Igor Cherevchenko
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Gennadyevich Cherevchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istiklol (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Pamir Dushanbe | ||
| 1995–1996 | Industriya Borovsk | 36 | (4) |
| 1996–2001 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 123 | (5) |
| 2002 | Torpedo Moscow | 12 | (0) |
| 2002 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Tajikistan | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Lokomotiv Moscow (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Lokomotiv Moscow (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2017–2018 | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| 2018–2020 | Arsenal Tula | ||
| 2020–2021 | Khimki | ||
| 2021–2022 | Khimki | ||
| 2023–2024 | Istiklol | ||
| 2024 | Fakel Voronezh | ||
| 2024– | Istiklol | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Igor Gennadyevich Cherevchenko (Russian: И́горь Генна́дьевич Чере́вченко, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ ɡʲɪˈnadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɕɪˈrʲeftɕɪnkə]; born 21 August 1974) is a Tajik football manager and former player who is the manager of Istiklol.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Cherevchenko signed a contract with Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula on 13 November 2018.[1] He led Arsenal to the UEFA Europa League qualification for the first time in club's history at the end of the 2018–19 season.
He resigned from Arsenal on 1 July 2020 following five consecutive league losses.[2]
On 25 September 2020, he was hired by Russian Premier League club FC Khimki.[3] He left Khimki by mutual consent on 25 October 2021.[4] On 19 November 2021, he was re-hired by Khimki.[5] On 22 February 2022, he left Khimki by mutual consent once again.[6]
On 18 January 2023, Cherevchenko was appointed as the new head coach of Tajikistan champions Istiklol on a one-year contract.[7] On 1 November 2023, Cherevchenko won his first trophy as Istiklol head coach, defeating Ravshan Kulob 4–2 on penalties in the 2023 Tajikistan Cup Final after an initial 1-1 draw.[8] A month later, on 1 December 2023, Istiklol defeated Kuktosh Rudaki 4–1 to secure their 10th league title in a row, and 12th overall.[9] On 11 February 2024, Istiklol announced that Cherevchenko and his coaching staff had all left the club after their contracts had expired.[10]
On 26 April 2024, Cherevchenko was hired by the Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.[11] Cherevechenko left Fakel by mutual consent on 12 August 2024, with the club in last place in the table.[12]
On 4 October 2024, Istiklol announced the return of Cherevchenko as their head coach.[13] On 1 November 2024, Istiklol were crowned Champions of Tajikistan for the thirteenth time, and the second time Cherevchenko lifted the trophy.[14] At the start of the 2025 season, Cherevchenko guided Istiklol to their thirteenth Tajik Supercup title after they defeated Regar-TadAZ 5–4 on penalties.[15] On 8 December 2025, Istiklol secured their 14th Tajikistan title after a 1-1 draw with Vakhsh Bokhtar, and qualified for the 2026–27 AFC Challenge League in the process.[16]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Tajikistan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
- Statistics accurate as of 12 November 2014.[17]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Player
[edit | edit source]Pamir Dushanbe
- Tajik League: 1992
- Tajik Cup: 1992
Lokomotiv Moscow
- Russian Cup: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001.
Manager
[edit | edit source]Lokomotiv Moscow
Istiklol
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External links
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- Tajikistan International Matches - Details 1992-1999 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-12-15)
- 1974 births
- Footballers from Dushanbe
- Living people
- Tajikistani people of Ukrainian descent
- Tajikistani people of Russian descent
- Soviet men's footballers
- Tajikistani men's footballers
- Tajikistan men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- CSKA Pamir Dushanbe players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- FC Torpedo Moscow players
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
- Russian Second League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Tajikistani expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Tajikistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Tajikistani football managers
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow managers
- FC Baltika Kaliningrad managers
- FC Arsenal Tula managers
- FC Khimki managers
- FC Istiklol managers
- FC Fakel Voronezh managers
- Russian Premier League managers
- Russian First League managers