MOSCOW, Sep 22 Former midfielder of Spartak Moscow and the Ukrainian national team Maxim Kalinichenko left the post of head coach of the Estonian «Levadia», according to the website of the football club. He was appointed head coach on September 13, the contract with the 43-year-old specialist was calculated until the end of the year. Nikita Andreev, who works in the youth team, will act as head coach. «In recent days, we have held talks with both players and coaches. As a result of the analysis, we came to the conclusion that in this environment it is difficult to achieve the goals that we set together. I wish Maximum success in the future,” said club president Viktor Levada. Under the leadership of Kalinichenko, the club played one match, losing at home in the Estonian championship to Kuressaare (2:3). Levadija was the first club where Kalinichenko worked as a head coach. Previously, he was part of the headquarters of the Ukrainian «Metalist» and «Polesie», the Russian «Motherland» and the Latvian «Riga». «Levadia», which is the current champion of the country, ranks second in the standings of the national championship, gaining 68 points in 29 matches and 13 points behind Flora. The sports director of the club is the former Spartak football player Tarmo Kink.
