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Spartak Moscow is considering three candidates for the job of the main coach for next season. According to newly appointed Spartak CEO Sergey Rodionov, the list is as follows: Dmitry Alenichev, Kurban Berdyev, and Viktor Goncharenko.
Dmitry Alenichev, a former Spartak player, has been tipped to become the new head coach for a long time. He is very popular with the team's fans.
Berdyev led Rubin Kazan to two golds in the Premier League in 2008 and 2009, and now trains Rostov which is fighting for a berth in the top league.
Goncharenko was head coach of Kuban Krasnodar, helping it to secure the 8th place and before that worked at Belarussian BATE.
Earlier, Russia-IC reported that Spartak was eyeing former Bayern coach. Felix Magath has been offered 3 million euro a year, a sum that is significantly higher than the contact currently negotiated with FC Austria, said Sport24.
Murat Yakin was doomed after a lackluster season, especially after humiliating defeats at the newly built stadium Otkritie.
Also, Spartak owner Leonid Fedun stepped down as chairman of the board of directors after another unsuccessful year for the red and white.
Russia-IC reported that fans urged Spartak owner Leonid Fedun to sell the team after a pathetic performance against key rival CSKA in a 0-4 defeat.
Fedun, with an estimated wealth of $5.1 billion, is ranked by Forbes as the world's 284th richest man. He owns 9.2 percent of Lukoil shares and serves as vice-president of the Russian oil giant.
Spartak Moscow was devastated by rival CSKA Moscow. The first goal was a deflection off a Spartak defensemen but it was followed by three nice goals later.
Chief coach Murat Yakin was threatened by some of the fans during the match. He’s been rumoured to leave the club after eight goals in the previous two games.
Earlier, Russia-IC reported that Spartak lost against 10-men Terek Grozny.
The red-and-white needed to win to get into Europa League but with just a few weeks left they squandered their chance.
Terek’s foreign players scored four goals to propel the Chechen team to eighth place, above Kuban and Mordovia and just behind Lokomotiv.
Earlier, Spartak Moscow lost forward Artiom Dzyuba who is going to move to St Petersburg this summer, according to a new contract he signed with Zenit. The terms of the contract have not been disclosed.
Roman Shirokov, the new signing expected to shine in Spartak, fell out with the coach and management and was sent on loan to Krasnodar, where he scored a number of important goals and made several assists.
Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dynamo Kyiv) and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times. Spartak have also reached the semi-finals of all three European club competitions.
Sources: http://www.sovsport.ru
Author: Mikhail Vesely
