13 Facts About Georgi Yartsev

Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev was a Russian football coach and player.

Georgi Yartsev was the head coach of the Russia national team between 2003 and 2005.

Georgi Yartsev learned to play football in the Tekmash Kostroma football school.

Georgi Yartsev was the top scorer at the USSR championship in 1978.

Georgi Yartsev played five games for the USSR national team.

Georgi Yartsev's playing career was unusual in that he only got to the highest level of club football in USSR when he was 29 years old.

Georgi Yartsev achieved highest level success quickly once he got to Spartak Moscow.

When Oleg Romantsev, who was head coach of Spartak and of the Russian national team, decided to focus on the national team in 1996, Yartsev was appointed the head coach of Spartak.

How much of that team's success was due to Georgi Yartsev is still questioned, because Romantsev never really left the team and some say he continued to make all the important decisions behind the scenes.

In June 1998 Georgi Yartsev was appointed the head coach of Spartak's cross-city arch-rival, Dynamo Moscow.

Georgi Yartsev got another head coach position soon enough, when he joined Rotor Volgograd in January 2000.

Georgi Yartsev was not fired despite not coming out of the group stage.

Georgi Yartsev was fired on June 20,2007, Torpedo was in 7th place in First Division at the time.