Head coach of the Russian national hockey team Alexei Zhamnov led Moscow “Spartak”. On this subject report “Novye Izvestia” in reference to the club’s press service.
Oleg Usachev, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Spartak, commenting on the appointment of Zhemnov to this position, noted that he did not need a special introduction, because “he reached the highest peaks of hockey as a player, official and as a coach.”
“He is an iconic figure in national sport. Alexey Yuryevich has also made a great contribution to the development of our club and the school of Spartak in recent years. Despite the fact that Aleksey Zhamnov has achieved all kinds of success in hockey , working as the head coach of HC Spartak will be an interesting new challenge for him,” he said.
Zhamnov, in turn, thanked the club’s management for their trust and the offer to lead Spartak.
“I am interested in the club’s development vector and strategy for the coming seasons. I see the advantage that the club system has a large number of promising young hockey players, whose game and talent should become the key to further victories and success for Spartak Moscow, — son his words are the club’s official telegraph channel.
In addition to the position of head coach of the Russian national hockey team, Zhamnov also holds the position of adviser to the chairman of the Spartak supervisory board and head of the Spartak Academy project.
In early February, “Spartak” at its own request LEFT Igor Grishin, after which the duties of head coach were performed by Alexei Zavarukhin. The team failed to reach the Continental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs.
