Dmitry Alenichev appointed head coach of Spartak Moscow

Dmitry Alenichev, 42, has been appointed as head coach of Spartak Moscow. He has signed a two-year contract with the club with a possibility of extension, TASS reports quoting sources close to the club.

Alenichev will be officially introduced as new coach on Wednesday.

His assistants will be Dmitry Ananko, who has long worked with Alenichev at Arsenal Tula, and Yegor Titov, a long time captain of Spartak.