Slutsky appointed first assistant to the coaching staff of the Russian national team – RBC

Slutsky appointed first assistant to the coaching staff of the Russian team

Leonid Slutsky, last week led the Russian national football team , named his first assistant in the national team of the country. In the national team coaching staff came Sergey Balakhnin.

«Proposal enter the coaching staff of the Russian national team I received from Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky.

How long did not deliberate, because it is a very honorable and responsible work . Of course, very pleased that the head coach chose me.

I’ll watch the matches of the Russian championship, to gather information, analyze. The terms of operational issues to me is absolutely clear “, – quotes the official site of the RFU Balakhnin.

Balakhnin most of his coaching career spent in the” Rostov “, which worked from 1998 to 2012 with a short break. In 2003, he led the “Rostov” in the Cup of Russia. His last place of work was Balakhnin “Siberia”, which he left in September 2014.

Also, the RAF announced that the team left Igor Simutenkov, with August 2014 who was a Russian national team coaching staff. Sergei Semak Sergei Ovchinnikov, who worked with the team when Fabio Capello is likely to retain his place in the team.

left his post and Ilya Kazakov, the press attache of the national team. RFU has not yet announced who will be the new press attache team.

Leonid Slutsky was officially appointed coach of Russia on Friday. His contract runs until the end of the qualifying round of the European Championship – 2016, which ends in October-November this year. Up to this point Slutsky will combine the post of chief coach of Russia and CSK A. In the end of the qualifying tournament sides again discussed the conditions under which the coach will be able to continue to work in the team. CSKA Moscow have already spoken out against that Slutsky left the club and the coach was, however, according to the Minister of Sports of Russia Vitaly Mutko, Slutsky sure will work with the national team in the event that will bring the team to the European Championship.

In order to reach the European Championship is directly necessary to take one of the first two places in the group. Now the Russian national team in the group G is in third place. From leading the Austrian team behind eight points from the second-ranked Swedes – four.

The first match as national team coach Slutsky will hold on September 5 when the Russian national team at home to take to Sweden.