The new coach of the Russian national team has been revealed © AP

Valerijus Karpinas has become the new head coach of the Russian national football team. V. Karpinas has previously played football himself - he played for both Russian and Spanish clubs, and has played 72 matches for the national team, according to lrytas.lt. As a coach, he has trained the Moscow club "Spartak" (2009-2014) and has been working with the "Rostov" team since 2017.

Valery Karpin is a new head coach of the Russian national team 🇷🇺 He will work both in the Russian national team and with FC Rostov for the next half a year 🤝 #RPL #RussianTeam #Rostov pic.twitter.com/XYb0iDqq3Z