Andrey Chernyshov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Chernyshov.

Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov (Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Чернышов; born 7 January 1968) is a Russian professional football manager and former player who most recently coached ISL club Mohammedan.^[1]

Andrey Chernyshov

Chernyshov in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov
Date of birth	(1968-01-07) 7 January 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
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
Medal record Men's football Representing  Soviet Union UEFA Under-21 Championship 1990
* 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] He left the side at the end of the 2016–17 season.^[5]

On 12 May 2021, Chernyshov was appointed the new manager of Kolkata based I-League club Mohammedan Sporting for their 2021–22 season.^[6][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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 March 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Russia U-21		6 August 2002	31 December 2005	36	15	5	16	041.67
Spartak Moscow		19 June 2003	11 September 2003	10	5	0	5	050.00
Dinamo Tbilisi		23 January 2006	25 May 2006	15	10	2	3	066.67
Vitebsk		5 June 2006	28 April 2007	24	7	9	8	029.17
Dynamo Bryansk		1 February 2008	3 June 2008	13	4	0	9	030.77
Akzhayik		29 January 2010	30 June 2011	32	7	5	20	021.88
Al-Fahaheel		29 July 2013	30 June 2014	26	3	4	19	011.54
Spartak Subotica		31 October 2015	31 May 2017	64	26	16	22	040.63
Sparta		4 October 2018	25 January 2019	13	2	5	6	015.38
Belasica		6 March 2021	31 May 2021	11	1	1	9	009.09
Mohammedan		9 June 2021	16 December 2022	38	22	6	10	057.89
Radnički Beograd		22 January 2023	30 June 2023	18	7	4	7	038.89
Mohammedan		1 September 2023	Present	22	15	5	2	068.18
Total				322	124	62	136	038.51

Honours

Player

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Top League: 1992
• Soviet Cup: 1991–92

Sturm Graz

• Austrian Cup: 1995–96

Soviet Union

• UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1990

Manager

Mohammedan Sporting

• CFL Premier Division A: 2021,^[20] 2022^[21]
• Durand Cup runner-up: 2021
• I-League 2023–24; runner-up: 2021–22^[22]