Vyacheslav Melnikov (footballer, born 1954)

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Melnikov (Russian: Вячеслав Михайлович Мельников; born 7 March 1954) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Vyacheslav Melnikov
Melnikov in 2014
Personal information
Full name Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Melnikov
Date of birth (1954-03-07) 7 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Pavlovo, Pavlovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1974 Torpedo Pavlovo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 Volga Gorky 30 (1)
1976–1986 Zenit Leningrad 259 (30)
Managerial career
1991 Zenit St. Petersburg (assistant)
1992–1994 Zenit St. Petersburg
1996 Torpedo Pavlovo
1997 Zenit St. Petersburg (assistant)
1998 Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk
1999–2001 Zenit St. Petersburg (director)
2002–2003 Zenit St. Petersburg (reserves)
2004–2005 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
2006–2007 Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk
2008 Dynamo St. Petersburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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Manager career

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Under his management, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg was relegated from the Russian top-tier Russian Top Division in 1992.

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