Igor Osinkin
Russian footballer
Igor Vitalyevich Osinkin (Russian: Игорь Витальевич Осинькин; born 4 June 1965) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is the manager of Russian Premier League club Sochi.
Coaching career
As a youth coach, he coached Alan Kusov and Alan Dzagoev, who grew up to play for the Russia national football team.
On 28 July 2020, he joined PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He led the team to promotion to the Russian Premier League and also to the final of the 2020–21 Russian Cup in his first season at the helm. On 23 June 2021, he extended his contract with Krylia Sovetov for three more seasons. Osinkin left Krylia Sovetov at the end of the 2024–25 season.
On 4 September 2025, Osinkin signed with Sochi until the end of the 2025–26 season. Sochi was relegated from the Russian Premier League at the end of the season.
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