Zinetula Bilyaletdinov back as coach of Ak Bars

14 Jul 2014Davide Tuniz»

Former coach of Russia signed a three-years deal

Ak Bars Kazan officially announced the appointment of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov as new head coach. He signed a three-year contract with the club. Bilyaletdinov served as coach of Russia national team from 2011 to Olympics fiasco in Sochi after being head coach of Ak Bars from 2005 to 2011, winning 3 national titles, including the first edition of KHL. Last season Bilyaletdinov was back in Kazan as Vice President and General Manager of the club, assignments that he will leave now. Valery Belov, who served as head coach in last two seasons, will continue in the club as Bilyaletdinov assistant coach. Andrei Sokolov, Sergei Abramov and Ari Moisanen will complement the rest of the staff

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