Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Storozhuk (born August 10, 1981, Vyselki, Krasnodar Krai) is a Russian footballer and coach. He played as a defender, including in the 2005 season for Nizhny Novgorod's Lokomotiv-NN. He has worked as a coach since 2017; from 2022 to 2025 he coached Arsenal (Tula) in the First League, and at various times he also headed Krasnodar and Akhmat (Grozny).[1][2]

Playing career

Storozhuk began his professional career in 2001 with the club Nika in the Russian Second League. From 2002 to 2005 he played for Krasnodar-2000 in the Second League, appearing in about 100 matches over that period. In 2005 he played 22 matches and scored 1 goal for Lokomotiv-NN in the First League, and also took part in the Russian Cup with that club.[2] In 2006–2007 he played for Mashuk-KMV in the First League (74 matches, 6 goals). He subsequently played for SKA (Rostov-on-Don), Chernomorets, Metallurg (Lipetsk), Irtysh (Omsk), Gornyak, and Slavyansky. In 2014–2015 he played for Afips in the Second League, where he ended his playing career — according to sources, his last match as a player took place in January 2020. In total, he played 371 official matches and scored 19 goals.[2]

Coaching career

Storozhuk began coaching in 2017–2018 at Afips, with which he took 2nd place in the Second League (27 matches, 21 wins). In 2020–2021 he worked with Krasnodar's youth squad.[2] Since July 2022 he has been an assistant coach of Krasnodar's first team; from March to May 2022 he served as the club's acting head coach. In the 2022/23 season he coached Krasnodar in 17 Russian Premier League matches, averaging 1.61 points per game.[1] In January 2023 he briefly headed Krasnodar-2, and then moved to Arsenal (Tula), where he worked until May 2025: in the 2023/24 season the team finished 4th in the First League, and in 2024/25 it finished 10th.[2] In June 2025 he was appointed coach of Akhmat (Grozny), but left the post as early as August 2025.[1] He holds a Pro-category coaching license; his preferred formation is 4-1-4-1.[1]

In Nizhny Novgorod

In 2005 Storozhuk played for Lokomotiv-NN in the Russian Second League championship, appearing in 22 matches and scoring 1 goal. The club was also entered in the 2005/06 Russian Cup, but Storozhuk's statistics for that tournament show zeros across the board.[2]

Sources

  1. transfermarkt.world
  2. news.sportbox.ru — Storozhuk Aleksandr Aleksandrovich — Head Coach