Dmitri Nikolayevich Cheryshev (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Черышев; born 11 May 1969) is a Russian former professional

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who played as a

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, and a

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. He is the manager of Andorran club Santa Coloma. During his 16-year senior career, he was mainly associated with

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(four seasons) and

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(five). He was nicknamed the ''

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from Gorki'', due to his speed.

Playing career

Club

Born in Gorky,

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, Cheryshev began his professional career with

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk (russian: ФК «Химик» Дзержинск) is an association football club from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, founded in 1946. It played in the Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая л ...

in the third division, joining

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in the second level in 1990. He played four seasons in the

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with

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 Footb ...

, helping the

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club to two top-three finishes and winning the 1995 Russian Cup. In 1996, Cheryshev scored a career-best 17 goals with Dynamo, who eventually finished fourth. Subsequently, he moved to

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and signed for

, where he would share teams with several compatriots; he made his debut in

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on 17 November 1996, playing 30 minutes in a 2–4 home loss against

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– the

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would be relegated at the end of the 1997–98 season. Cheryshev continued to net regularly for Sporting in his division two spell. He ended his career also in the country, after one-season stints with

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(second tier) and

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(amateurs).

International

Cheryshev made his debut for

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on 25 January 1992, in a friendly with the

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. During four years he was also

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for

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, scoring his only international goal in a

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against

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Coaching career

Cheryshev worked as a manager with

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during two years, being in charge of one of its children's teams. After acting briefly as

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with

FC Sibir Novosibirsk FC Sibir Novosibirsk (russian: ФК «Сибирь» Новосибирск) was a Russian association football club based in Novosibirsk, playing at the Spartak Stadium. They played their first-ever season in the Russian Premier League in 201 ...

, he was appointed head coach at FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod, helping the team narrowly retain their top-flight status. In late October 2014, Cheryshev was appointed as manager of

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side

FC Irtysh Pavlodar FC Irtysh Pavlodar ( kk, Ертіс Футбол Клубы, ''Ertis Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 (as ''Ansat''), 1997, 19 ...

on a two-year contract. He was relieved of his duties in May of the following year, being immediately signed to

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's staff at

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. On 3 June 2016, Cheryshev was named coach of

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-Mordovi ...

, recently

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from the

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. Ahead of the 2018–19 season he was hired by

FC Nizhny Novgorod FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (russian: ФК «Пари Нижний Новгород») or FC Pari NN for short is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 2015. It made its debut in the Russian Premier League in the 2021–22 seaso ...

, leading them to the promotion play-offs but losing to

PFC 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 20 ...

. On 16 October 2019, he left by mutual consent. On 21 September 2021, Cheryshev was named head coach of

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in Sweden, he was their coach for three hours until he left his first and only training - the barrier of language was a big problem and he felt he couldn't change that much in the club as he wanted. On 9 August 2022, Cheryshev was hired as the manager of Santa Coloma in Andorra.

Personal life

Cheryshev's son, Denis, is also a footballer. A winger, he played youth football for two of the teams his father represented in Spain, and also spent several seasons with Real Madrid.

Career statistics

Club

* – played games and goals

International goals

Honours

Club

Dynamo Moscow * Russian Cup: 1994–95

Individual

*Top 33 players year-end list: 1992, 1994, 1996

References

External links

RussiaTeam biography and profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheryshev, Dmitri 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod Soviet footballers Russian footballers Association football forwards Soviet First League players Russian Premier League players FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk players FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod players FC Dynamo Moscow players La Liga players Segunda División players Sporting de Gijón players Burgos CF footballers Russia international footballers Dual internationalists (football) Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Russian football managers Russian Premier League managers FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod managers FC Mordovia Saransk managers Russian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Real Madrid CF non-playing staff Expatriate football managers in Andorra Russian expatriate sportspeople in Andorra