physical activity for the purposes of competition, recreation, education or health". Sport psychology i ...

in Spain.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitjaew, Sasha 1946 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Unión La Calera managers San Antonio Unido managers Trasandino de Los Andes managers Deportes Linares managers Coquimbo Unido managers Rangers de Talca managers Audax Italiano managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Deportes Concepción (Chile) managers Santiago Morning managers Deportes La Serena managers Bolivian Primera División managers Mariscal Braun managers Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Chilean sportsperson-politicians 21st-century Chilean politicians Chilean people of Russian descent Chilean people of Ukrainian descent