Andrey Chernyshov

Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov (Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Чернышов; born 7 January 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors.

Club career A centre-back, Chernyshov played for numerous clubs in his homeland, including three Moscow-based clubs Dynamo, Spartak and Torpedo, as well as Rubin Kazan. He also represented various clubs abroad, such as Sturm Graz, DSV Leoben and BSV Bad Bleiberg in Austria, PAOK in Greece, SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany, as well as Royal Antwerp in Belgium.

International career At international level, Chernyshov was a member of the Soviet Union national youth team that won the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He also represented the Commonwealth of Independent States at UEFA Euro 1992.

Managerial career Shortly after retiring from the game, Chernyshov became manager of Russia at under-21 level in August 2002. He also worked at numerous clubs, including stints at Spartak Moscow, Dinamo Tbilisi, Vitebsk, Dynamo Bryansk and Akzhayik. In July 2014, Chernyshov was appointed director of football at Torpedo Moscow.

In October 2015, Chernyshov became manager of Serbian club Spartak Subotica. He left the side at the end of the 2016–17 season.

On 12 May 2021, Chernyshov was appointed the new manager of Kolkata based I-League club Mohammedan Sporting for their 2021–22 season. Under his guidance, Mohammedan began the 2021 Durand Cup campaign, and reached to the final, defeating FC Bengaluru United 4–2. On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side FC Goa and finished as runners-up.

On 18 November, Chernyshov guided Mohammedan clinching their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0. Under his coaching and Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end. In December 2022, he was replaced by Spanish manager Kibu Vicuña in midway of the 2022–23 I-League season. He re-signed with Mohammedan on 29 August 2023. He led Mohammedan scripting history, won their maiden I-League title in 2023–24 season, which helped them securing promotion to the Indian Super League.

In August 2023, Chernyshov was appointed head coach of Super League Kerala club Thrissur Magic.

The reigning champions of Super League Kerala, Kannur Warriors, have appointed Russian tactician Andrey Chernyshov as their new head coach for the 2026 Super League Kerala (SLK) season. Managerial statistics

Honours

Player Spartak Moscow Russian Top League: 1992 Soviet Cup: 1991–92 Sturm Graz Austrian Cup: 1995–96

Soviet Union UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1990

Manager Mohammedan Sporting CFL Premier Division A: 2021, 2022 Durand Cup runner-up: 2021 I-League 2023–24; runner-up: 2021–22