Karpin longer national coach of suspended Russian football team
Although the Russian football team is not allowed to play official games for the time being, national coach Valeri Karpin has extended his contract. Karpin (53) will in any case remain in service with the national association until the end of this year. He will combine his position as national coach with the head coach at the Rostov club.
Due to the military invasion of Ukraine, the global football association FIFA and the European federation UEFA have provisionally banned all national teams and clubs from Russia from international football. That means that Russia cannot participate in the play-offs at the end of this month for a ticket for the World Cup in Qatar. The Russian federation RFU has lodged an appeal with the international sports tribunal CAS.
Karpin, former player of Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad and Celta de Vigo, among others, succeeded Stanislav Cherchesov, who was fired after the European Championship, as national coach last summer. Despite the war in Ukraine and its consequences for the national team, Karpin would like to continue working for the Russian Federation.
great honor
“It is a great honor for me to be the national coach. We all hope that the national team will still have the opportunity to compete for participation in the World Cup in Qatar,” said Karpin, who received permission from the Russian federation to also become club coach again. be with his previous employer Rostov.
Under Karpin’s leadership, Russia won five of the seven international matches. The team only lost to Croatia. Instead of the play-offs, Russia has planned a training camp in Moscow for the end of this month.