FC Kuban coach Yuri Krasnozhan said Thursday his new job is an "interesting project" and praised his predecessor Dan Petrescu's reign.
Ex-Chelsea player Petrescu announced his resignation as coach to the Kuban board Friday, and it was officially announced Tuesday, before the club named Krasnozhan as his successor Thursday.
Kuban president Alexander Tkachev said at the time that Petrescu had an offer “to lead a top club” in the Russian Premier League.
"I think my new club is an interesting project," Krasnozhan said, praising Petrescu's work since joining in 2009.
"Kuban's made a big step forward over the last two and a half years, and the region is also rapidly developing. I gladly accepted the invitation."
A source at Kuban told R-Sport on Thursday that Krasnozhan is likely to sign a three-year contract with the club.
Krasnozhan said he would continue his work as coach of Russia's B team and remain in charge for next month's game against Turkey B.
Nikita Simonyan, the acting head of the Russian Football Union, told R-Sport on Thursday that Krasnozhan would continue as Russia B coach for the time being and that the issue would be resolved when a new union president is voted in.
Krasnozhan’s last job was at big-spending Anzhi, where he spent less than two months without playing a competitive game before being replaced by Guus Hiddink in February.
His previous jobs include spells at Spartak Nalchik and Lokomotiv Moscow.
Krasnozhan has worked with the Russia B team since last year and coached the team in their 4-0 win over the Belgian under-19 side Wednesday.
Krasnozhan's first game in charge of Kuban will be in the Russian Premier League against Alania Vladikavkaz on Monday.
