Khetag Kochiev

Central Defender - Chelyabinsk
14 Aug 2026
Friday
Process

Marked for Khetag Kochiev

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The Chelyabinsk Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Ilja Tuseev

There were 13 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad

103 days out for Alexandr Chemasov after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Chelyabinsk will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Match

Nowhere to hide for Chelyabinsk

0‑5 against Rodina, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

Market

Khetag Kochiev asks to leave Chelyabinsk

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Khetag Kochiev signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Khetag Kochiev and Chelyabinsk agree another 4 years.

Player ratings

Garrik Levin beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad

Tempers go at Chelyabinsk

Garrik Levin was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The dugout

Khetag Kochiev gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Chelyabinsk dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

In brief