Coaches of the Belarusian national football team. What is the Belarus national football team ideally capable of? Left back – Sergei Borovsky

The Belarus national football team is a professional team that represents the interests of the country at the international level. He has been a member of FIFA since 1992, a member of UEFA since 1993.

The Belarusian national team began competing in international competitions in 1994. The first serious opponent was the Norwegian national team as part of the qualification for the 1996 European Championship. The first pancake turned out to be lumpy - the Belarusians lost with a minimal difference in the score (0:1). The Belarusian team performed unsuccessfully in this qualifying round, despite the victory over the Netherlands team, achieved thanks to a goal from Sergei Gerasimets.

In qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, the team Belarus took last place in the group and could not reach the final part of the tournament.

The selection for Euro 2000 developed in a similar way. The team did not show the best game and finished the tournament in last place in the group.

The qualifying tournament for the 2002 World Cup was more successful. The Belarusians, led by Eduard Malofeev, were close to becoming one of the 32 participants in the Asian World Cup. However, a home defeat to the Ukrainian national team and an away loss to the Welsh team did not allow this to happen. Even a big victory over the Poles (4:1), who secured first place in the group ahead of schedule, did not help. Roman Vasilyuk, who to this day holds the record for the number of goals in one match, scored the goal against the Polish national team.

The qualifying tournament for the 2004 European Championship was also unsuccessful for the Belarusians - last place in the group with three points to their name.

The result of qualification for the 2006 World Championship is penultimate place in the group.

In the 2008 European Championship selection, the Belarusians performed slightly better, finishing in 4th place in the group.

The Belarusians, who began the selection process with a foreign coach for the first time in history, failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The team led by German specialist Bernd Stange finished fourth, behind Croatian, Ukrainian and English stars.

In qualifying for Euro 2012, the Belarusians retained their chances until the last, which was greatly facilitated by an away victory over the French (1:0) and a home draw (1:1). However, having twice lost to their main rival for second place - the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina (0:2 and 0:1) - Bernd Stange's team, finally drawing with the Romanians, finished fourth in the octet.

The German specialist was replaced by a Belarusian one. The team was led by Georgy Kondratyev, who managed to lead the youth (U-21) team of Belarus to bronze medals at Euro 2011 and win a ticket to the Olympic Games.

It is difficult to say what the real potential of the Belarusian team is. On the one hand, sometimes she demonstrates a combinational football that is pleasing to the eye, which allowed her to win and play on equal terms with the strongest squads on the planet. On the other hand, Belarusians are still considered outsiders in any qualifying group.

At one time, the team was called the world champion in friendly matches, as Belarusian players confidently dealt with equal opponents in matches that took place outside the qualifying rounds.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is nearing its end. Many Belarusians probably think that it would be great to see the Belarusian national team at Russian stadiums. Unfortunately, today the team from Sineokaya is unlikely to be able to compete with most of the teams competing at the World Cup. However, in the history of Belarusian football there have been very strong players, which gives hope for the future development of the world's most popular sport in Belarus.

For example, in 1982, the Dynamo-Minsk club became the best in the USSR, leaving behind the legendary Dynamo Kiev and Spartak Moscow; Some football players from Belarus at one time consistently played in the main team of the Soviet Union national team, with which they won Olympic gold medals and silver medals at the European Championship in 1988.

It is also worth noting the recent successes of the BATE football club from Borisov, which at one time seriously “ruffled the nerves” of the European giants in the UEFA Champions League, in particular, in 2012 the club confidently beat Bayern Munich with a score of 3:1, which that season won the most prestigious European Cup.

At the turn of the century, the Belarusian national team was one step away from reaching the final part of the 2002 World Cup. Then the team took third place in the qualifying group, losing only two points to the Ukrainian team and ahead of such strong European middle peasants as the teams of Norway and Wales.

The Eurasia.Expert columnist compiled a team of the best Belarusian players of all time, uniting in it both football players of the Soviet era and the 21st century. With such a composition, the Belarusian national team would definitely be able to at least get to the World Cup, and such rich traditions of Belarusian football give hope for future football successes.

