Andrei Smetanin
Russian footballer
Andrei Ruslanovich Smetanin (Russian: Андрей Русланович Сметанин; born 21 June 1969) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Club career
He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1990 for FC Dynamo Moscow.
Post-playing career
From 2007 to 2010 he worked as the general director for the futsal team MFC Dynamo-2 Moscow.
Honours
Russian Premier League champion: 1998, 1999, 2000.
Russian Premier League runner-up: 1994.
Russian Premier League bronze: 1992, 1993, 1997.
Soviet Top League bronze: 1990.
Russian Cup winner: 1995.
Russian Cup finalist: 1997.
Russian Second Division Zone Ural/Povolzhye best goalkeeper: 2004.
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