Zenit St. Petersburg backroom staff
We hold the names of 49 people on Zenit St. Petersburg's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Sergey Semak manages the first team. Zenit St. Petersburg's is the 5th 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, 26 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Semak | Manager | First team | 49 | Russia |  |
| Evgeny Zezin | Manager | Under-19s | 49 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Anyukov | Coach | First team | 42 | Russia | Krylja Sovetov Samara |
| Anatoliy Tymoschuk | Coach | First team | 46 | Ukraine | - |
| Igor Simutenkov | Coach | First team | 52 | Russia | - |
| William | Coach | First team | 42 | Brazil | |
| Yury Solntsev | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Khokhlov | Coach | Under-18s | 36 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Selenkov | Coach | Under-18s | 53 | Russia | - |
| Alexey Tikhomirov | Coach | Under-18s | 55 | Russia | - |
| Anton Ivanov | Coach | Under-18s | 46 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Davydov | Coach | Under-18s | 50 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Radchenko | Coach | Under-18s | 54 | Russia | - |
| Ivan Kirsanov | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | Russia | - |
| Vyacheslav Rodin | Coach | Under-18s | 44 | Russia | - |
| Mikhail Biryukov | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 67 | Russia | - |
| Yury Zhevnov | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Belarus | - |
| Alexandr Vladimirov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 48 | Russia | - |
| Boris Postnov | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 49 | Russia | - |
| Daniil Sizko | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 31 | Russia | - |
| Alberto Navarro | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | Spain | - |
| Aris Naglić | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Croatia |  |
| Ivan Carminati | Fitness coach | First team | 70 | Italy | - |
| Kirill Kostin | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | Russia | - |
| Toni Tapia | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Spain |  |
| Ivan Ivanidi | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 29 | Russia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Grishin | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 59 | Russia |
| Vladimir Khaitin | Club doctor | First team | 34 | Russia |
| Sergey Sigaev | Club doctor | Under-19s | 59 | Russia |
| Alexey Mikhailov | Head physio | Club-wide | 36 | Russia |
| Alexandr Ryazantsev | Physio | First team | 67 | Russia |
| Andrey Tsvetkov | Physio | First team | 48 | Russia |
| Konstantin Yevlanov | Physio | First team | 37 | Russia |
| Pavel Skorik | Physio | First team | 41 | Russia |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantin Shipulin | Chief scout | Club-wide | 39 | Russia | Kuopion Palloseura |
| Alexandr Sorochinskiy | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Russia |  |
| Nikita Kolesnikov | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Russia | - |
| Alexandr Popovich | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Russia | - |
| Vasily Galyamin | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Russia | - |
| Yegor Romanov | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | Russia | - |
| Dmitry Burlak | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 42 | Russia | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Radimov | Head of youth development | 49 | Russia |
Owners and directors
Who owns Zenit St. Petersburg and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Ilyukhina | Chair | 56 | - |
| Konstantin Zyryanov | Managing director | 47 | Russia |
| Alexandr Medvedev | Director | 69 | Russia |
| Anatoly Davydov | Director | 71 | Russia |
| Andrey Arshavin | Director | 44 | Russia |
| Damien Le Tallec | Director | 35 | France |
| Sergey Fursenko | Director | 71 | Russia |
Backroom staff at every Russian Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Zenit St. Petersburg's list is the 5th longest of the 17, against a median of 37 across the division. Spartak Moscow names the most, 54. Akron Togliatti names the fewest, 18.
Zenit St. Petersburg against the Russian Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 26 | 19 | 35 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 5 | 8 |  |
Backrooms the size of Zenit St. Petersburg's, in every league
Zenit St. Petersburg's 49 names make the joint 92nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Russian Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 92 |  | Ekstraklasa | 49 |
| 92 |  | Primeira Liga | 49 |
| 92 |  | Serie B | 49 |
| 92 | | Russian Premier League | 49 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 48 |
| 96 |  | Eredivisie | 48 |
| 96 |  | Championship | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
Where Zenit St. Petersburg's staff come from
8 nationalities across the 48 staff whose nationality we hold
Russia supplies 40 of the 48, 83%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Anatoly Davydov, director, at 71, and the youngest Ivan Ivanidi, fitness coach, at 29. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often FC Ufa (2).
Where Zenit St. Petersburg's former staff work now
On Zenit St. Petersburg's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo Gregucci | Manager |  |
| Alexandr Nizelik | Coach |  |
| Tomislav Rogić | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Sergey Lomakin | Scout | |
| Maxim Mosin | Performance analyst | |
| Javier Ribalta | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Zenit St. Petersburg's manager?
Sergey Semak is the Zenit St. Petersburg first-team manager, aged 49.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Zenit St. Petersburg?
Mikhail Biryukov and Yury Zhevnov coach the Zenit St. Petersburg first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Zenit St. Petersburg's head physio?
Alexey Mikhailov is head physio at Zenit St. Petersburg.
Who is Zenit St. Petersburg's chief scout?
Konstantin Shipulin is chief scout at Zenit St. Petersburg.
How many backroom staff do Zenit St. Petersburg have?
We hold the names of 49 people on Zenit St. Petersburg's staff for 2025/26: 26 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 5th 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 92nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Zenit St. Petersburg pays its squad, see Zenit St. Petersburg player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Sergey Semak. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Russian Premier League wages.