Goalkeeper – Gennady Tumilovich

Undoubtedly, we will give a place in goal to Gennady Tumilovich. Despite the fact that the football player never built a brilliant club career, his play for the national team fascinated many. Brilliant reactions, fantastic “saves” and confident play in the penalty area largely became the key to the team’s success in the qualifying stages for top tournaments.

To evaluate the goalkeeper’s performance, you can watch a review of the Ukraine-Belarus game as part of the selection for the 2002 World Cup. In it, Tumilovich’s confident play led to the fact that Andrei Shevchenko and his teammates were unable to hit the Belarusian goal in front of their home stands.

Tumilovich was of interest to fans not only as a football player, but also as a charismatic personality. At one time, there was a story going around in the stands of Belarus that the goalkeeper’s drinking bowl was not water, but vodka. When Gennady drank from it, many perked up and joked, saying, “Gena took doping, which means he’ll now be a god at the gate.”

Left back – Sergei Borovsky

Sergei Borovsky would look best at the left-back position. The footballer at one time played 457 matches for Dynamo Minsk and 21 for the USSR national team, in particular, at the 1982 World Cup. Already at the age of 21, he was trusted as the last line of defense, and he did an excellent job. Football fans nicknamed him the “football computer.”

Ivan Savostikov, who was the football player’s coach for a long time, spoke about him as follows: “Seryoga is a tenacious, tough defender. He played well with his head and chose his position well. If I miscalculated, I compensated with speed.”

Central defender – Sergei Shtanyuk

The center of defense can be entrusted to Sergei Shtanyuk. This is, perhaps, the main defensive hope of the Belarusian national team at the turn of the century - just at the time when it achieved the best results in history.

Shtanyuk played wonderfully with his head, he felt when he needed to jump out to take the ball on his head. At one time, he won horse wrestling against such recognized “masters of the air” as Peter Crouch and Jan Koller.

Right back – Eduard Zarembo

Eduard Zarembo should accompany Borovsky and Shtanyuk in defense. The player will be positioned on the right flank.

Few people remember, but in the 1960s. the defense of Dynamo Minsk was called the Brest Fortress. Few people were able to reach the goal of this team, and Zaremba was an integral part of it.

Eduard Zarembo (center).

Footballers of that time recall that he played well in the air, chose the right position and did not allow the opponent to take the ball - he always energetically jumped ahead. And if he didn’t succeed, he immediately moved into the tackle.

Defensive midfielder – Sergei Gurenko

We will place the former captain of the Belarus national team in the position of defensive midfielder. It’s a stretch, but the football player can be called a representative of the top level. In the 2000s, he was irreplaceable in Lokomotiv Moscow. Then the team posed a serious threat in Europe, crushed Inter Milan and reached the playoffs of the Champions League.

Later, the footballer was noticed by Fabio Capello, and Gurenko moved to the Italian Roma, where he played in the same lineup with such legends as Cafu, Candela and Altair. In Italy, he also played for Parma and Piacenza, and also played for the Spanish Zaragoza.

The footballer had remarkable physical characteristics and spent most of his career on the left flank of defense, and over time he retrained as a defensive midfielder. At his own goal, Gurenko clung to the ball so tightly that not every top-level striker could cope with him.

Defensive midfielder – Alexander Kulchiy

Alexander Kulchiy was an indispensable supporter of the Belarusian national team in the 2000s. The record holder of the country's main team - he played 102 matches for the national team - was distinguished by his calmness, composure and cunning on the field and always calculated his steps in advance.

In addition, Kulchy had an excellent shot, but his position closer to his own goal did not allow him to fully realize this talent. As a result, he scored only 5 goals for the national team, but hundreds of times more interrupted opponents’ attacks and accurate aggravating passes.

Left midfielder – Maxim Romashchenko

Maxim Romashchenko, a legend of Belarusian football whose career peaked in the late 90s and early 2000s, would look great in the position of left midfielder. A real hard worker who spent every match on the field with all his strength - he worked out all the chances to the end, had excellent speed, played brilliantly to aggravate, had an excellent shot and a “sense of goal.”

Statistics speak volumes about his abilities: in 64 matches for the national team, he scored 20 goals. As for his club career, it was no less productive: in 61 games for the Turkish Gaziantepspor, the footballer scored 20 goals, in 26 games in the Moscow Torpedo - 15 goals. The footballer managed to show himself well both in the Moscow Dynamo and in the Turkish Bursaspor.

