FC Orenburg backroom staff
We hold the names of 37 people on FC Orenburg's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Ildar Akhmetzyanov manages the first team, with Alexandr Grischenko as assistant manager. FC Orenburg's is the joint 8th 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, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ildar Akhmetzyanov | Manager | First team | 41 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Grischenko | Assistant manager | First team | 34 | Russia | - |
| Artur Akhmetgalimov | Coach | First team | 33 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Belorukov | Coach | First team | 42 | Russia |  |
| Vladimir Poluyakhtov | Coach | First team | 36 | Russia | - |
| Vladimir Volkov | Coach | Under-19s | 65 | Russia | - |
| Artem Lobov | Coach | Under-18s | 31 | Russia | - |
| Artur Shabikeev | Coach | Under-18s | 24 | Russia | - |
| Kirill Paschenko | Coach | Under-18s | 33 | Russia | - |
| Roman Lobov | Coach | Under-18s | 24 | Russia | - |
| Stanislav Ivanov | Coach | Under-18s | 28 | Russia | - |
| Victor Klimeev | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | Russia | - |
| Evgeny Ponyatovskiy | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 33 | Russia | - |
| Yaroslav Maloletkov | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 29 | Russia |  |
| Anton Labutin | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 37 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Chvanov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 31 | Russia | - |
| Semir Čilić | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - |
| Victor Cheryazov | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 28 | Russia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Chetverikov | Club doctor | First team | 51 | Russia |
| Evgeny Alexeev | Club doctor | Under-19s | 47 | Russia |
| Natalja Postnova | Club doctor | Under-19s | 48 | Russia |
| Albert Shamsiev | Physio | First team | 56 | Russia |
| Edem Chelkozov | Physio | First team | 29 | Russia |
| Ildus Zalyaleev | Physio | First team | 64 | Russia |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Teplyakov | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Russia | - |
| Konstantin Zhuzhgov | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | Russia |  |
| Nikita Yevgrafov | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Russia | - |
| Ivan Teplyakov | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | Russia | - |
| Muhamed Berberović | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shablya | Technical director | 60 | Russia | - |
| Pavel Mogilevskiy | Head of youth development | 45 | Russia |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Orenburg and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Volzhenkin | Chair | 38 | Russia | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Sergey Afanasjev | Managing director | 60 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Yevgrafov | Director | 63 | Russia | - |
| Igor Degtyarev | Director | 48 | Russia | - |
| Ismail Ibragimov | Director | 36 | Russia | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Vasily Stolypin | Director | 74 | Russia | - |
Backroom staff at every Russian Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Orenburg's list is the joint 8th 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 Orenburg 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 ORENBURG | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 19 | 35 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 5 | 9 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of FC Orenburg's, in every league
FC Orenburg's 37 names make the joint 212th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |  | Süper Lig | 38 |
| 200 |  | Championship | 38 |
| 200 | Molde FK | Eliteserien | 38 |
| 200 |  | Superleague Greece | 38 |
| 200 |  | Ligue 1 | 38 |
| 200 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | - | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Belgian Pro League | 38 |
| 212 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | FC Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 37 |
| 212 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Danish Superliga | 37 |
| 212 | Mantova 1911 | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Serie B | 37 |
Where FC Orenburg's former staff work now
On FC Orenburg's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| David Deogracia | Assistant manager |  |
| Oleg Veretennikov | Assistant manager |  |
| Peter Leven | Coach |  |
| Igor Davydov | Club doctor |  |
| Dmitry Andreev | Scout | |
| Evgeny Shevelev | Head performance analyst | |
| Alexey Radevich | Performance analyst | |
| Igor Manannikov | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Orenburg's manager?
Ildar Akhmetzyanov is the FC Orenburg first-team manager, aged 41. Alexandr Grischenko is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Orenburg?
Evgeny Ponyatovskiy and Yaroslav Maloletkov coach the FC Orenburg first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Orenburg's technical director?
Igor Shablya is technical director at FC Orenburg.
How many backroom staff do FC Orenburg have?
We hold the names of 37 people on FC Orenburg's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th 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 212th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Orenburg pays its squad, see FC Orenburg 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.