Karpaty Lviv
Which team was coached by Oleg Kononov from 2008 to 2011?
Oleg Kononov Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov ( , born 23 March 1966 ) is a Russian football coach and a former player . He was last the manager of Riga FC . Playing career . Oleg Kononov began his playing career in Russia at Iskra Smolensk in 1983 . He later moved to Belarus , where he would play for various clubs until 1999 . In 1998 , he was named the Belarusian Premier LeaguePlayer of the year . Playing at KIM Vitebsk , he became the runner-up of the Belarusian Premier League . Managing career . Sheriff Tiraspol . The most glory Kononov attained as a coach , was while in charge of FC Sheriff Tiraspol . His team became the champions in Moldovan National Division three times ( 2004/05–2006/07 ) , was the Moldavian Cup holder in 2006 , and the Moldovan Super Cup in 2005 . Karpaty Lviv . On 9 June 2008 , Kononov was invited to take charge of Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv following the resignation of Valery Yaremchenko . He brought a new style of play to the team , including the use of a 4-3-3 formation which emphasizes the flanks instead of the usual 4-4-2 formation . At the end of the 2008-09 season , Karpaty finished in the season in middle of the league at 9th place . Kononov enjoyed more success the next season , guiding Karpaty to top 8 in the Ukrainian Cup where they were eliminated by eventual finalists Metalurh Donetsk . They also finished fifth in the league and therefore qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League , where after impressively passing Galatasaray in the Playoff Round , finished last in Group J with 1 point . Krasnodar . He took over the management of FC Krasnodar early in the 2013–14 Russian Premier League and led them to Europe for the first time in their history , finishing 5th in the league and qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League . In 2014-15 season they defeated , among others , Real Sociedad in the Europa League qualifiers and advanced to the group stage . They did not qualify for the knockout phase . Midway through the 2014–15 Russian Premier League competition , they reached the 2nd spot in the standings . He resigned from his Krasnodar position on 13 September 2016 . Arsenal Tula . He signed with FC Arsenal Tula on 1 June 2018 . Spartak Moscow . He left Arsenal by mutual consent on 12 November 2018 and signed with FC Spartak Moscow until the end of the 2018–19 season . on 29 September 2019 , he resigned from Spartak following 4 consecutive losses in a league that were preceded by a failure to qualify for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage . Riga FC . On 5 February 2020 , he signed with the reigning Latvian champions Riga FC . The stint ended in late 2020 . Honours . - As coach - Sevastopol - Ukrainian First League ( 1 ) : 2012-13 - Krasnodar - Russian Football Premier League third place : 2014-15