Sergei Yuran

Sergei Yuran
Yuran as coach of Khimki in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sergei Nikolayevich Yuran
Date of birth (1969-06-11) 11 June 1969
Place of birth Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Zorya Voroshilovgrad 55 (10)
1988–1991 Dynamo Kyiv 31 (15)
1991–1994 Benfica 63 (19)
1994–1995 Porto 23 (4)
1995 Spartak Moscow 8 (2)
1996 Millwall 13 (1)
1996–1997 Fortuna Düsseldorf 16 (5)
1997–1998 Bochum 28 (7)
1999 Spartak Moscow 18 (3)
1999–2001 Sturm Graz 26 (6)
Total 276 (69)
International career
1990–1991 USSR 12 (2)
1992 CIS 3 (0)
1992–1999 Russia 25 (5)
Managerial career
2003 Spartak Moscow (reserves)
2003 Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2004 Dynamo Stavropol
2006 FC Ditton
2006 FC TVMK
2007–2008 Shinnik
2008 Khimki
2009 Lokomotiv Astana (caretaker)
2010 Lokomotiv Astana (assistant)
2011 Simurq
2012–2013 Sibir Novosibirsk
2014–2015 Baltika
2016 Mika
2017–2020 Zorky Krasnogorsk
2020 Khimki
2020–2022 SKA-Khabarovsk
2022 Khimki
2023–2024 Pari NN
2025 Serikspor
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Nikolayevich Yuran (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Юран, Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Юран Serhij Mykolajovyč Juran; born 11 June 1969) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a forward. Born in Ukraine, he represented the USSR and Russia at international level.

Club career

At club level he played in six countries. After his playing career abruptly ended in 2001 following a skull injury, he became a manager.[1]

International career

He was capped by the USSR (and later the CIS), and despite being born in Ukraine and having been honored as the best Ukrainian footballer, chose to represent Russia after the breakup of the USSR. He was part of the CIS squad at the UEFA Euro 1992, appearing in two matches, and part of the Russia squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, making one appearance.

In 2009, he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup, a friendly tournament for retired players.

Coaching career

His first experience in coaching was as assistant manager under Andrey Chernyshov in Spartak Moscow, 2003. After three months, Chernyshov and his assistants were fired from Spartak. In 2004 Yuran managed Dynamo Stavropol. After a brief spell with Latvian side FC Ditton from January to May 2006,[2] Yuran was appointed as manager of Estonian champions FC TVMK in July 2006,[3] but in December he unexpectedly left the team.[4] Soon, he took charge at the First Division side Shinnik Yaroslavl, aiming to win promotion to the Russian Premier League.[5] Since summer of 2008 Yuran was head coach of Khimki,[6] he was fired on 2 December 2008, despite the fact that the club managed to stay in the Russian Premier League.

On 29 December 2014, he became manager of Russian Football National League club FC Baltika Kaliningrad.[7]

On 27 January 2020, Yuran was hired once again by Khimki, now in the Russian Football National League.[8] The club only played 2 games after the resumption of the 2019–20 season after the winter break and then the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As Khimki were 2nd in the league at the time of abandonment, the club was promoted to the Russian Premier League. He led Khimki to the 2019–20 Russian Cup final, where the club lost to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On 1 August 2020, he was fired by Khimki.[9]

On 21 October 2020, he was hired by FNL club SKA-Khabarovsk.[10]

On 23 February 2022, Yuran was hired by Khimki for his third spell at the club, with the team in last place in the Russian Premier League standings at the time.[11] Under his management, Khimki avoided relegation through the playoffs. After just 4 games in the 2022–23 season, with the club in 7th place, Yuran left Khimki by mutual consent.[12]

On 4 April 2023, Yuran was hired by Russian Premier League club Pari NN.[13] Pari remained in the Premier League after beating Rodina Moscow in the relegation play-offs.[14] Yuran left Pari NN on 28 April 2024, following six consecutive league losses.[15]

Personal life

Yuran was married to a daughter of the Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Chubarov.[16] Sergei has a son Artyom Yuran who is a professional footballer.[17]

Playing statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zorya Voroshilovgrad 1985 Soviet Second League 1 0
1986 19 4
1987 Soviet First League 35 6
Total 55 10
Dynamo Kyiv 1988 Soviet Top League 0 0
1989 0 0
1990 13 9
1991 18 6
Total 31 15
Benfica 1991–92 Primeira Divisão 21 7
1992–93 22 8
1993–94 20 4
Total 63 19
Porto 1994–95 Primeira Divisão 23 4
Spartak Moscow 1995 Russian Top League 8 2
Millwall 1995–96 First Division 13 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1996–97[18] Bundesliga 16 5 1 0 17 5
VfL Bochum 1997–98[18] Bundesliga 23 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 28 7
Spartak Moscow 1999 Russian Top Division 18 3
Sturm Graz 1999–2000[18] Bundesliga 11 3
2000–01[18] 15 3
Total 26 6
Career total 276 69
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Russian Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup.
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, Russian Premier League Cup, League Cup.

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Benfica

Porto

Spartak Moscow

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Die erstaunliche Karriere von Sergej Juran – Der Fettnäpfchenjäger". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Sergey Yuran". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Yuran to take on TVMK task". UEFA. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Smirnov takes charge at Tallinn". UEFA. 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  5. ^ "YURAN SPEAKS ABOUT THE FUTURE". Sport-Express. 26 December 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Players". FC Khimki. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  7. ^ Сергей Юран – главный тренер «Балтики» (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 29 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН ВОЗГЛАВИЛ "ХИМКИ"" (Press release) (in Russian). Khimki. 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ "СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН ПОКИДАЕТ "ХИМКИ"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ "СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН – НОВЫЙ ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР ФК "СКА-ХАБАРОВСК"" (in Russian). SKA-Khabarovsk. 21 October 2020.
  11. ^ "СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН ВОЗГЛАВИЛ "ХИМКИ"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Khimki. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  12. ^ ""ХИМКИ" И СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН ЗАВЕРШАЮТ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Сергей Юран – главный тренер ФК "Пари Нижний Новгород"" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Pari v Rodina game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 10 June 2023.
  15. ^ "СЕРГЕЙ ЮРАН ПОКИДАЕТ ПОСТ ГЛАВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА "ПАРИ НН"" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 28 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Александр Чубаров: «О том, что Юран — мой зять, я узнал последним»" (in Russian). «Спорт-Экспресс в Украине». 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  17. ^ "24-летний сын Юрана дебютировал в РПЛ за "Химки". Он вышел на замену в игре с ЦСКА" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 9 April 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d "Sergey Yuran » Statistics: Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 April 2026.