Fakel Voronezh backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Fakel Voronezh's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Oleg Vasilenko manages the first team. Fakel Voronezh's is the 15th 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, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Vasilenko | Manager | First team | 51 | Russia | - |
| Alexey Rebko | Manager | Under-19s | 39 | Russia |  |
| Igor Lebedenko | Coach | First team | 42 | Russia | - |
| Konstantin Sineokov | Coach | First team | 47 | Russia |  |
| Mikhail Smirnov | Coach | First team | 35 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Bryzgalov | Coach | First team | 32 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Omeljanchuk | Coach | First team | 44 | Belarus | - |
| Alexandr Lapin | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Russia |  |
| Alexandr Razumov | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Chikhradze | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Russia | - |
| Ruslan Ablaev | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 53 | Russia | - |
| Daniil Kovalev | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 30 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Sorokin | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Russia | - |
| Nikolay Priymak | Fitness coach | First team | 49 | Russia |  |
| Karlen Saakyan | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 27 | Russia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Samedov | Chief scout | 40 | Russia | |
| Mikhail Taratukhin | Scout | 67 | Russia | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vadim Ektov | Head of youth development | 54 | Russia |
Owners and directors
Who owns Fakel Voronezh and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Askhabadze | Managing director | 42 | Russia | - |
| Kirill Kotov | Director | 42 | Russia | Baltika Kaliningrad |
Backroom staff at every Russian Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Fakel Voronezh's list is the 15th longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. Spartak Moscow names the most, 54. Akron Togliatti names the fewest, 18.
Fakel Voronezh against the Russian Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FAKEL VORONEZH | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 19 | 35 | |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 5 | 9 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Fakel Voronezh's, in every league
Fakel Voronezh's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Superleague Greece | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Liga MX | 23 |
| 483 |  | Super Liga | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
| 483 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Premier League | 23 |
| 483 | FC Halifax Town | National League | 23 |
| 483 | FK Pardubice | Czech First League | 23 |
| 483 |  | National League | 23 |
| 483 | GKS Katowice | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | Ligue 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
Where Fakel Voronezh's former staff work now
On Fakel Voronezh's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Dutov | Coach |  |
| Hadjimurad Khizroev | Club doctor | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Fakel Voronezh's manager?
Oleg Vasilenko is the Fakel Voronezh first-team manager, aged 51.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Fakel Voronezh?
Alexandr Chikhradze coaches the Fakel Voronezh first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Fakel Voronezh's chief scout?
Alexandr Samedov is chief scout at Fakel Voronezh.
How many backroom staff do Fakel Voronezh have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Fakel Voronezh's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 15th 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 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Fakel Voronezh pays its squad, see Fakel Voronezh player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Russian Premier League wages.