Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov (Belarusian: Алег Георгіевіч Конанаў, Russian: Олег Георгиевич Кононов, born 23 March 1966) is a Belarusian–Russian[1] professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Torpedo Moscow.
.jpg) Kononov with Spartak Moscow in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Kursk, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torpedo Moscow (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1983 | DYuSSh-4 Kursk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | Iskra Smolensk | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | Obuvshchik Lida | ||
| 1986–1988 | Dnepr Mogilev | 70 | (8) |
| 1989 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 8 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | KIM Vitebsk | 101 | (9) |
| 1992–1993 | Freiberg | ||
| 1993 | Stroitel Vitebsk | ||
| 1994 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 14 | (2) |
| 1994 | Dvina Vitebsk | 11 | (0) |
| 1995 | Ruch Chorzów | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk | 59 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Torpedo-MAZ Minsk | 31 | (9) |
| Total | 297 | (31) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Torpedo-MAZ Minsk (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Lokomotiv Minsk (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Metalurh Zaporizhia (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Sheriff Tiraspol (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Sheriff Tiraspol (academy director) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sevastopol | ||
| 2013–2016 | Krasnodar | ||
| 2017 | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| 2018 | Arsenal Tula | ||
| 2018–2019 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2020 | Riga FC | ||
| 2022 | Arsenal Tula | ||
| 2023 | Leon Saturn Ramenskoye | ||
| 2024– | Torpedo Moscow | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editOleg Kononov began his playing career in RSFSR at Iskra Smolensk in 1983.
He later moved to Belarus, where he would play for various clubs until 1999.
In 1998, he was named the Belarusian Premier League Player of the year.[2] Playing at KIM Vitebsk, he became the runner-up of the Belarusian Premier League.
Managing career
editSheriff Tiraspol
editThe most glory Kononov attained as a coach, was while in charge of FC Sheriff Tiraspol. His team became the champions in Moldovan National Division three times (2004/05–2006/07), was the Moldavian Cup holder in 2006, and the Moldovan Super Cup in 2005.
Karpaty Lviv
editOn 9 June 2008, Kononov was invited to take charge of Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv following the resignation of Valery Yaremchenko.[3] He brought a new style of play to the team, including the use of a 4-3-3 formation which emphasizes the flanks instead of the usual 4-4-2 formation.[4][5] At the end of the 2008-09 season, Karpaty finished in the season in middle of the league at 9th place.[6] Kononov enjoyed more success the next season, guiding Karpaty to top 8 in the Ukrainian Cup where they were eliminated by eventual finalists Metalurh Donetsk. They also finished fifth in the league and therefore qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, where after impressively passing Galatasaray in the playoff round, finished last in Group J with 1 point.
Krasnodar
editHe took over the management of FC Krasnodar early in the 2013–14 Russian Premier League and led them to Europe for the first time in their history, finishing 5th in the league and qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. In 2014–15 season they defeated, among others, Real Sociedad in the Europa League qualifiers and advanced to the group stage. They did not qualify for the knockout phase. Midway through the 2014–15 Russian Premier League competition, they reached the 2nd spot in the standings. He resigned from his Krasnodar position on 13 September 2016.[7]
Arsenal Tula
editHe signed with FC Arsenal Tula on 1 June 2018.[8]
Spartak Moscow
editHe left Arsenal by mutual consent on 12 November 2018[9] and signed with FC Spartak Moscow until the end of the 2018–19 season.[10] on 29 September 2019, he resigned from Spartak following 4 consecutive losses in a league that were preceded by a failure to qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.[11]
Riga FC
editOn 5 February 2020, he signed with the reigning Latvian champions Riga FC.[12] The stint ended in late 2020.[13]
Return to Arsenal Tula
editOn 10 June 2022, Kononov was hired once again by Arsenal Tula, freshly relegated to the second-tier Russian Football National League.[14] On 11 January 2023, he left the post of head coach, having played 20 matches in the current season of the First League, in which FC Arsenal Tula won nine victories and drew five times.[15]
Saturn Ramenskoye
editIn July 2023, Kononov headed the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B club FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye.[16] He resigned from Leon Saturn on 31 August 2023.[17]
Honours
editAs a manager
editSevastopol
Krasnodar
- Russian Football Premier League third place: 2014-15
References
edit- ^ "Кононов получил [российское] гражданство, его заявят главным тренером "Краснодара" (Kononov obtained [Russian] citizenship, he will be announced as the head coach of Krasnodar)". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). 15 November 2013.
- ^ Short bio overview
- ^ Profile on official Karpaty website (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Олег Кононов: "Сейчас всё только начинается" (Oleg Kononov: "This is only the beginning" - ua-football.com (in Russian)
- ^ Олег Кононов: "Федецкому не хватает практики" (Oleg Kononov: "Fedetskyy does not have enough game practice - terrikon.dn.ua (in Russian)
- ^ 2008-09 season league table Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine - fpl.ua; Football Premier League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- ^ ОЛЕГ КОНОНОВ УШЕЛ В ОТСТАВКУ С ПОСТА ГЛАВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 13 September 2016.
- ^ ОЛЕГ КОНОНОВ, ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В "АРСЕНАЛ"! (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 1 June 2018.
- ^ ОЛЕГ КОНОНОВ ПОКИНУЛ "АРСЕНАЛ" (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 12 November 2018.
- ^ Олег Кононов — главный тренер "Спартака" (in Russian). Spartak Moscow. 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Олег Кононов покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Kononovs apstiprināts "Riga" galvenā trenera amatā" (in Latvian). Riga FC. 5 February 2020.
- ^ Oleg Kononov at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Олег Кононов возглавил "Арсенал"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ ""Арсенал" уволил Олега Кононова с поста главного тренера". www.championat.com (in Russian). 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Бывший тренер "Спартака" возглавил "Сатурн"". Sportrbc.ru (in Russian). 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Кононов покинул "Леон Сатурн"" (in Russian). Leon Saturn. 31 August 2023.
External links
edit- Oleg Kononov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
