Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan (; born 7 June 1963) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player. He is the manager of

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Career

Born in Nalchik, Krasnozhan became the head coach of his native club

Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik () is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. They played in the Russian Premier League between 2006 and 2012. History FC Spartak Nalchik was found ...

in 2004. In 2005, he managed to promote the modest club to the

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. In spite of insufficient financing, the team avoided relegation, and nearly reached the Europa League places finishing in the 6th position in

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. Following that season, Krasnozhan resigned to move to

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

. On 4 June 2011, rumours spread that Lokomotiv chairman Olga Smorodskaya suspected Krasnozhan of

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the home league game against

FC Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional Association football, football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Footb ...

, played on 27 May and finished 1–2, and decided to fire him on the grounds of the suspicion. Lokomotiv was 5th in the table at that moment, just one point away from first-placed CSKA. On 6 July, after Lokomotiv Committee of Directors meeting, Krasnozhan's contract was officially terminated on the basis of "negligence in his job".

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subsequently refused to investigate the case. On 27 December 2011, he was presented as Anzhi Makhachakala's head coach, on a 5-year deal. On 13 February 2012, before the team played a single official competitive game under his management, Krasnozhan was fired from Anzhi Makhachkala due to an unstable relationship with some players. On 16 August 2012, he joined

FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban () was a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar, which now only plays on a regional level. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, having for won the Russian First Division a year prior. By then, ...

. On 8 January 2013, Krasnozhan was dismissed from his position after decision of the main investor. On 26 May 2013, he was hired by

FC Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League. History The club was foun ...

. He resigned on 28 October 2013 after Terek won only one game out of first 14 and was in 14th position in the table. On 7 February 2014, Krasnozhan was announced as a new head coach of

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. He left in 2015. On 9 February 2018, he signed with the

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club

FC Khimki FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...

. He left Khimki at the end of the season. On 30 December 2020, he was hired as head coach of the

Managerial statistics

References

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