Trainers Zenith. 1936-1970

Football Club "Zenith" is one of the oldest and titled clubs in Russia. Throughout history, the team had both ups and downs. For all its existence the club from St. Petersburg has seen many mentors. Coaches "Zenith" were as outstanding and led him to the titles and victories, and those who have not commanded the team. Many are familiar with the work and biography of coaches who have recently worked or work, but they do not know about older mentors. Below is a list of trainers of "Zenith" in 1936-1970.

Team coaches (1936-1940)

The exact date of the formation of the "Zenith" team is difficult to name. Consider the first coach can be since 1936.

• Petr Pavlovich Filipov (1936-1937, 1940). Acted as a team coach twice. He first came to Zenit, when he needed a coach with knowledge of tactics and the availability of necessary skills. However, soon the mentor quarreled with the leadership and was forced to leave the club. The return happened in 1940, but the championship was soon stopped because of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War.

• Boris Ivanovich Ivin (1938). The former coach of Zenit left the post because of the conflict, so Ivin was appointed. The game with the team he did not ask, and soon he left the place of the mentor.
• Konstantin Andreevich Egorov (1938-1940). Occupying his post, he was able to bring the club to the final of the Cup of the country, where they failed to beat Moscow's Spartak. He was dismissed after the unsuccessful start of the 1940 season.

Trainers of "Zenith" (1944-1950)

• Konstantin Ivanovich Lemeshev (1944-1945, 1948-1950). Under the guidance of this mentor, "Zenith" was able to win the first trophy - the USSR Cup. The cup was held despite the fact that the war was not over yet. He was dismissed after a devastating defeat from CDKA. The coach returned in 1948. Under his leadership, the team showed a beautiful and colorful game. Soon Lemeshev diagnosed heart problems, but he continued to train. At one of the matches, he felt ill and was sent to the hospital, and soon passed away.
• Mikhail Pavlovich Butusov (1946). The head coach of Zenit, under whose leadership the team played for the first time in international matches. Speeches in the championship were unsatisfactory, and soon he resigned.
• Ivan Mikhailovich Talanov (1946-1948). Mentor spent two years in the team, but did not have time to earn the trophies.
• Georgiy Semenovich Lasin (1950-1951). Coaches "Zenith" in different ways led him. It was not good for Lazin. In the team, teamwork was broken, more frequent cases of violation of discipline. At the end of the season, he left the post.
• Vladimir Ivanovich Lemeshev (1952-1954). Brother Constantine Lemeshev. During the leadership he took 7th and 5th place. After the unsuccessful start of the season of the 54th year, he left the post.
• Nikolai Mikhailovich Lokshinov (1954-1955). The result of mentoring was the 7th and 8th place, as well as the USSR Cup semi-final.

Coaches "Zenith" (1956-1970)

• Arkady I. Alov (1956-1957, 1967). I was engaged in rejuvenating the composition, but not having the proper skills, I did not bring any result. What happened at the time was a football riot forced to change the entire leadership. Returned to the ranks of "Zenith" in 10 years, but to fix a difficult situation at that time in the team could not.

• Georgiy Ivanovich Zharkov (1957-1960). He brought innovations to the team. The team was subsequently invited to become famous footballers. I could not win the cups, but "Zenith" with him acted confidently.
• Gennady Borisovich Bondarenko (1960). A young coach who was just over 30 years old. Spent in the team, he only season.
• Evgeni Ivanovich Eliseev (1961-1964). The coach refused to accept the tactics and started playing new football. The team showed a good game, but in the season of 1964 there were violations of discipline, and the coach was fired.
• Valentin Fedorov (1964-1966). For the time of the coach's management, bad times for the team happened, and in her game he could not bring in anything new.
• Artem Grigoryevich Fallyan (1968-1970). Arriving in the team, the coach brought with him new players, but the team could not help much. He was dismissed from his post because of conflict with the leadership.

Conclusion

Of course, in the future, Zenit also received money and coaches from other countries and championships, who had a deeper knowledge of tactical schemes and types of play, but these people were the primary members of the club.