Akhmat Grozny backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on Akhmat Grozny's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Stanislav Cherchesov manages the first team, with Csaba Máté as assistant manager. Akhmat Grozny's is the joint 13th longest staff list of the 17 Russian Premier League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislav Cherchesov | Manager | First team | 61 | Russia |
| Isa Baitiev | Manager | Under-19s | 59 | Russia |
| Csaba Máté | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | Hungary |
| Sultan Tazabaev | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 51 | Russia |
| Tamerlan Dachaev | Coach | Under-19s | 46 | Russia |
| Ramzan Tsutsulaev | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 53 | Russia |
| Magomed Umarov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 39 | Russia |
| Vladimir Panikov | Fitness coach | First team | 55 | Russia |
| Akhmed Zakaev | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 28 | Russia |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alikhan Daudov | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 34 | Russia | - |
| Eduard Tsgoev | Club doctor | First team | 66 | Russia | - |
| Magomedtagir Sugaipov | Club doctor | First team | 41 | Russia | - |
| Anzor Bangashev | Club doctor | Under-19s | 54 | Russia | - |
| Leonid Rezvukhin | Physio | First team | 67 | Russia | - |
| Nikita Danilin | Physio | First team | 25 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Pronin | Physio | First team | 33 | Russia | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| Vazrudi Khamtsuev | Physio | Under-19s | 64 | Russia | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Sassi | Recruitment analyst | 50 | Tunisia |
Owners and directors
Who owns Akhmat Grozny and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramzan Kadyrov | Owner | 48 | Russia |
| Akhmat Kadyrov | Chair | 19 | Russia |
| Yakub Zakriev | Chair | 34 | Russia |
| Ahmed Aidamirov | Managing director | 59 | Russia |
| Alexandr Fedoseev | Director | 59 | Russia |
| Magomed Daudov | Director | 45 | Russia |
| Ruslan Gazzaev | Director | 45 | Russia |
| Sharpudi Djunidov | Director | 66 | Russia |
Backroom staff at every Russian Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Akhmat Grozny's list is the joint 13th longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. Spartak Moscow names the most, 54. Akron Togliatti names the fewest, 18.
Akhmat Grozny against the Russian Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AKHMAT GROZNY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 19 | 35 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 5 | 9 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Akhmat Grozny's, in every league
Akhmat Grozny's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 |  | Belgian Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Primeira Liga | 27 |
| 389 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 | Samsunspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 | SK Brann | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 |  | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 | | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 |  | Chinese Super League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 |  | - | 26 |
Where Akhmat Grozny's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 26 staff whose nationality we hold
Russia supplies 24 of the 26, 92%. The median age is 51. The oldest is Leonid Rezvukhin, physio, at 67, and the youngest Akhmat Kadyrov, chair, at 19. 1 member of staff came from another club.
Where Akhmat Grozny's former staff work now
On Akhmat Grozny's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Andrey Talalaev | Manager | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Magomed Adiev | Manager | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| Mikhail Galaktionov | Manager |  |
| Jurijs Nagaicevs | Assistant manager | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Nikolay Priymak | Fitness coach | Fakel Voronezh |
| Sergio Giovani | Fitness coach | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Alexandr Goncharov | Fitness coach | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Akhmat Grozny's manager?
Stanislav Cherchesov is the Akhmat Grozny first-team manager, aged 61. Csaba Máté is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Akhmat Grozny?
Ramzan Tsutsulaev coaches the Akhmat Grozny first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Akhmat Grozny have?
We hold the names of 26 people on Akhmat Grozny's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis and 8 owners and directors. That is the joint 13th longest list of the 17 Russian Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 37. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Akhmat Grozny pays its squad, see Akhmat Grozny player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Stanislav Cherchesov. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Russian Premier League wages.