Alexander Kerzhakov, former striker of the Russian national football team and Russian Premier League (RPL) clubs, said that he received about € 2,000 as the head coach of the Cyprus Karmiotissa team.
in an interview Youtube channel journalist Nobel Arustamyan Kerzhakov said that the Cyprus club paid him the rent of an apartment and a car. He also noted that he did not bring the financial issue to the fore when signing the contract, as he wanted to try himself as the coach of a European team from the elite league.
Kerzhakov headed the Cyprus club in early February 2023. The Russian specialist won his first match at the head of the new team. “Karmiotissa” defeated “Apollo” 4:3. Under his leadership, the team played seven matches, two with wins, four losses and one draw.
Kerzhakov’s last club in Russia was Paris Nizhny Novgorod, from which he left in June 2022. Under his leadership, the club took 11th place in the standings in the last season of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
Fabio Capello, former coach of the Russian national team spoke About the work of Russian coach Alexander Kerzhakov as head coach at Cypriot club Karmiotissa.