Andrey Nikolayevich Kobelev (russian: Андрей Николаевич Кобелев; born 22 October 1968 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

) is a Russian retired

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who played as a

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and a current manager.

Playing career

During his career Kobelev played for

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Foot ...

(three spells, more than 250

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appearances and nearly 50 goals),

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

and

FC Zenit St. Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

, retiring at 34. With the

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side, he played in two Segunda División seasons, and was still in roster for the 1994–95 campaign, but failed to compete in

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. Kobelev was capped for

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once. Additionally, he helped win the 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship and the 1990 Under-21 European Championship.

Coaching career

In 2006, Kobelev took up coaching, starting with his first team Dynamo Moscow following the sacking of

Yuri Semin Yury Pavlovich Syomin (russian: Юрий Павлович Сёмин; born 11 May 1947) is a Russian football coach. He has managed FC Lokomotiv Moscow for 4 different stints, for a total of over 23 years. The recent history of the Russian club ...

due to poor results. On 27 April 2010 he was fired himself, being replaced by

Miodrag Božović Miodrag "Grof" Božović (, ; born 22 June 1968) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. Playing career Club A tall central defender, Božović played alongside Yugoslav and Montenegrin legends Predrag Mijatović and Dejan Saviće ...

. In June 2011, Kobelev was appointed at

FC Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Крылья Советов» Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. It returned to the Russian Premier League for the ...

. In November of the following year, following a poor start to the season, he resigned and left his place to caretaker

Aleksandr Tsygankov Aleksandr Valeryevich Tsygankov (russian: Александр Валерьевич Цыганков; born 9 February 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Coaching career Following resignation of Andrey Kobelev from ...

. He returned to Dynamo in 2015, first as director of sports and then as a manager. Due to a string of poor results, he left the club on 10 May 2016.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kobelev, Andrey 1968 births Living people Footballers from Moscow Soviet footballers Russian footballers Association football midfielders Soviet Top League players Russian Premier League players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Segunda División players Real Betis players Russia international footballers Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Russian football managers Russian Premier League managers FC Dynamo Moscow managers PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara managers Soviet Union under-21 international footballers