Russian footballer Fedor Smolovhaving become national champion with Krasnodar, he decided to continue his career as a coach. This became known from the head of the Academy RFU Irina Baranova.
“In fact, Fedor Smolov, like many other famous footballers of the past, applied for training under the “A-” programof UEFA +B-of UEFA“For professional players. A group is being formed now, preparation is scheduled to start in March,” he said. “This is the third intake under this program, only former footballers who meet the criteria can enter it. It is great that eminent graduates of the previous two streams – Andrei Arshavin, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Vladimir Granat, Roman Pavlyuchenko – are engaged in the development of youth and youth football.”
“Yuri Zhirkov recently joined the coaching staff of Dynamo Moscow, Dmitry Sychev and Roman Shirokov work in the football industry. Women are also trained under this program – Elena Terekhova manages the women’s football team “Spartak”, and other famous Russian footballers are expected in the new group. We also trained representatives of Belarusian football. Graduates of the Academy RFU They are growing both as coaches and as managers,” added the agency interlocutor.
Fedor Smolov, who is 35 years old, has extensive experience in his playing career. He played for several clubs, including Anzhi, Ural, Dynamo, Lokomotiv, Feyenoord and Celta. Together with Lokomotiv he won the Russian Cup twice and the Russian Super Cup once. Smolov played 45 matches for the Russian national team, in which he scored 16 goals. After the end of the 2024/25 season, Smolov left Krasnodar and has now decided to continue his coaching career.
