Leonid Slutsky is an honored coach of Russia. His track record includes teams not only from Russia, but also from abroad. What is interesting about the personal life of Leonid Slutsky, and his brief biography?
Leonid Slutsky is known to all football fans in Russia as one of the best coaches in the modern history of this sport. How did he become a famous coach and what clubs did he coach?
Childhood and adolescence of Leonid Slutsky
Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky was born and raised in the city of Volgograd. It was there that he was born in May 1971 in the family of a kindergarten teacher and master of sports in boxing. At the age of six, his father died, and the upbringing of his son completely fell on the shoulders of his mother.
Since childhood, Leonid stood out for his mental abilities. Therefore, studying at school was very easy for him. In parallel with her, Lenya studied in the football section. As a result, he finished school with excellent marks. And then he entered the Institute of Physical Education in his hometown.
While studying at the university, Leonid successfully played as a goalkeeper in the youth team "Zvezda" and showed good results. He was promised a great future, which was cut short by an accident. Since childhood, Leonid was very sympathetic and kind, and when the neighbors asked to get their cat from the tree, he could not refuse. But the young man fell from a tree and received numerous injuries and fractures. After a year of rehabilitation, Leonid could no longer play football professionally. At the same time, he graduated from the institute with honors and entered graduate school. It was from this moment that his coaching career began.
Coaching career of Leonid Slutsky
Slutsky began to train at the age of 22, when he gathered teenagers under his banner and created the Olimpia Volgograd team. These young men eventually turned into good footballers, and the team was able to win the 1999 Russian Cup among amateur teams.
After that, Leonid Slutsky went to work in the Elista "Uralan". At first it was a double, which, under his leadership, took second place among the doubles of the teams of the Russian championship. And then he already led the main team of the club, but the money in Elista ran out, and the team ceased to exist.
And the young coach went for a promotion. In 2005, Slutsky became the head of FC Moscow. Two seasons later, the team finished 4th in the Premier League, and for the first time guaranteed itself a participation in the UEFA Cup. At the same time, Slutsky was fired. But a good coach was not lost and signed a contract with the Samara Wings of the Soviets. In this team, Leonid worked for two seasons and with him the club took sixth place in the championship. But in the second season, everything changed, and the team's results worsened. Then Slutsky decided to leave the Wings of the Soviets and in 2009 headed CSKA.
It was a big step forward for Slutsky, and the army team found a coach for many years to come. Under his leadership, CSKA was able to become the champion of Russia three times in seven seasons and win two victories in the Cup of the country. At the same time, the team never dropped below third place.
In 2015, Slutsky, in parallel with the army team, began to coach the Russian national football team. But participation in the 2016 World Cup cannot be called successful. After his graduation, Leonid left the post of coach of the national team.
Then Slutsky decided to try himself abroad and headed Hull City from England. But he held his post for only six months. The team's results were not impressive and they decided to part with him.
Six months later, Slutsky moved to Holland and headed Vitesse. Right now, starting from July 1, 2018, Slutsky is coaching this club.
Personal life of Leonid Slutsky
In the personal life of Leonid Slutsky, in contrast to the coaching career, there is constancy. He has been married to a girl named Irina for many years. In 2005, their only son Dmitry was born. Irina is a philosopher by profession and this helps Leonid a lot in his successful career as a coach.
