Oleg Kuleshov
| Oleg Kuleshov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kuleshov in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Oleg Mikhaylovich Kuleshov | ||
| Born |
15 April 1974 Omsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-1991 | Omsk | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1991-1999 | HC Kaustik Volgograd | ||
1999-2007 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2007-2008 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2007 | Russia | 123 | (390) |
| Teams managed | |||
2011-2012 | HF Springe | ||
2012-2015 | Russia men's team | ||
2016-2018 | HF Springe | ||
2018-2019 | SKIF Krasnodar | ||
2019-2020 | CSKA Moscow women | ||
2021-2024 | Dinamo Volgograd | ||
2024 | CSKA Moscow women | ||
Medal record | |||
Oleg Mikhaylovich Kuleshov (Russian: Олег Михайлович Кулешов, born 15 April 1974) is a former Russian handball player and current coach who won both the World Championship and European Championship. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Currently he is the head coach of Dinamo Volgograd women's handball team.
Career
[edit]Kuleshov played early in his career for HC Kaustik Volgograd from 1991 to 1999,[citation needed] where he won the Russian Handball Super League in 1996, 1997 and 1998.[1]
He then joined German side SC Magdeburg,[citation needed] where he won the 2011 Handball-Bundesliga, EHF Cup Winners' Cup and Club World Cup. In 2002 he won the EHF Champions League and in 2007 he won the EHF Cup.
In 2007 he joined VfL Gummersbach.[2] A year later he retired due to injuries.[3]
National team
[edit]Kuleshov played 123 games for the Russian national team, scoring 390 goals. He was part of the Russian 1990's golden generation that won the 1996 European Men's Handball Championship and the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship.
In 1996 he was a member of the Russian team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 23 goals. Eight years later he won the bronze medal with the Russian team in the 2004 Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches again and scored twelve goals.
Coaching career
[edit]Kuleshov was the coach of German team HF Springe from July 2011 until he was released of his contract in November 2012.[4]
In March 2012 he became the head coach of the Russian national team.[5] He was in this position until February 2015.[6]
For the 2016-17 he returned to coach HF Springe in the 3. Liga.[7] Afterwards he became the head coach of the Russian club SKIF Krasnodar.[8] Here he was until August 2019.[9] In October 2019 he took over at HC Spartak Moscow,[10] where he was until October 2020.[11]
From the 2021-22 season he coached the Russian women's team HC Dinamo Volgograd.[12]
From the 2024-25 season he joined league rivals CSKA Moscow.[13] He was however released of his contract already in October 2024.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Победители и призеры чемпионатов России" (in Russian). Handball Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Kuleschow unterschreibt in Gummersbach" (in German). Focus Online. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Vertrag aufgelöst! VfL trennt sich von Kuleschow" (in German). express.de. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Springe trennt sich vom Trainer" (in German). handball-world.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Im Geiste Gislasons" (in German). volksstimme.de. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Kuleschow nicht mehr russischer Nationaltrainer" (in German). handball-world.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Springe bindet Kuleschow" (in German). handball-world.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Nach Rückzug von Springe: Kuleshov mit neuer Aufgabe in Russland" (in German). handball-world. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Главный тренер ГК СКИФ Олег Кулешов покинул клуб" (in Russian). kuban24.tv. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Олег Кулешов возглавил столичный «Спартак»" (in Russian). riac34.ru. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Олег Кулешов покинул пост главного тренера в гандбольном ЦСКА" (in Russian). glas.ru. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "«Динамо-Синару» будет тренировать Олег Кулешов" (in Russian). vpravda.ru. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Эдуард Акопян, Ольга Акопян и Людмила Бодниева покидают ЦСКА" (in Russian). whccska.ru. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Олег Кулешов покинул пост главного тренера женского гандбольного ЦСКА" (in Russian). championat.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
External links
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Russian male handball players
- Russian expatriate handball players in Germany
- Olympic handball players for Russia
- Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Sportspeople from Omsk
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- SC Magdeburg players
- VfL Gummersbach players
- Russian handball coaches
- Expatriate handball coaches
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen