Andrey Chernyshov
Russian footballer and manager
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Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov (Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Чернышов; born 7 January 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and former player.[1] He is currently head coach of Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors.[2]
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Chernyshov in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1968 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Kannur Warriors (head coach) | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Dynamo Moscow | 73 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Spartak Moscow | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Dynamo Moscow | 38 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Sturm Graz | 47 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1996 | PAOK | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1997 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1998 | Royal Antwerp | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1998 | Torpedo Moscow | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | DSV Leoben | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | BSV Bad Bleiberg | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Rubin Kazan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 248 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Soviet Union U21 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992 | CIS | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Russia | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Russia U21 | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Russia (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Spartak Moscow | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Vitebsk | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Dynamo Bryansk | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Akzhayik | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Fahaheel | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Spartak Subotica | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sparta | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Novi Sad | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Belasica | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Mohammedan | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Radnički Beograd | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Mohammedan | |||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Thrissur Magic | |||||||||||||
| 2026– | Kannur Warriors | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
A centre-back, Chernyshov played for numerous clubs in his homeland, including three Moscow-based clubs Dynamo, Spartak and Torpedo, as well as Rubin Kazan. He also represented various clubs abroad, such as Sturm Graz, DSV Leoben and BSV Bad Bleiberg in Austria, PAOK in Greece, SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany, as well as Royal Antwerp in Belgium.[3]
International career
At international level, Chernyshov was a member of the Soviet Union national youth team that won the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He also represented the Commonwealth of Independent States at UEFA Euro 1992.
Managerial career
Shortly after retiring from the game, Chernyshov became manager of Russia at under-21 level in August 2002.[4] He also worked at numerous clubs, including stints at Spartak Moscow, Dinamo Tbilisi, Vitebsk, Dynamo Bryansk and Akzhayik. In July 2014, Chernyshov was appointed director of football at Torpedo Moscow.
In October 2015, Chernyshov became manager of Serbian club Spartak Subotica.[5] He left the side at the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]
On 12 May 2021, Chernyshov was appointed the new manager of Kolkata based I-League club Mohammedan Sporting for their 2021–22 season.[7][8] Under his guidance, Mohammedan began the 2021 Durand Cup campaign,[9] and reached to the final, defeating FC Bengaluru United 4–2.[10][11] On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side FC Goa and finished as runners-up.[12][13]
On 18 November, Chernyshov guided Mohammedan clinching their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0.[14] Under his coaching and Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end.[15] In December 2022, he was replaced by Spanish manager Kibu Vicuña in midway of the 2022–23 I-League season.[16] He re-signed with Mohammedan on 29 August 2023.[17] He led Mohammedan scripting history, won their maiden I-League title in 2023–24 season, which helped them securing promotion to the Indian Super League.[18][19]
In August 2023, Chernyshov was appointed head coach of Super League Kerala club Thrissur Magic.[20]
The reigning champions of Super League Kerala, Kannur Warriors, have appointed Russian tactician Andrey Chernyshov as their new head coach for the 2026 Super League Kerala (SLK) season.[21]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 12 March 2024
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Russia U-21 |  |
6 August 2002 | 31 December 2005 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 41.67 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | |
19 June 2003 | 11 September 2003 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50.00 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  |
23 January 2006 | 25 May 2006 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 66.67 | |||
| Vitebsk |  |
5 June 2006 | 28 April 2007 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29.17 | |||
| Dynamo Bryansk | |
1 February 2008 | 3 June 2008 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 30.77 | |||
| Akzhayik |  |
29 January 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21.88 | |||
| Al-Fahaheel |  |
29 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11.54 | |||
| Spartak Subotica |  |
31 October 2015 | 31 May 2017 | 64 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 40.63 | |||
| Sparta |  |
4 October 2018 | 25 January 2019 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15.38 | |||
| Belasica |  |
6 March 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.09 | |||
| Mohammedan |  |
9 June 2021 | 16 December 2022 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 57.89 | |||
| Radnički Beograd | |
22 January 2023 | 30 June 2023 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38.89 | |||
| Mohammedan | |
1 September 2023 | 29 January 2025 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 68.18 | |||
| Total | 322 | 124 | 62 | 136 | 38.51 | ||||||
Honours
Player
Spartak Moscow
Sturm Graz
- Austrian Cup: 1995–96
Soviet Union
Manager
Mohammedan Sporting
- CFL Premier Division A: 2021,[22] 2022[23]
- Durand Cup runner-up: 2021
- I-League 2023–24; runner-up: 2021–22[24]