Boris Arkadyev

Boris Andreyevich Arkadyev was a Russian footballer and a coach. He became the first coach of the Soviet Union national football team. Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, Merited Coach of the USSR.

Coaching career

Among teams of masters that he coached are included Metallurg Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, CDSA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, CSK MO Moscow, Neftyanık Baku, Pakhtakor Tashkent, Neftyanik Fergana and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.
He also was a coach of the Soviet Union Olympic football team in 1952. In 1952 he had his title Merited Master of Sports of the USSR stripped, but it was reinstated back in 1955.
Boris had a twin brother Vitaliy Arkadiev who was Merited Coach of the USSR in fencing.

Honours

Player

Metallurg Moscow

Moscow Championship : 1932, 1933
Manager

Dynamo Moscow

Soviet Top League : 1940

CSKA Moscow

Soviet Top League : 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951
Soviet Cup : 1945, 1948, 1951

Lokomotiv Moscow

Soviet Cup : 1957
Awards
Order of the Badge of Honour: 1957
Managerial statistics