MOSCOW, April 5 Anvar Gatiyatulin refused to take the post of head coach «Sibir», previous agreements with the specialist have been terminated, according to the Telegram channel of the Novosibirsk KHL club.
Previously, the club reported that Gatiyatulin will be the head coach of «Sibir» in the new season.
«»March 29 hockey club «Sibir» announced the approved candidacy for the role of head coach of the team — Anvar Gatiyatulin. The specialist gave his consent in the negotiations and it remained to agree on the final terms of the contract. However, Anvar Rafailovich later announced that he had changed his mind about signing a contract with HC «Sibir». Currently, the club's management is search for a new head coach, several specialists are being considered, the choice will be made in the near future,” the message says.
According to media reports, the 48-year-old specialist should soon become the head coach of Ak Bars Kazan.
< br>Gatiyatulin previously worked in the Chelyabinsk Traktor system, led the team from 2015 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2023. He also worked as an assistant head coach in the Russian national team and SKA St. Petersburg.
Sibir finished the regular season in 10th place in the Eastern Conference table, failing to reach the playoffs. Novosibirsk finished the season under the leadership of Sergei Krivokrasov, who became the team's acting head coach after the resignation of David Nemirovsky.