Hryhorii Chychykov

Hryhorii Chychykov (Григорій Григорович Чичиков; born 30 January 1955 – September 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian football and futsal coach and former player who played as a defender. He spent most of his life playing and coaching in Kremenchuk.

Playing career
All his life he wanted to be a striker, however Hryhorii played as a defender during his career.

Kolos
Chychykov signed for Kolos in 1977. In his first season he made five appearances. During the next season he played in 32 matches. In season 79, Hryhorii played in 45 matches, missing one. During the 80 season he made 41 appearances. On 25 January 1981 it was reported that Chychykov left Kolos. Kolos manager Volodymyr Aksonov stated that Chychykov had to leave the club due to a rule preventing second league class "A" clubs from having only four player over the age of twenty-five.

Kooperator
After Kolos seized to exist core of its footballers including Hryhorii formed Kooperator. Team won its group in 1983 KFK competition.

Kremin
Chychykov moved to Kremin in 1986. Team played in 1986 KFK competition among collectives of physical culture. During February Kremin took part in "Winter-87" tournament, where Hryhorii wasbest defender of the tournament. Next season Kremin finished second failing to win promotion to the Soviet Second League.

Syntez
Hryhorii played for Kremenchuk futsal team Syntez. In 1990 his team participated in Soviet futsal championships. Syntez finished third, and Hryhorii was awarded a medal and a diploma from Soviet football federation.

Coaching career
After his playing career ended, Hryhorii became a youth teams coach. He trained his son Oleksiy Chychykov for six years in Kremenchuk. In 2005 he had 3 football fields in Kremenchuk which were used for training.

Hryhorii became a manager of Neftianyk Kremenchuk in 1984. In 1990 he managed Dorozhnyk from Hlobyne.

Adoms
Kostiantyn Turkin formed FC Adoms Kremenchuk in early part of 1999. Hryhorii Chychykov was appointed as first coach. For its first season the team participated in second round of Poltava Oblast Championship replacing Budivelnyk Shyshaky. They finished 11th out of 13 teams. Matchday programme by Avanhard Rovenky stated that Adoms only drew with Psel Hadiach and won all their matches, while not conceding any goals. Team also took part in Poltava Oblast cup, where they lost in final against Psel Hadiach. Club began its first season in Ukrainian Second League with a team of mostly local players. Club owners planned on promotion during first season in the league. However the team lost its first three matches and was 13th out of 14 teams. This forced the owners to dismiss Hryhorii Chychykov before the match with Avanhard Rovenky held on 22 August 1999. Serhiy Svystun was appointed a new manager before the game. Avanhard matchday programme listed Chychykov as a manager.

During 2006 when his son Oleksiy Chychykov joined Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, Hryhorii became his agent and personal trainer. Oleksiy later recalled that his father influenced him more than anyone else to move to Lokomotiv.

Hirnyk
Hryhorii became a manager of amateur and futsal club Hirnyk in Kremenchuk in spring of 2008. During 2008 season team finished third in Poltava Oblast First League. They were also second in Kremenchuk City championship. Next season his team had a very good chance to become champions. They finished level on points with Velyka Bahachka and lost due to goal difference, with both teams conceding 8 goals. Velyka Bahachka scored 50 goals and became champions, Hirnyk scored 49 and finished second. Team also won Kremenchuk City championship and Cup. During winter of 2009–10 season Hirnyk won the Kremenchuk city Futsal First League. For the his third season with Hirnyk, Hryhorii led the team to third place in Poltava Oblast First League and second in Kremenchuk City championship. On 25 December 2010 Hirnyk lost a third place match in a Kremenchuk Mayors Cup.

Hirnyk did not take part in Poltava Oblast First League 2011 season. Team took part in futsal championship where they finished third. They did participate in Kremenchuk City championship. Hryhorii was replaced before start of season with Oleksandr Nazarenko who was promoted from managing Hirnyk-2.

Vilter
During 2015 and 2016 he coached FC Vilter from village Vilna Tereshkivka. On 16 April 2016 Hryhorii along with other coaches was awarded a diploma by Kremenchuk City Council.

Personal life
He is father to Oleksiy Chychykov.

Legacy
During his career Hryhorii trained the following Ukrainian Premier league players: Oleh Chuvayev, Oleh Krasnopyorov and Oleksiy Chychykov.

To honor what Hryhorii did for football in Kremenchuk as a player and coach, a yearly cup for amateur local clubs was started. It is organized by his son Oleksiy Chychykov and Kremenchuk city Football association. First final was held on 25 August 2021. In August and September 2022 second edition of cup was played.