Eugene Klebanov

Eugene Klebanov
Birth nameEvgeny Isayevich Klebanov
Date of birth (1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 70)
UniversityMoscow Regional State Institute of Physical Culture [ru]
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975-76 Moscow ()
1976- Fili Moscow ()
-1982 RC Lokomotiv Moscow ()
Coaching career
Years Team
1983-1988 RC Lokomotiv Moscow
1984 Moscow
1988 USSR B
1990-1991 USSR
Rugby league career
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1992–2012 Russia

Evgeny Isayevich Klebanov (Евге́ний Иса́евич Клеба́нов), known also as Eugene Klebanov (born in Moscow, on 9 February 1954), is a Russian former rugby union player, league coach, Master of Sports of the USSR,[1] Merited Coach of Russia in rugby, five-times winner of the Moscow rugby championship and runner-up at the USSR rugby championship in 1990.[2] He has coached for a long time Russia at the 2003, 2004 and 2005 European Nations Cups[3] and other international tournaments. Klebanov also trained over 100 Masters of Sports of the USSR and Russia. Currently he is the head coach of the National Rosbol Federation of Russia and the Superball Academy.

Biography

Born on 9 February 1954, He graduated from the Moscow Regional State Institute of Physical Culture [ru] with a degree in trainer-teacher (Department of Sports Games) in 1989.[4]

Career

Between 1975 and 1975, Klebanov played for the Moscow representative team, later, he played for between 1976 and 1982 for Fili and Lokomotiv. [citation needed]

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in 1983, becoming a coach of the Moscow team of Masters and for Lokomotiv,[5] leading the latter until 2012. Under his leadership, the club won the USSR Rugby Championship in 1983, and in 1991 entered the professional Rugby League Championship and won the title of Russian champions 12 times and the Russian Cup 8 times.[6]

In 1984, Klebanov was appointed head coach of the Moscow rugby team. Later, in 1988, he became the coach of the USSR B national team. Since 1990, he was appointed coach of the USSR national team,[7] between 1992 and 2012 he coached the Russia national rugby league team.[8] The team played at the in 1995 Emerging Nations Tournament and 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[9]

In 2006 he served as the team's Manager in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying matches.[10][11]

In 2009 he was the CEO and Head Coach of RC Lokomotiv Moscow when the club decided to switch to rugby union.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Кто взойдет на трон — lokomotiv.info". lokomotiv.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ "Наставник чемпионов". gudok.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ "РЕГБИ• МОСКВА. Контрольный матч• Локомотив (Москва) - Динамо (Москва) - 36:20". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ Tyulyubayev, Sergei Vladimirovich (2007). "Fili" — Territoriya regbi (in Russian). Biblyoteka rossiskogo regbista. p. 80.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "НАШ "ЛОКОМОТИВ"• РЕГБИ• РЕКОРДЫ СУПЕРКЛУБА". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ^ "Главный тренер "Локомотива": "Надеюсь, мы сыграем в чемпионате России по регби-7"". Sports.ru. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  7. ^ sportprofile.ru https://sportprofile.ru/article.php?article_id=138. Retrieved 2020-10-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Главный тренер "Локомотива": "Первое место мы себе обеспечили"". Sports.ru. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  9. ^ From Russia with Australians bbc.co.uk, 17 October 2000
  10. ^ Rugby League World Cup Kicks off this week rleague.com, 26 April 2006
  11. ^ Serbia host Russia in Qualifier Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine leagueunlimited.com, 4 June 2006
  12. ^ Olympic Sevens claims its first league victim theroar.com.au, 12 December 2009