Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk ( be, Леанід Станіслававіч Кучук, Leanid Stanisłavavič Kučuk; born 27 August 1959) is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian

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manager and former professional player.

Managerial career

On 15 September 2014, Kuchuk was suspended as head coach of

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

, whilst the board agreed the termination of his contract. On 18 September 2014, Kuchuk was sacked as manager of

after the side made a disappointing start to the season. In 2017, he was a manager of the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

club Stal Kamianske. On 9 June 2017, he was hired as the manager of the

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side

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the 20 ...

. He resigned from Rostov on 6 December 2017. On 1 February 2019, Kuchuk was announced as the next manager of the

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...

club Rukh Vynnyky.

Personal

His son Aliaksei Kuchuk is a professional football player.

Honours

Manager

;Sheriff Tiraspol * Divizia Naţională (6): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

Moldovan Cup The Moldovan Cup ( ro, Cupa Moldovei) is a football competition, held annually in Moldova. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Finals The finals were: Goalscorers Soviet time winners * 1945: ...

(3): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

runner-up (1): 2003–04 *

Moldovan Super Cup Moldovan Super Cup ( ro, Supercupa Moldovei) is the national football super cup competition in Moldova, officially having the winners of the previous season's Moldovan National Division and Moldovan Cup face-off against each other. In case when t ...

(3): 2004, 2005,

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* CIS Cup (1):

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;Lokomotiv *

3rd : 2013–14

Individual

* Manager of the Year in Moldova: 2009 * Manager of the Year in Ukraine: 2011–12 * Manager of the Year in Belarus: 2013 * Manager of the Month in

Russian Football Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...

(2): August, November 2013

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuchuk, Leonid 1959 births Living people Footballers from Minsk Soviet footballers Belarusian footballers Association football defenders FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Gomel players FC Vitebsk players FC Molodechno players FC Ataka Minsk players FC Dinamo-93 Minsk players Soviet Second League players Soviet Second League B players Belarusian football managers Belarusian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Moldova Expatriate football managers in Russia Expatriate football managers in Ukraine Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League managers Ukrainian First League managers Russian Premier League managers Moldovan Super Liga managers FC Dinamo-93 Minsk managers FC Molodechno managers FC Sheriff Tiraspol managers FC Arsenal Kyiv managers FC Kuban Krasnodar managers FC Lokomotiv Moscow managers FC Stal Kamianske managers FC Rostov managers FC Rukh Lviv managers FC Dinamo Minsk managers