Vladimir Fedotov (footballer, born 1966)

Vladimir Valentinovich Fedotov (Владимир Валентинович Федотов; born 12 August 1966) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Club career
He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1983 for Uralmash Sverdlovsk. Fedotov played in 125 Russian Top League matches before he scored his first goal (for Uralmash in May 1996).

He played 6 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 for Uralmash Yekaterinburg.

Coaching career
On 8 December 2019, he was appointed manager of Russian Premier League club Sochi. In the 2020–21 Russian Premier League, he led Sochi to 5th place, qualifying for European competition (UEFA Conference League) for the first time in club's history. In the 2021–22 season, he led Sochi to the 2nd place in the league and was chosen as coach of the month by the league for May 2022.

On 15 June 2022, Fedotov signed a long-term contract to coach CSKA Moscow. In his first season with CSKA, he led the club to the 2nd place in the 2022–23 Russian Premier League and the trophy in the 2022–23 Russian Cup. Fedotov was dismissed by CSKA on 3 June 2024 after CSKA finished 6th in the league.

Honours

 * CSKA Moscow
 * Russian Premier League coach of the month: May 2022, July 2022, April 2023.
 * Russian Premier League coach of the season: 2022–23.
 * Russian Cup: 2022–23