Rolan Gusev

Rolan Aleksandrovich Gusev (Russian: Ролан Александрович Гусев; born 17 September 1977) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant coach with Dynamo Moscow.

Rolan Gusev

Gusev in March 2007
Personal information
Full name	Rolan Aleksandrovich Gusev
Date of birth	(1977-09-17) 17 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dynamo Moscow (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Dynamo Moscow	127	(22)
2002–2008	CSKA Moscow	137	(33)
2008–2011	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	14	(0)
2009–2010	→ Arsenal Kyiv (loan)	39	(2)
2011	Arsenal Kyiv	9	(1)
Total		326	(58)
International career
1998–1999	Russia U21	10	(5)
2000–2005	Russia	31	(1)
Managerial career
2019–2020	CSKA Moscow (academy)
2020–2021	Russia U15
2021	Russia U16
2021–2023	CSKA Moscow (U19)
2023–2025	Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2025	Dynamo Moscow (caretaker)
2025–	Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Early life

Gusev was born on 17 September 1977 in Ashgabat, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union but moved to Moscow at the age of 9. He attended the Dynamo Moscow football school.

Club career

Gusev played for Dynamo Moscow since 1997 and transferred to the city rivals CSKA Moscow in 2002. With CSKA he won two Russian championships, two Russian Cups and the UEFA Cup.

Coaching career

In October 2021 it was announced that he was appointed to the management club of the Under-19 squad of CSKA Moscow.^[2] On 1 May 2025, Gusev was appointed caretaker manager of Dynamo Moscow until end of the season.^[3]

International career

As of 1 January 2006 Gusev scored over 50 goals in his 200+ appearances in the Russian Premier League. He played 2 matches for Russia at Euro 2004.

Honors

• UEFA Cup: 2005
• Russian Premier League: 2003, 2005, 2006
• Russian Premier League top scorer: 2002 (with Dmitri Kirichenko)
• Russian Cup: 2002, 2005, 2006
• Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007
• Best right midfielder of the Russian Premier League according to Sport-Express: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005