Yuri Matveyev

Yuri Aleksandrovich Matveyev is a Russian football coach and former player, currently managing FC Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil.

International career

Matveyev made his debut for Russia in a friendly against Mexico on 16 August 1992. This match marked the first time Russia competed under its own name following the dissolution of the USSR.

Honours

Soviet Premier League bronze: 1991.
Soviet Cup runner-up: 1991.
Top 33 players year-end list: 1992, 1998.
Top scorer in Russian Premier League: 1992.

Coaching career

Following several stints as a caretaker manager for FC [Ural Yekaterinburg], he was hired as a permanent manager on 28 July 2020. On 10 August 2021, he left Ural by mutual consent.