Sergei Podpaly

Sergei Ivanovich Podpaly (Серге́й Иванович Подпалый; born 13 September 1963) is a Russian association football coach and former player. He works as a director of sports for Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk.

International career
Podpaly made his debut for Russia on 16 August 1992 in a friendly against Mexico. That was the first game Russia played under its name after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Coaching career
On 1 July 2020, he was appointed caretaker manager of Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula. On 31 July 2020, he signed a contract to manage Arsenal for the 2020–21 season. He was dismissed by Arsenal on 2 November 2020.

Honours

 * Russian Premier League bronze: 1994
 * Russian Cup: 1995