Yuri Semin, former coach of Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russian national team, called Oleg Romantsev the best Russian coach in history. His words are quoted RT.
“I consider Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev the best Russian coach because of his results. They speak for themselves. Nothing like this happened after that. Under his leadership, the players progressed and rose to the best championships: Valery Karpin, Viktor Onopko, Igor Ledyakhov, Dmitry Popov, Sergei Yuran, Alexander Mostovoy.
What does this mean? Romantsev worked skillfully and powerfully. And in the 1995/96 Champions League season they won six in the group stage. I think it is not possible to repeat this success. “His professional qualifications match his humanitarian qualities,” Semin said.
On January 4, Romantsev celebrates his 70th birthday.
Oleg Romantsev coached Spartak from 1989 to 2003. Under his leadership, the red-whites became champions of the USSR, eight-time champions of Russia, winners of the USSR Cup and three-time winners of the Russian Cup.
In 2009-2012 he was an advisor coach of Spartak and then retired from active work in football.
Romantsev coached the Russian national team from 1994 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2002. Under his leadership, the national team reached the finals of the 1996 European Championship and the 2002 World Championship.
Previously Romantsev answered To the question about criticism of Nikulin’s quote.