The club "Neftchi" from Kochkor-Ata has announced the appointment of a new head coach for the 2026 season in the Kyrgyz Premier League. The position has been filled by 51-year-old Uzbek specialist Dmitry An.
Dmitry An has extensive experience in Uzbek football. He worked for a long time at the club "Pakhtakor" in Tashkent, and last season held a position at the "Navbahor" academy. He has established himself as a coach who actively develops young players.
One of his most well-known protégés is Uzbekistan national team midfielder Abbos Faizullaev, who previously played for Moscow's CSKA and currently plays for the Turkish club "Istanbul Basaksehir".
Another Uzbek, Timur Babakhanov, has also joined the coaching staff of "Neftchi" as the assistant head coach.
In the recently concluded season of the Kyrgyz Premier League, the "Neftchi" team finished in 9th place. Throughout the competition, the team was initially coached by Russian specialist Alexander Mochinov, and then management was taken over by Kyrgyz coach Anatoly Vlasichev. The club's management hopes that the appointment of Dmitry An will help achieve better results in the new season.
