Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky
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n professional football coach and a former player, who currently coaches PFC CSKA Moscow.
Juande Ramos at the CSKA helm.
In December 2009, under Slutsky, CSKA reached the knock-out stage of the Champions League
for the first time in the club's history, before being knocked out by Inter Milan
in the quarter-finals.
Volgograd
Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n professional football coach and a former player, who currently coaches PFC CSKA Moscow.
Playing career
Slutsky's playing career was ended at just 19. He retired due to a knee injury, an injury sustained after falling out of a tree to rescue a neighbour's cat, Fluffy.Coaching career
On 26 October 2009, Slutsky became the manager (coach) of CSKA Moscow after leaving Krylia Sovetov in order to replace SpaniardSpain
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Juande Ramos at the CSKA helm.
In December 2009, under Slutsky, CSKA reached the knock-out stage of the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for the first time in the club's history, before being knocked out by Inter Milan
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in the quarter-finals.