Boris Arkadyev

Boris Andreyevich Arkadyev (; 21 September 1899 – 17 October 1986) was a Russian footballer and a coach. He became the first coach of the Soviet Union national football team. Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1942), Merited Coach of the USSR (1957).

Coaching career

Among teams of masters that he coached are included Metallurg Moscow (1937–1939), Dinamo Moscow (1940–1944), CDSA Moscow (1944–1952), Lokomotiv Moscow (1953–1957 and 1963–1965), CSK MO Moscow (1958–1959), Neftyanık Baku (1961–1962), Pakhtakor Tashkent (1967), Neftyanik Fergana (1968) and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (1969).

He also was a coach of the Soviet Union Olympic football team in 1952. In 1952 he had his title Merited Master of Sports of the USSR stripped, but it was reinstated back in 1955.

Boris had a twin brother Vitaliy Arkadiev (1899–1987) who was Merited Coach of the USSR in fencing.

Honours

Player

Metallurg Moscow

• Moscow Championship (2): 1932 (autumn), 1933 (autumn)

Manager

Dynamo Moscow

• Soviet Top League (1): 1940

CSKA Moscow

• Soviet Top League (5): 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951
• Soviet Cup (3): 1945, 1948, 1951

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Soviet Cup (1): 1957

Awards

• Order of the Badge of Honour: 1957

Managerial statistics

References

External links

• Profile on rusteam.permian.ru