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Leonid Kuchuk
Belarusian footballer and manager
Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk (Belarusian: Леанід Станіслававіч Кучук, romanized: Leanid Stanisłavavič Kučuk; born 27 August 1959) is a Belarusian football manager and former professional player.
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Coaching FC Rostov in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-08-27) 27 August 1959 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rukh Lviv (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Dinamo Minsk | 0 | (0) |
| 1980–1988 | Gomselmash Gomel | 249 | (6) |
| 1989–1991 | KIM Vitebsk | 101 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Molodechno | 61 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Ataka Minsk | 51 | (0) |
| 1998 | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 465 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998 | Dinamo-93 Minsk | ||
| 1998 | Molodechno | ||
| 2004–2010 | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| 2010 | Salyut Belgorod | ||
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal Kyiv | ||
| 2013 | Kuban Krasnodar | ||
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kuban Krasnodar | ||
| 2017 | Stal Kamianske | ||
| 2017 | Rostov | ||
| 2019 | Rukh Vynnyky | ||
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| 2021–2023 | Rukh Lviv | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 15 September 2014, Kuchuk was suspended as head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow, whilst the board agreed the termination of his contract.[1]
On 18 September 2014, Kuchuk was sacked as manager of Lokomotiv Moscow after the side made a disappointing start to the season.[2]
In 2017, he was a manager of the Ukrainian Premier League club Stal Kamianske.[3]
On 9 June 2017, he was hired as the manager of the Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.[4] He resigned from Rostov on 6 December 2017.[5]
On 1 February 2019, Kuchuk was announced as the next manager of the Ukrainian First League club Rukh Vynnyky.[6]
His son Aliaksei Kuchuk was a professional football player and now a football manager.
Manager
- Sheriff Tiraspol
- Divizia Naţională (6): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Moldovan Cup (3): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Moldovan Cup runner-up (1): 2003–04
- Moldovan Super Cup (3): 2004, 2005, 2007
- CIS Cup (1): 2009
- Lokomotiv
Individual
- Manager of the Year in Moldova: 2009
- Manager of the Year in Ukraine: 2011–12
- Manager of the Year in Belarus: 2013[7]
- Manager of the Month in Russian Football Premier League (2): August, November 2013[8]
- Смородская отстранила Кучука от работы в должности главного тренера «Локомотива». www.championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Struggling Lokomotiv Moscow sack coach Kuchuk". Reuters. 18 September 2014.
- "Сталь благодарит Кучука за работу!". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- Леонид Кучук – новый главный тренер «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 June 2017.
- Леонид Кучук подал в отставку (in Russian). FC Rostov. 6 December 2017.
- "Леонід Кучук – новий головний тренер "Руху"" [Leonid Kuchuk is the new head coach of Rukh]. fcrukh.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- Леонид Кучук - тренер года в Белоруссии (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- Леонид Кучук признан лучшим тренером августа (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- Leonid Kuchuk at FootballDatabase.eu
- Leonid Kuchuk at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
