Alexander Mitjaew Panasewitsch (born 18 March 1946), sportingly known as Sasha Mitjaew or Sacha Mitjaew,[1] is a Soviet-born Chilean former football manager.

Sasha Mitjaew
Personal information
Full name Alexander Mitjaew Panasewitsch
Date of birth (1946-03-18) 18 March 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Soviet Union
Managerial career
Years Team
1973–1974 Unión La Calera
1975 San Antonio Unido
1976 Trasandino
1977 Deportes Linares
1978 Coquimbo Unido
1979 San Antonio Unido
1980 Rangers
1980 Trasandino
1981–1983 San Antonio Unido
1983 Audax Italiano
1984 Palestino
1986 Naval
1987 Rangers
1990–1991 Audax Italiano
1993 Deportes Concepción
1994 Coquimbo Unido
1997 Santiago Morning
1999 Deportes La Serena
2002–2003 Mariscal Braun

Career

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With an extensive career in Chile, Mitjaew began his career with Unión La Calera in the 1974 Primera División de Chile, where he previously worked as fitness coach, becoming the youngest manager in the history of the Chilean top division.[2]

In the Chilean top level, he also led Coquimbo Unido,[3] Audax Italiano,[4] Palestino,[5] Naval,[6] Rangers,[7] Deportes Concepción[8] and Deportes La Serena.[2]

In the second level, he led San Antonio Unido, Trasandino,[9] Deportes Linares,[10] Rangers, Audax Italiano and Santiago Morning.[7]

Abroad, he had a stint with Bolivian club Mariscal Braun in 2002–03.[11] He recommended three players from the Bolivian football for Universidad de Chile who finally did not sign with the club: Clemilson da Silva, Jaime Cardozo and Álex da Rosa.[12][5]

Political career

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Committed with sports, Mitjaew was a candidate to deputy for the district 18 – including cities such as Linares, Cauquenes, Parral, among others – supported by the party País in the 2017 election.[13][14]

Personal life

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Born in Soviet Union, Mitjaew came to Chile at the age of five on board a ship. His father was Russian and his mother was Ukrainian.[2]

According to his official ID, he was born in 1946, but he declares it was in 1948.[2]

Mitjaew graduated as a PE teacher, got a PhD in exercise physiology in Russia and got a degree in sport psychology in Spain.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Sasha Mitjaew on Twitter
  2. ^ a b c d "El extravagante Sacha Mitjaew: "Soy el DT que más joven dirigió en Primera"". www.elmercurio.com (in Spanish). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Reyes, Luis (23 September 2019). "La historia del club chileno con más partidos seguidos sin ganar". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Audax Italiano 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Cuando la U pensó que tres jugadores del fútbol boliviano podían ser la solución". Pelotudos.cl (in Spanish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ^ "NAVAL 3:1 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1986". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "A horas del fin del Mundial, nosotros queremos «reconocer» a un ruso nuestro". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). La Rompieron. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Cuestión de botines". www.diariopopular.com.ar (in Spanish). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ ""MEJOR ORGANIZACIÓN, ÚNICA SOLUCIÓN PARA TRASANDINO"" (PDF). 5ta. REGIÓN "Crisol del Aconcagua" (in Spanish). 1. Los Andes, Chile: 10. December 1980. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Los 65 años de Deportes Linares representando a la Región del Maule". Campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. 31 December 1969. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Mariscal Braun con algunas variantes para el clásico chico". www.noticiasfides.com (in Spanish). 10 August 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Boliviano Cardozo y brasileño Da Silva tienen una semana para probrarse en U. de Chile". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b (No Somos Tv) Dilo de frente - cap4 - Alexander Mitjaew on YouTube (in Spanish). 30 September 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Resultados de las Elecciones Presidenciales, Parlamentarias y Cores 2017 en Chile". www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2024.