Boli coming to Glasgow to take his place in the squad. Maccabi Haifa After being released by Rangers, Kuznetsov played for one season in Israel with Maccabi Haifa, winning the 1994–95 Israel State Cup and finishing runners-up in the 1994–95 Liga Leumit. CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv Kuznetsov returned to Ukraine to finish his career with CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv. In 1995–96 he won the Ukrainian Second League to achieve promotion to the Ukrainian First League. International career Kuznetsov played for the East Germany U20 national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1983. He appeared in 58 games for the USSR national team (one goal), five times for the interim CIS after the fall of the Soviet Union and three times for the independent Ukraine side. He claimed a silver medal with the USSR at Euro 1988,and also appeared for them at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups; On 9 September 1990, he scored his only goal for the USSR in a 2–0 win against Norway in UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow; subsequently he played for the CIS at Euro 1992 Finals. Coaching career Kuznetsov began coaching in 1998 at the last club he played for professionally, CSKA Kyiv. Starting out as an assistant coach, he became head coach for the 2001–2002 season (with CSKA Kyiv becoming Arsenal Kyiv in the meantime). He moved to the coaching staff at Dynamo Kyiv and later had several roles with the Ukraine national team, including as a member of the staff with the senior squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, and taking charge of various youth age group teams over the next decade. Career statistics Club Honours Player FC Desna Chernihiv Championship of the Ukrainian SSR: Runner-up 1982 Dynamo Kyiv UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1985–86 Soviet Top League: 1985, 1986, 1990 Soviet Cup: 1985, 1987, 1990 Rangers Scottish Premier Division: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 Scottish League Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94 Scottish Cup: 1991–92 CSKA Kyiv Ukrainian Second League: 1995–96 Soviet Union European Football Championship: Runner-up 1988 Individual Ballon d'Or 1988 – 11th 1989 – 17th References 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Magdeburg Soviet footballers Ukrainian footballers Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt Association football defenders Soviet Union international footballers Ukraine international footballers Dual internationalists (football) FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Arsenal Kyiv players Rangers F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C.