S.-PETERSBURG, 4 Jan, Sergey Yaremenko. Roman Rotenberg, who became the head coach of St. Petersburg SKA, can be compared with the Portuguese Jose Mourinho, who never played at the professional level, but became one of the strongest football coaches, said the Honorary President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel. on Tuesday was appointed head coach of SKA. Valery Bragin, who has led the team since June 2020, has been transferred to the position of head coach. The decision was made «in order to improve the management of the headquarters and the team.» Rotenberg has never played hockey professionally and came to SKA in 2011 as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, later a functionary became the club's head of staff and CEO of SKA. «You can compare Rotenberg with Jose Mourinho, who never played football as a professional, but became a great coach. You know, good players do not always become good coaches. Moreover, most of the great coaches were not hockey stars. The great Wayne Gretzky tried to become a coach, but did not succeed at Phoenix. Roman was born. in hockey. He's a typical hockey guy. I respect him for his decision today, «Fazel said.
