Andrei Grigoryevich Chickin (russian: Андрей Григорьевич Чичкин; born 12 October 1977) is a Russian
football
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coach and a former player. He played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. He works as
goalkeeping coach
A sports coach is a person coaching in sport, involved in the direction, instruction and training of a sports team or athlete.
History
The original sense of the word ''coach'' is that of a horse-drawn carriage, deriving ultimately from the Hun ...
with
FC Mordovia Saransk
FC Mordovia Saransk (russian: ФК Мордовия Саранск) is a Russian association football club from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia. In its current state it was formed in 2005, through the merge of Biokhimik-Mordovia and Lisma-Mordovia ...
.
International career
Chichkin made his debut for
Russia
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on 18 November 1998 in a friendly against
Brazil
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. He was called up to the team again a few years later but never came off the bench backing up
Sergei Ovchinnikov and
Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ( rus, Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn, tt-Cyrl, Руслан Кәрим улы Нигъмәтуллин; born 7 October 1974 in K ...
.
References
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Profile
1977 births
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Russia men's international footballers
FC Rotor Volgograd players
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
FC Rostov players
Men's association football goalkeepers
FC Khimki players
FC Luch Vladivostok players
Russian Premier League players
FC Metallurg Lipetsk players
FC Sever Murmansk players
FC Kolos Krasnodar players
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