FC Krasnodar backroom staff
We hold the names of 52 people on FC Krasnodar's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Murad Musaev manages the first team, with Artur Olenin as assistant manager. FC Krasnodar's is the joint 2nd 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, 35 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murad Musaev | Manager | First team | 41 | Russia | - |
| Azim Fatullaev | Manager | Under-19s | 39 | Russia | - |
| Artur Olenin | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | Ukraine | - |
| Artem Popravkin | Coach | First team | 34 | Russia | - |
| Konstantin Podkorytov | Coach | Under-19s | 39 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Krol | Coach | Under-19s | 31 | Russia | - |
| Alan Gikaev | Coach | Under-18s | 34 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Khromykov | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | Russia | - |
| Andrey Gatsko | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Russia | - |
| Anton Nikiforov | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Russia | - |
| Azamat Gonezhukov | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Russia | - |
| Denis Dorozhkin | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Andreyanov | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Kovalenko | Coach | Under-18s | 42 | Russia | - |
| Igor Mutko | Coach | Under-18s | 21 | Russia | - |
| Igor Naniev | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | Russia | - |
| Oleg Mikhailov | Coach | Under-18s | 30 | Russia | - |
| Pavel Samoilov | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Russia | - |
| Samuel Didier Biang | Coach | Under-18s | 51 | Cameroon | - |
| Sergey Shipulin | Coach | Under-18s | 47 | Russia | - |
| Sergey Zazdravnykh | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | Russia | - |
| Vladislav Krylov | Coach | Under-18s | 30 | Russia | - |
| Vitaly Korneev | Set-piece coach | First team | 39 | Russia | - |
| Mikhail Savchenko | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Russia | - |
| Evgeny Gorodov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 39 | Russia | - |
| Nikita Krivulya | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 30 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Klimov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 42 | Russia | Akron Togliatti |
| Igor Filchenko | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 49 | Russia | - |
| Nikita Yegyazarov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 25 | Russia | - |
| Pavel Tarasov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 40 | Russia | - |
| Roman Mamedov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 42 | Russia | - |
| Alexey Malakhov | Fitness coach | First team | 49 | Russia | - |
| Evgeny Timirbulatov | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Russia | - |
| Semyon Antonov | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 31 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Fugaev | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 31 | Russia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Yatsenko | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 45 | Russia | - |
| Denis Shakhaev | Club doctor | First team | 46 | Russia | - |
| Vladimir Pireev | Club doctor | Under-19s | 33 | Belarus |  |
| Alexandr Kletsovskiy | Club doctor | Under-18s | 36 | Russia | - |
| Alexey Moskovskiy | Physio | First team | 48 | Russia | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Buznikin | Chief scout | Club-wide | 48 | Russia |
| Juris Laizans | Scout | Club-wide | 46 | Latvia |
| Mikhail Aslanov | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Russia |
| Rodion Arkhipov | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Russia |
| Eduard Gikaev | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 45 | Russia |
| Ivan Goncharov | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 23 | Russia |
| Nikolay Pobuta | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 43 | Russia |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Krasnodar and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Russian Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Krasnodar's list is the joint 2nd longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. Spartak Moscow names the most, 54. Akron Togliatti names the fewest, 18.
FC Krasnodar against the Russian Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC KRASNODAR | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 35 | 19 | 35 | |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 5 | 9 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of FC Krasnodar's, in every league
FC Krasnodar's 52 names make the joint 71st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 |  | Super Liga | 53 |
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 |  | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 | | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 | | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
Where FC Krasnodar's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 52 staff whose nationality we hold
Russia supplies 48 of the 52, 92%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Nurbiy Khakunov, director, at 70, and the youngest Igor Mutko, coach, at 21. 2 members of staff came from another club.
Where FC Krasnodar's former staff work now
On FC Krasnodar's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Nagorny | Coach |  |
| Konstantin Sineokov | Coach | Fakel Voronezh |
| Alexandr Lapin | Coach | Fakel Voronezh |
| Denis Larin | Coach | |
| Mkhitar Davidyan | Coach | |
| Alexey Antonyuk | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Konstantin Zhuzhgov | Scout | FC Orenburg |
| Mikhail Malyavin | Performance analyst | |
| Alexey Zinin | Director | Rodina Moscow |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Krasnodar's manager?
Murad Musaev is the FC Krasnodar first-team manager, aged 41. Artur Olenin is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Krasnodar?
Mikhail Savchenko coaches the FC Krasnodar first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Krasnodar's chief scout?
Maxim Buznikin is chief scout at FC Krasnodar.
How many backroom staff do FC Krasnodar have?
We hold the names of 52 people on FC Krasnodar's staff for 2025/26: 35 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 2nd 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 71st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Krasnodar pays its squad, see FC Krasnodar player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Murad Musaev. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Russian Premier League wages.