Nikolai Nikolayevich Kovardaev (Russian: Николай Николаевич Ковардаев; born 24 September 1970) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is the manager for the Under-21 squad of women's club Lokomotiv Moscow.

Nikolai Kovardaev
Kovardaev with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nikolai Nikolayevich Kovardaev
Date of birth (1970-09-24) 24 September 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Volokolamsk, Russian SFSR
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lokomotiv Moscow (women) (U-21)
Youth career
SC EShVSM Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 SC EShVSM Moscow 1 (0)
1988 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
1989–1991 FC Dynamo-2 Moscow 87 (15)
1992–1993 FC Dynamo Moscow 3 (0)
1992–1993FC Dynamo-d Moscow 41 (20)
1993 FC Interros Moscow 22 (13)
1994–1996 FC Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen 88 (21)
1997–1998 FC Uralan Elista 21 (3)
1999 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl 16 (2)
2000–2003 FC Khimki 98 (27)
Managerial career
2003–2004 FC Khimki (team supervisor)
2004–2006 FC Khimki (assistant)
2007 FC Khimki (U-21)
2008–2009 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast (U-21 assistant)
2009–2010 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast (assistant)
2011 FC Metalurh Donetsk (assistant)
2012 FC Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2012–2013 FC Dynamo Moscow (U-21)
2013–2014 FC Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2014–2015 FC Sibir Novosibirsk (assistant)
2015–2016 FC Mordovia Saransk (assistant)
2016 Academy FC Dynamo Moscow
2017 FC SKA-Khabarovsk (assistant)
2017 Academy FC Dynamo Moscow
2017–2019 Russia U-19
2017–2018 FC Dynamo Moscow (U-21)
2018 FC Dynamo Moscow (analyst)
2019 FC Khimik-Arsenal
2019–2020 FC Arsenal Tula (U-21)
2020 FC Arsenal Tula (assistant)
2020–2021 FC Arsenal Tula (U-21)
2022 FC Torpedo-2 Moscow
2022 FC Torpedo Moscow (assistant)
2022–2023 FC Torpedo-2 Moscow
2024– Lokomotiv Moscow (women) (U-21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1987 for SK EShVSM Moscow.[1] He played 1 game in the UEFA Cup 1992–93 for FC Dynamo Moscow. He also played for FC Lokomotiv Moscow in 1988 in USSR Federation Cup.

Coaching career

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On 18 August 2022, Kovardaev was appointed as an assistant manager of the Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo Moscow.[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Nikolai Kovardaev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)  
  2. ^ "НИКОЛАЙ САВИЧЕВ - ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). Torpedo Moscow. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.