Former Russia goalkeeper Stanislav Cherchesov has been named as the new head coach of the 2018 World Cup hosts.
The 52-year-old former Legia Warsaw boss takes the job vacated by Leonid Slutsky after Russia's early exit from Euro 2016.
"There were four candidates to choose from for the position of head coach - Cherchesov, Kurban Berdyev, Sergei Semak and Alexander Borodyuk," Russian Football Union president Vitaly Mutko said.
"We spoke with all of them. We came to the decision that Cherchesov fits the criteria best of all."
Cherchesov's contract runs until after the World Cup, and his first match in charge of Russia will be a friendly against Turkey on August 31 in Antalya.
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Giuseppe Labellarte
Giuseppe Labellarte
