Yuri Krasnozhan is a well-known Soviet and Russian footballer who played in the positions of midfielder and defender. Also this person is a good trainer. In general, he has a very interesting life and career, so it's worth telling about it in detail.
80s and 90s
Yuri’s playing career was much less intense than coaching. Nevertheless, in the early 80s, he was a player in the Nalchik “Spartak”. Yuri Krasnozhan spent four years on the team and entered the field 76 times, having scored only one goal for the whole time. Over the years, he was also a member of the youth team of the RSFSR. Yuri successfully managed to combine his studies with the career of a football player. In 1985, he received a diploma of higher education. After graduating from the Faculty of Physical Education at KBSU, he began to teach physical education at a local Nalchik educational school.
And then, in the early nineties, already being a rather experienced teacher, Yuri Krasnozhan began to take part in the formation and development of FC Etalon (it was later renamed to “Auto Parts”). There he began to play - in three seasons he entered the field 89 times and scored six goals. Thanks to his active participation in the life of the team, the club acquired a professional status and became a member of the Second League of the Russian Championship. And when in 1996 the Russian Cup was held, the “Etalon” did go to the 1/8 finals. By this year, Yuri Krasnozhan decided to enter the Higher School of Football Coaches, which he did. A year later, he successfully graduated with a license.
Further career
In 1999, Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan became the coach of PFC “Spartak” from Nalchik. At first he was engaged in a double. But already in 2004, he was appointed head coach of the main team. With the arrival of this specialist in the team, the club began to struggle for leadership positions in the ratings. As a result - 2nd place in the championship and access to the Premier League. There, in the top division, the players under the leadership of Yuri manage to maintain a decent position. Interestingly, in 2006, Krasnozhan was recognized as a “discovery coach”.
His next club was the metropolitan Lokomotiv. But to Olga Smorodskaya, the president of the Moscow team, it seemed that Yuri made serious mistakes in training the players, in the formation of the starting lineup and in the rest. So on June 6, 2011, the coaches were fired.
Last years
However, Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan, whose biography and career is very interesting, is an excellent coach, so immediately after the “resignation” from the Moscow club he was appointed head coach of the second national team of Russia. The team under his leadership played six matches, of which five were won. Also in winter, he was appointed coach of “Anji”, however, there Yuri did not stay long and resigned himself.
In 2012, he began to lead the Krasnodar “Kuban”, but after half a year the main investor of the team said that cooperation with this specialist would be terminated. Therefore, Krasnozhan quickly invited “Terek” to his place. However, the leadership of this team decided to terminate the contract ahead of schedule with Yuri, as the club did not rise above 14th place after 14 rounds (given that in the previous RFPL tournament 2012/2013, the team was in 15th place at all).
From 2014 to 2015, Krasnozhan was the head coach of the national team of Kazakhstan. However, they did not renew the contract, as the national team again found itself in the penultimate place in the group. So at the moment, Yuri does not occupy the post of coach, but you can be sure that he will definitely receive any offers. After all, Krasnozhan is not only a trainer, but also a business director, a “breeder”, manager and guarantor of stability all rolled into one.