Morozov given new role
Friday, July 5, 2002
Article summary
FC Zenit St. Petersburg have moved coach Yuri Morozov to an advisory position.
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Russian Premier-Liga outfit FC Zenit St. Petersburg chairman Vitaly Mutko has moved their head coach Yuri Morozov to an advisory position, because of his ill health.
Doctors' recommendation
Doctors have recommended that Morozov should not conduct any emotional or physical activities for the time being, and the head coach, who led Zenit to a third-place finish in the Premier-Liga in 2001, has therefore stepped aside.
Heart attack
Morozov suffered a heart attack at the beginning of the year and his assistant Mikhail Biryukov will continue as interim coach, a role he has already held for a month. It is not clear whether Morozov will return to the head coach's role if his health improves.