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My Take
Yartsev is the kind of football figure I find quietly compelling. Rising out of Kostroma Oblast to eventually steer the Russia national team from 2003 to 2005 is no small arc, and the Order of Friendship he earned in 1995 tells me he was valued as a builder, not a showman. I'm drawn to coaches like him who spend a lifetime inside the game, first as a player and then on the bench, without chasing headlines. His passing in 2022 closed a career defined by service and craft, and that earnestness is exactly what I respect most in a lifer of the sport.
Overview
Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev (Russian: Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Я́рцев; 11 April 1948 – 15 July 2022) was a Russian football coach and player. He was the head coach of the Russia national team between 2003 and 2005.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Georgi Yartsev
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲオルギー・ヤルツェフ
- Reading
- げおるぎー・やるつぇふ
- Born
- April 11, 1948 – July 15, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Nikolskoye, Kostroma Oblast, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Order of Friendship
- 2007 Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation
- Merited Coach of Russia
- Master of Sport of the USSR
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.