Oleg Romantsev

Oleg Romantsev
Romantsev in 2012
Personal information
Full name Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev
Date of birth (1954-01-04) 4 January 1954
Place of birth Gavrilovskoye, Ryazan Oblast,
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (advisor)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1976 Avtomobilist Krasnoyarsk 60 (10)
1976–1983 Spartak Moscow 180 (6)
International career
1980–1982 Soviet Union 9 (0)
Managerial career
1984–1987 Krasnaya Presnya Moscow
1988 Spartak Ordzhonikidze
1989–1995 Spartak Moscow
1994–1996 Russia
1997–2003 Spartak Moscow
1998–2002 Russia
2003–2004 Saturn Ramenskoye
2004–2005 Dynamo Moscow
2009–2012 Spartak Moscow (consultant)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Football
1980 MoscowTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev (Russian: Олег Иванович Романцев; born 4 January 1954) is a Soviet/Russian former international footballer and coach who is currently an advisor for FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. Romantsev was acclaimed for his success with Spartak Moscow, whom he led to a record eight domestic league titles, and his work with the Russian national team. He is considered by some observers to be the finest coach in the history of Russian football.