Stanislav Cherchesov

Stanislav Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former goalkeeper whose playing career included Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, the Soviet Union and Russia. He later coached in Austria, Russia and Poland before leading Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where the host nation reached the quarter-finals. Born in Alagir in North Ossetia, Cherchesov remains known for combining elite goalkeeping experience with a long managerial career.