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Serbian specialist Radomir Antic can lead Moscow “Locomotive».

Negotiations on behalf of the Russian club is sports director “railroad” Kirill Kotov. According to “Sport-Express”, a Serb may arrive in Moscow for talks in the coming weekend.

The last place of work Antic was a Chinese club “Shandong Luneng” with which 65-year-old mentor, won the silver medal of the national championship and made my way to the Champions League Asia. Celestial he left in December last year.

It is noteworthy that in the summer of 2011 agents Antic has offered his services to the “locomotive”. Then the management of the Moscow club opted for the Portuguese expert Jose Kouseyru.

Antic – the only one in the history of football coach at various times head of Madrid “Real”, “Atletico” and “Barcelona.” Moreover, in addition to his mentor, only one worked with the “Real” and “Barcelona”. For the first time this achievement in 40-50 years of the last century was marked by Uruguayan Enrique Fernández Viola.

The main success of Antic having Serbian and Spanish citizenship, is considered a victory “Atletico” in the championship and the Cup of the country in 1996. He also led the Belgrade “Partizan”, Spanish “Zaragoza”, “Oviedo” and “Celta”. Within two years, Antic was the head coach of Serbia, thinking the problem out in the final of the 2010 World Cup.

On the eve of the former coach of Russia Alexander Borodyuk refused to lead “Locomotive”, which is suspended from work with a team of Leonid Kuchuk. Borodyuk held talks with the president of the “railroad” Olga smorodskaya, however, according to “Fontanka”, the parties have not reached agreement.

The Moscow club offers professionals a salary of 1.2 million euros a year, while it should was only responsible for working with the team but did not participate in the transfer policy. Borodyuk with these terms and conditions are not accepted.

Александр Borodyuk worked in the coaching staff of the Russian team from 2002 to 2012. Photo ITAR-TASS.

Today, the head coach of “Locomotive” is Igor Cherevchenko, who was appointed acting coach “railroad».

«17 September 2014 a meeting of the Board of Directors of FC “Locomotive”, which was the club’s president presented a report on the current situation – said in a statement, the Board of Directors of “Locomotive”, published on the club’s official website. – Members of the Board of Directors noted that the team had all the conditions necessary for high-quality preparation for the season. The team is equipped with highly qualified players.

In this situation, the responsibility for the team’s performance unsatisfactory result should be assigned to the head coach. The head coach is always responsible for the result of the team’s performance.

In this regard, the Board of Directors has decided to accept the proposal of the President of the Club smorodskaya Olga the appropriateness of termination of employment with the head coach Leonid Kuchuk C. Function Acting head coach assigned to the senior team coach – Igor Cherevchenko ».

Under the leadership Cherevchenko” Locomotive “lost CSKA match of the eighth round of the Russian Championship with a score of 0: 1. “Locomotive” for the entire game created just a few moments, and deservedly lost. Football team said that the coach changed the scheme of the game, and while they adjust to the new requirements.

The next match of “Locomotive” won, beating in 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia “Siberia” with a score of 3: 1. From the penalty spot opened Mbark Boussoufa, who along with Lassana Diarra missed the start of the season. Bussufa will continue to play for the “railroad”, while Diarra with the capital club will try to leave.

September 15 Kucuk was suspended from work with the team after talks with President of “Locomotive” Olga smorodskaya. The next day, a representative of the Belarusian expert Alexander TOLSTIKOV said Kucuk remains the team’s coach and plans to spend an evening workout at the base in Bakovka. For training mentor eventually did not let the security service of the club.

As the “RBC Sport” a source in the team, the club hoped that the coach he will resign. In this case, the “locomotive” did not have to pay the penalty for the unilateral termination of the contract, which in the case of Kuchuk is about three million euros.

It is for this reason, September 16 Kucuk was appointed morning meeting with club president Olga smorodskaya , but it did not take Smorodskaya and Kucuk eventually negotiated only with the lawyer of the club.

the evening, on the basis of the Moscow suburban Bakovka held training “Locomotive”, which was scheduled for the same time as the proposed meeting Kucuk with smorodskaya. Later mentor arrived at the base, but the protection by order of President of the club would not let him, saying only that the training has been completed.

Поражение from Cyprus “Apollo” in the playoff round of the Europa League was for Leonid Kuchuk and just “Locomotive” very painful. Photo ITAR-TASS.

The first success as a coach Kucuk made with Tiraspol “Sheriff”, which won six consecutive championship of Moldova. In May 2010, he headed the now disbanded Belgorod “Salute”, with whom he worked in the first division championship of Russia just three months.

The next club Kucuk was Kiev “Arsenal”, which he first in the history of the club brought in European Cups . At the end of 2012 at the “Gunners» due to lost two sponsors are having serious financial problems, and the contract with the Belarusian expert was terminated by mutual consent.

In January 2013, Kucuk was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Krasnodar “Kuban”, which took fifth place in the European Cup Premier League, not suffered a single defeat. In June of 2013 he was replaced by Croatian Slaven Bilic on the steering post of “Locomotive».

With the “railroad” Kucuk last season before the last round of fighting for the gold medal, but after the defeat of CSKA Moscow to settle for bronze. A total of 40 games as head coach of “Lokomotiv”, he scored 19 victories, 12 draws and just suffered nine defeats.