Leonid Kuchuk

{{family name hatnote|Stanislavovich|Kuchuk|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox football biography

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|image = Leonid Kuchuk 2017.jpg

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|height = 1.76 m

|caption = Kuchuk coaching Rostov in 2017

|fullname = Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|08|27|df=y}}

|birth_place = Minsk, Soviet Union

|position = Defender

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Torpedo Minsk

|years1 = 1978–1979

|clubs1 = Dinamo Minsk

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1980–1988

|clubs2 = Gomselmash Gomel

|caps2 = 249

|goals2 = 6

|years3 = 1989–1991

|clubs3 = KIM Vitebsk

|caps3 = 101

|goals3 = 1

|years4 = 1992–1994

|clubs4 = Molodechno

|caps4 = 61

|goals4 = 2

|years5 = 1995–1997

|clubs5 = Ataka Minsk

|caps5 = 51

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1998

|clubs6 = Dinamo-93 Minsk

|caps6 = 3

|goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 465 | totalgoals = 8

|manageryears1 = 1990

|managerclubs1 = KIM Vitebsk (assistant)

|manageryears2 = 1995

|managerclubs2 = Ataka-Aura Minsk (director)

|manageryears3 = 1998

|managerclubs3 = Dinamo-93 Minsk

|manageryears4 = 1998

|managerclubs4 = Molodechno

|manageryears5 = 2003

|managerclubs5 = Lokomotiv Minsk (assistant)

|manageryears6 = 2004–2010

|managerclubs6 = Sheriff Tiraspol

|manageryears7 = 2010

|managerclubs7 = Salyut Belgorod

|manageryears8 = 2010–2011

|managerclubs8 = Sheriff Tiraspol (sporting director)

|manageryears9 = 2011–2012

|managerclubs9 = Arsenal Kyiv

|manageryears10 = 2013

|managerclubs10 = Kuban Krasnodar

|manageryears11 = 2013–2014

|managerclubs11 = Lokomotiv Moscow

|manageryears12 = 2014–2015

|managerclubs12 = Kuban Krasnodar

|manageryears13 = 2017

|managerclubs13 = Stal Kamianske

|manageryears14 = 2017

|managerclubs14 = Rostov

|manageryears15 = 2019

|managerclubs15 = Rukh Vynnyky

|manageryears16 = 2020–2021

|managerclubs16 = Dinamo Minsk

|manageryears17 = 2021–2023

|managerclubs17 = Rukh Lviv

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Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk ({{langx|be|Леанід Станіслававіч Кучук|Leanid Stanisłavavič Kučuk}}; born 27 August 1959) is a Belarusian football manager and former professional player.

Managerial career

On 15 September 2014, Kuchuk was suspended as head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow, whilst the board agreed the termination of his contract.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Смородская отстранила Кучука от работы в должности главного тренера «Локомотива»|url=http://www.championat.com/football/news-1927774-kuchuk-otstranjon-ot-raboty-v-dolzhnosti-glavnogo-trenera-lokomotiva.html|website=www.championat.com|publisher=Championat|access-date=16 September 2014|language=ru|date=15 September 2014}}

On 18 September 2014, Kuchuk was sacked as manager of Lokomotiv Moscow after the side made a disappointing start to the season.{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-russia-lokomotiv/struggling-lokomotiv-moscow-sack-coach-kuchuk-idUKKBN0HD10G20140918|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714043407/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-russia-lokomotiv/struggling-lokomotiv-moscow-sack-coach-kuchuk-idUKKBN0HD10G20140918|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2020|title = Struggling Lokomotiv Moscow sack coach Kuchuk|newspaper = Reuters|date = 18 September 2014}}

In 2017, he was a manager of the Ukrainian Premier League club Stal Kamianske.{{Cite web |url=http://pfcstal.com/news/klub/stal-blagodarit-kuchuka-za-rabotu |title=Сталь благодарит Кучука за работу! |access-date=2017-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015430/http://pfcstal.com/news/klub/stal-blagodarit-kuchuka-za-rabotu |archive-date=2018-01-25 |url-status=dead }}

On 9 June 2017, he was hired as the manager of the Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rostov|url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/10995|script-title=ru:Леонид Кучук – новый главный тренер «Ростова»|date=9 June 2017|language=ru}} He resigned from Rostov on 6 December 2017.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rostov|url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/11412|script-title=ru:Леонид Кучук подал в отставку|date=6 December 2017|language=ru}}

On 1 February 2019, Kuchuk was announced as the next manager of the Ukrainian First League club Rukh Vynnyky.{{Cite web|url=http://fcruh.com/|title=Леонід Кучук – новий головний тренер "Руху"|website=fcrukh.com|language=uk|trans-title=Leonid Kuchuk is the new head coach of Rukh|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123081152/http://fcruh.com/|archive-date=2018-01-23|url-status=dead}}

Personal

His son Aliaksei Kuchuk was a professional football player and now a football manager.

Honours

=Manager=

;Sheriff Tiraspol

Divizia Naţională (6): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Moldovan Cup (3): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09
Moldovan Cup runner-up (1): 2003–04
Moldovan Super Cup (3): 2004, 2005, 2007
CIS Cup (1): 2009

;Lokomotiv

Russian Premier League 3rd : 2013–14

=Individual=

Manager of the Year in Moldova: 2009
Manager of the Year in Ukraine: 2011–12
Manager of the Year in Belarus: 2013{{cite web|publisher=FC Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=22763|script-title=ru:Леонид Кучук - тренер года в Белоруссии|language=ru|date=10 December 2013|access-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214080035/http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=22763|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=dead}}
Manager of the Month in Russian Football Premier League (2): August, November 2013{{cite web|publisher=FC Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=21603|script-title=ru:Леонид Кучук признан лучшим тренером августа|language=ru|date=4 September 2013|access-date=5 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227172954/http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=21603|archive-date=27 February 2014|url-status=dead}}