Valery Gazzaev

Football manager infobox
playername = Valery Gazzaev


fullname = Valery Georgiyevich Gazzaev
height = 173 cm
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1954|8|7|df=y
cityofbirth = Ordzhonikidze
countryofbirth = Soviet Union
currentclub = PFC CSKA Moscow
position = Striker (retired)
youthyears = 1966–1969
youthclubs = Spartak Ordzhonikidze
years = 1970–1973
1974
1975
1976–1978
1979–1985
1986
clubs = Spartak Ordzhonikidze
SKA Rostov-on-Don
Spartak Ordzhonikidze
Lokomotiv Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
Dinamo Tbilisi
caps(goals) = 53 (9)
12 (1)
33 (14)
72 (14)
197 (70)
14 (5)
nationalyears = 1978–1980
1980–1983
nationalteam = USSR
USSR (Olympic)
nationalcaps(goals) = 8 (4)
11 (2)
manageryears = 1989–1991
1991–1993
1994–1999
1999-2001
2001–2003
2001–2002
2002–2003
2004–
managerclubs = Spartak Ordzhonikidze
Dynamo Moscow
Alania Vladikavkaz
Dynamo Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Russia U21
Russia
CSKA Moscow

Valery Georgievich Gazzaev ( _ru. Валерий Георгиевич Газзаев; _os. Гæззаты Георгийы фырт Валерæ) (born 7 August 1954 in Ordzhonikidze, USSR, now Vladikavkaz, Russia) is a Russian football manager and former international striker. He is currently coaching PFC CSKA Moscow. As a manager, Gazzaev won the UEFA Cup in 2004/05 and four Russian championships.

Gazzaev played as a striker for Spartak Ordzhonikidze, SKA Rostov-on-Don, Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, and Dinamo Tbilisi. He became the under-23 European champion with USSR in 1976 and under-21 European champion in 1980. He also won the bronze medal with USSR at the Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Gazzaev is a Soviet Cup winner with Dynamo Moscow in 1984. During his career he scored 89 goals in 283 matches in Soviet Top League, and was the top goal scorer of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85. [http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec2tops.html]

After finishing his playing career in 1986 Gazzaev coached the youth team of Dynamo Moscow before moving to work with professional clubs. His first major success as a manager was winning the Russian championship with Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz in 1995. More titles followed after Gazzaev moved to coach CSKA Moscow. With them he won the UEFA Cup 2004-05, as well as the Russian Premier League in 2003, 2005 and 2006 and the Russian Cup in 2002, 2005, and 2006.

Gazzaev is a member of Order of Friendship and Order of Honour.

Gazzaev's CSKA Moscow team was the first side from the Russian Federation to win a European competition since the fall of the Soviet Union.

ee also

*List of UEFA Cup winning managers

External links

* [http://www.biograph.ru/bank/gazzaev_vg.htm Biography] by International united biographical centre ru icon
* [http://rusteam.permian.ru/players/gazzaev.html Profile] at RussiaTeam ru icon