Romashchenko is the author of one of the most spectacular goals in the history of the Belarusian national team. Moreover, the footballer hit the goal of Buffon himself. This happened during a match against the Italian national team as part of the qualification for the 2006 World Cup:

Central midfielder – Sergei Aleynikov

The record holder among Belarusian football players, the player of the USSR national team, earned a place in the center of midfield. Aleinikov played 73 matches for the main team of the Soviet Union, and took part in all matches at the World Championships in 1986 and 1990. No replacements. He was a style-shaping player in the team of the legendary Valery Lobanovsky, which at that time was one of the favorites of all major tournaments.

The footballer is the USSR champion in 1982 as part of Dynamo Minsk, and since 1989 he has spent seasons for Juventus in Turin, scoring three goals in Serie A.

The encyclopedia “Russian Football for 100 Years” says the following about Aleinikov: “One of the strongest midfielders in the country in the 1980s. gg. He was distinguished by a wide range of actions and skillful positional play. Well-trained technically, hardworking, Aleinikov acted usefully in playing along with his partners, and had a strong shot from outside the penalty area.”

Right midfielder – Alexander Gleb

Alexander Gleb, a graduate of Dynamo Minsk, is one of the most famous Belarusian football players in Europe in the first decade of the 20th century. A five-time champion of Belarus with BATE, a six-time winner of the title of best player of the republic, he began his European career in the German Stuttgart.

After successful performances in the German middle peasants, Gleb was noticed by the grandees of English football - London Arsenal. In 89 games with the team, the midfielder scored 7 goals and became the first Belarusian to play in the Champions League final. However, Arsenal lost to Barcelona in the 2006 final.

Ironically, the main title of European club football was won by Gleb later as part of Barcelona, ​​where the player went in 2008. In three years as part of the Spanish giants, the Belarusian took part in only 19 matches, but in addition to the Champions League, he won the Championship and the Spanish Cup . As a member of the national team, Gleb played 77 matches and scored 7 goals. Currently, the footballer continues to play for BATE, and the head coach of the Belarusian national team does not rule out his return to the camp of the country's main team.

Central attacking midfielder – Valentin Belkevich

Valentin Belkevich is, perhaps, a symbol of the team that was close to qualifying for the 2002 World Cup.

The “brain” of the team, capable of single-handedly deciding the outcome of the game with one precise action. A born playmaker, the “conductor” of the game, a technical football player who rarely broke the rules. A full-time performer of set pieces, he scored many goals when performing them. He is called the best football player in the history of sovereign Belarusian football.

Belkevich had a brilliant club career. He left the greatest mark on Dynamo Minsk (1992-1996) and Dynamo Kyiv (1996-2007). The footballer played 131 matches for the Minsk club, scoring 54 goals, and played 224 games for the Kiev club and scored 51 goals.

At the same time, Belkevich was an integral part of the legendary Dynamo Kyiv squad, which represented a serious force in European football and in 1999 brought the club to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The footballer played 67 matches in European competition and scored 12 goals.

Unfortunately, the football player’s life was cut short in the summer of 2014 when a blood clot broke loose. He was only 41 years old.

Forward – Georgy Kondratyev

We can safely put Georgy Kondratyev at the forefront of the attack of the Belarusian dream team. USSR champion as part of Dynamo Minsk in 1982. During his stay at the club, he played 211 matches and scored 66 goals. He managed to show himself well in Odessa Chernomorets and Moscow Lokomotiv.

Since 1984, he began to be involved in games for the USSR national team. Played 14 games, started in five of them, scored 4 goals.

“He could hold the ball, shoot it, and play ahead. Create a goal out of nothing. He never forgave his opponent’s mistakes and implemented everything,” this is how coach Anatoly Baidachny described the football player.

Prepared by Kirill Ozimko (Minsk)

We decided to remember all the coaches of the Belarusian football team who managed the national team for more than two decades. To my surprise, there were few of them - only 13 (and they returned to the helm of the national team). This article does not mention people who were acting. head coach, in case of absence of the head coach for one reason or another. In particular, we are talking about Valeria Streltsov, who led the Belarusian national team during illness Anatoly Baidachny September 7, 2002.

And for statistics lovers, at the end of the article we have prepared a comparative table for each coach, which takes into account the team’s place in the FIFA rankings.

