Boris Andreyevich Arkadyev (; 21 September 1899 – 17 October 1986) 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 (1942), Merited Coach of the USSR (1957).

Coaching career

Among teams of masters that he coached are included Metallurg Moscow (1937–1939), Dinamo Moscow (1940–1944), CDSA Moscow (1944–1952), Lokomotiv Moscow (1953–1957 and 1963–1965), CSK MO Moscow (1958–1959), Neftyanık Baku (1961–1962), Pakhtakor Tashkent (1967), Neftyanik Fergana (1968) and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (1969).

Boris Arkadyev

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 Arkadyev

Boris had a twin brother Vitaliy Arkadiev (1899-1987) who was Merited Coach of the USSR in fencing.

Boris Arkadyev

Honours

Player

Metallurg Moscow

Moscow Championship (2): 1932 (autumn), 1933 (autumn)

Manager

Dynamo Moscow

Soviet Top League (1): 1940

CSKA Moscow

Soviet Top League (5): 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951

Soviet Cup (3): 1945, 1948, 1951

Lokomotiv Moscow

Soviet Cup (1): 1957

Awards

Order of the Badge of Honour: 1957

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Profile on rusteam.permian.ru

1899 births

1986 deaths

Burials at Vostryakovskoye Cemetery

Sportspeople from Narva

People from Yamburgsky Uyezd

Russian men's footballers

Soviet men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Soviet football managers

Soviet Union national football team managers

FC Dynamo Moscow managers

PFC CSKA Moscow managers

FC Lokomotiv Moscow managers

Neftçi PFK managers

Pakhtakor Tashkent FK managers

FC Shinnik Yaroslavl managers

FC Neftchi Farg'ona managers

Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR