Boris Arkadyev

Boris Andreyevich Arkadyev (Russian: Бори́с Андре́евич Арка́дьев; 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).

Boris Arkadyev

Personal information
Full name	Boris Andreyevich Arkadyev
Date of birth	(1899-09-21)21 September 1899
Place of birth	Narva, Russian Empire
Date of death	17 October 1986(1986-10-17) (aged 87)
Place of death	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1914	Unitas Sankt Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1922	Russkabel Moscow
1923–1925	Sakharniki Moscow
1926–1930	RkimA
1931–1936	Metallurg Moscow
Teams managed
1937–1939	Metallurg Moscow
1940–1944	Dynamo Moscow
1944–1952	CDSA Moscow
1952	USSR
1953–1957	Lokomotiv Moscow
1958–1959	CSK MO Moscow
1959	USSR (Olympics)
1961–1962	Neftyanık Baku
1963–1965	Lokomotiv Moscow
1967	Pakhtakor Tashkent
1968	Neftyanik Fergana
1969	Shinnik Yaroslavl
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2012

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), Paxtakor Tashkent (1967), Neftyanik Fergana (1968) and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (1969).

He also was a coach of the Soviet Union Olympic football team in 1952.[1] In 1952 he had his title Merited Master of Sports of the USSR stripped, but it was reinstated back in 1955.

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