Year of birth: 01/12/1950 (42-44 years old)

Nationality: Belarusian

4 matches (4 friendlies)

Game statistics: 3 draws, 1 loss; goal difference – 4-6

Biggest defeat: 1-3 from the Ukrainian team (TM)

Biggest victory: –

Achievements: No

Reason for resignation: at your own request

What I remember: The national team did not play a single official game, but in unofficial ones it drew three times with a score of 1-1 with strong teams from Ukraine, Peru and Ecuador. By the way, our team never met Peru and Ecuador on the football field again

Where now: Deputy Chairman of the BFF

Year of birth: 01/29/1956 (37-40 years old)

Nationality: Belarusian

Number of matches at the helm of the national team:

Game statistics: 5 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses; goal difference – 21-34

Biggest defeat: 0-4 from the Norwegian team (OM 1996), 0-4 from the Slovakian team (TM), 1-5 from the Swedish team (OM 1998 World Cup)

Biggest victory: 2-0 over the Luxembourg team (OM EURO 1996), 2-0 over the Malta team (OM EURO 1996)

Achievements: in the qualifying tournament for the 1996 European Championship, the team under his leadership took 4th place out of 6 teams (Czech Republic, Holland, Norway, Belarus, Luxembourg, Malta)

Reason for resignation: failure of the team’s performance in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 World Cup (the team scored only 4 points in four matches)

What I remember: it was Borovsky who was the football coach with whom the Belarusian national team played its first official matches. True, she showed an extremely unconvincing game in them. And I remember, first of all, the victory over the Dutch national team in 1995 with a score of 1-0

Where now: BATE trainer-methodologist

Year of birth: 01/12/1950 (46-49 years old)

Nationality: Belarusian

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 20 matches (7 friendlies, 13 official)

Game statistics: 2 wins, 3 draws, 15 losses; goal difference – 18-34

Biggest defeat: 0-4 from the Austrian team (OM World Cup 1998)

Biggest victory: 5-0 over Lithuania (TM)

Achievements: took over the leadership of the team during the qualifying cycle for the 1998 World Cup after Borovsky. As a result, the team took the last 6th place in the 4th qualifying group (Austria, Scotland, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus).

Reason for resignation: unsatisfactory performance during the qualifying round for the 2000 European Championship. Under the leadership of Vergeenko, the team was able to draw only two times in 7 games.

What I remember: terrible performance of the national team in official matches. Only 2 draws in 13 games. And the only two victories were won over the Lithuanian team in friendly matches.

Where now: Deputy Chairman of the BFF

Year of birth: 01/29/1956 (43-44 years old)

Nationality: Belarusian

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 4 matches (3 friendly, 1 official)

Game statistics: 1 draw, 3 defeats; goal difference – 1-8

Biggest defeat: 1-4 from the Bulgarian team (TM)

Biggest victory: –

Achievements: after Vergeenko played the last game in the qualifying round for the 2000 European Championship (0-0 draw with the Italian team), in which Belarus took the last, 5th place in the 1st qualifying group (Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Wales)

Reason for resignation: Borovsky was perceived only as a “temporary” coach. By the new qualifying round, the team already had a different commander in chief

What I remember: a draw with the Italian national team 0-0 and a defeat against the Andorra national team 0-2

Where now: BATE trainer-methodologist

Year of birth: 06/2/1942 (age 58-61)

Nationality: Russian

Assistants: Valery Streltsov

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 23 matches (7 friendlies, 16 official)

Game statistics: 10 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses; goal difference – 29-36

Biggest defeat: 0-5 from the Austrian team (OM EURO 2004)

Biggest victory: 4-1 over the Polish team (OM World Cup 2002), 5-2 over the Hungarian team (TM)

Achievements: in the qualifying round for the 2002 World Cup took 3rd place out of 6 teams in the 5th qualifying group (Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Norway, Wales, Armenia) - The best result for the entire time the team competed in the qualifying rounds

Reason for resignation: unsatisfactory performance of the national team in the qualifying round for the 2004 European Championship - in 6 games the team was able to win only 1 victory: over the Moldavian national team

What I remember: with his charisma. And also the best result in the history of the team

Where now: -

Year of birth: 10/1/1952 (age 50-53)

Nationality: Russian

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 22 matches (8 friendlies, 14 official)

Game statistics: 9 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses; goal difference – 32-28

Biggest defeat: 1-4 from the Italian team (OM World Cup 2006)

Biggest victory: 4-0 over the Moldova national team (OM World Cup 2006)

Achievements: after Malofeev, in the qualifying matches for the 2004 European Championship, Belarus took last place in the 3rd qualifying group (Czech Republic, Holland, Austria, Moldova, Belarus); in the qualifying round for the 2006 World Cup, Belarus took 5th place out of 6 teams in the 5th qualifying group (Italy, Norway, Scotland, Slovenia, Belarus, Moldova)

Reason for resignation: unsatisfactory performance of the national team in the qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup

What I remember: spectacular performance of the national team, as well as a fighting defeat from the Italian national team with a score of 3-4. Many still consider this match to be the best performed by the Belarusian team

Where now: unemployed, retired

Year of birth: 8.10.1960 (45-46 years old)

Nationality: Belarusian

Assistants:

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 14 matches (7 friendlies, 7 official)

Game statistics: 3 wins, 4 draws, 7 losses; goal difference – 19-26

Biggest defeat: 0-3 from the Tunisian team (TM), 0-3 from the Dutch team (OM EURO 2008)

Biggest victory: 3-0 over Andorra (TM)

Achievements: in the qualifying round for the 2008 European Championship, he scored only 7 points in 7 matches

Reason for resignation: unsatisfactory performance in the qualifying matches for the 2008 European Championship

What I remember: the first coach who succeeded with the “youth” team and failed with the “adult” team

Where now: head coach of FC “Belshina” (Bobruisk)

Bernd Stange

Year of birth: 03/14/1948 (age 59-63)

Nationality: German

Assistants: Harald Irmscher

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 49 matches (23 friendlies, 26 official)

Game statistics: 17 wins, 14 draws, 18 losses, goal difference – 65-54

Biggest defeat: 0-3 from the England team (OM World Cup 2010)

Biggest victory: 5-1 over the Andorra team (OM World Cup 2010), 5-1 over the Kazakhstan team (OM World Cup 2010), 4-0 over the Kazakhstan team (OM World Cup 2010), 4-0 over the Oman team (TM)

Achievements: after Puntus, in the qualifying stage for the 2008 European Championship, he took 4th place with Belarus out of 7 teams in qualifying group G (Romania, Holland, Bulgaria, Belarus, Slovenia, Albania, Luxembourg); in the qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup, the team took 4th place out of 6 teams in qualifying group 6 (England, Ukraine, Croatia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra); in the qualifying round for the 2012 European Championship, the team took 4th place out of 6 teams in qualifying group D (France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg)

Reason for resignation: unsatisfactory performance of the team in the qualifying tournament for the 2012 European Championship

What I remember: stable play of the Belarusian national team, a series of crushing victories, victories and draws with the giants of world football - both in friendly and official matches. Defeated by the Luxembourg team 0-1. Victories over the national teams of Holland (2-1), South Korea (1-0) and France (1-0), draws with the national team of Germany (2-2), Argentina (0-0) and France (1-1)

Where now: unemployed

Year of birth: 01/07/1960 (age 51-54)

Nationality: Belarusian

Assistants: Vyacheslav Akshaev (2011-2012), Andrey Zygmantovich (2012-2014)

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 28 matches (17 friendlies, 11 official)

Game statistics: 9 wins, 8 draws, 11 losses; goal difference – 37-35

Biggest defeat: 0-4 from the Spanish national team (OM World Cup 2014)

Biggest victory: 6-1 over the Tajikistan team (TM)

Achievements: in the qualifying stage for the 2014 World Cup in Group I, the team took the last 5th place (Spain, France, Finland, Georgia, Belarus)

Reason for resignation: unsatisfactory performance in the qualifying stage for the 2016 European Championship - in three matches the team scored only 1 point in the game with the Luxembourg national team

What I remember: quite a strong game with the giants of world football. And also - this is the second youth coach who did not succeed with the adult team

Where now: and about. head coach of the Belarus youth team

Year of birth: 12/2/1962 (age 51)

Nationality: Belarusian

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 2 matches (1 friendly, 1 official)

Game statistics: 1 win, 1 loss; goal difference – 3-5

Biggest defeat: 0-3 from the Spanish national team (OM EURO 2016)

Biggest victory: 3-2 over Mexico (TM)

Achievements: –

Reason for resignation: was initially appointed “acting” until the ABFF decided on the Head Coach

What I remember: good performance in a friendly match with Mexico. At the same time, he maintained the same rotation of players as the previous coach

Where now: coach of the farm club of Brest “Dynamo” - “Rukh”

Year of birth: 10/19/1973 (age 41)

Nationality: Belarus

Assistants: Alexander Kulchiy, Eduardo Dacampo, Andrey Satsunkevich (goalkeeping coach)

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 16 matches (6 friendlies, 10 official)

Game statistics: 4 wins, 6 draws, 6 losses; goal difference – 12-19

Biggest defeat: 0-3 from the Northern Ireland team (TM) and 1-4 from the Dutch team (OM World Cup 2018)

Biggest victory: 2-0 over the Luxembourg team (OM EURO 2016)

Achievements: –

Reason for resignation: did not agree to a reduction in his salary after the national team’s poor start in the qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup

What I remember: a goalless draw in the match with France, as well as ignoring Vitaly Rodionov

Where now: head coach of Dynamo Kyiv

Igor Kriushenko

Year of birth: 02/10/1964 (53 years old)

Nationality: Belarus

Assistants: Oleg Kuzmenok, Valery Stripeikis, Andrey Satsunkevich

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 27 (11 friendly, 16 official)

Game statistics: 8 wins, 6 draws, 13 losses, goal difference 25-39

Biggest defeat: twice 0-4 from the Swedish team (OM World Cup 2018), 0-4 from the Dutch team (OM World Cup 2020)

Biggest victory: 5-0 over San Marino (Nations League)

Achievements: the biggest victory in official matches in the history of the national team - 5-0 over San Marino, reaching the playoffs of the Nations League from 1st place in the group (2018)

Reason for resignation: 4 defeats in a row in the qualifying tournament for the European Championship 2020 and an almost complete loss of chances to get into the tournament through this qualification

What I remember: successful games in the League of Nations with weak teams and complete helplessness in games with stronger opponents

Where now: unemployed

Mikhail Markhel

Year of birth: 07/14/1966 (53 years old)

Nationality: Belarus

Assistants: Yuri Markhel, Georgy Kondratyev, Alexander Sulima, Dmitry Rovneiko

Number of matches at the helm of the national team: 6 (2 friendly, 4 official)

Game statistics: 1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses

Biggest defeat: 0-4 from the German national team (European Championship 2020)

Biggest victory: 2-1 over Estonia (UEFA EURO 2020 qualification)

Achievements: –

Only 2 out of 13 football coaches in Belarus were not Belarusians - German Bernd Stange and Russian However, the latter still lives in our country.

Only two coaches ever returned to managing the national team- And

Most matches at the helm of the national team there was a German specialist Bernd Stange– 49. Followed by – 28 matches and Igor Kriushenko– 27 matches.

The youngest football coach became a member of the national team - 37 years old. A the oldest – Bernd Stange– 59 years old.

- the only one (not counting Borovsky and Vergeenko) who played more friendly matches than official ones - 17 and 11, respectively. But during his first arrival, he was the only coach who did not play a single official game at all. , in turn, is the only coach who has the same number of wins and losses.

And they are the only coaches who have there were more victories with the Belarusian national team than defeats.

And they are the only coaches who, while at the head of the national team, managed not win a single victory. To be fair, it is worth noting that during these cycles they played only 4 games.

Analysis of coaching activities based on FIFA rankings:

Looking at this table, we should not forget that growing from 100 to 70 places is much easier than from 70 to 60. But even in this case, we can draw some conclusions in which we will not take into account the rating of the team during leadership Mikhail Vergeenko(1992-1994) - the team was just being formed and did not play a single official game.

Based on the results of their coaching work, 7 coaches can boast of an increase in the FIFA team’s rating, and 4 can boast of its decline.

The most successful in this regard was (+31 positions). But it showed the worst result (-42 positions).

The most successful result of all time was shown by a German specialist Bernd Stange, in which the team rose to a record 36th position.