The head of the Handball Federation of Russia Sergey Shishkarev in the program "Vse na match!" on Match TV channel announced that the contract with the head coach of the men’s national team of Russia Velimir Petkovich will be prolonged for a year.
The specialist has been leading the team since 2020, the employment contract was about to expire in 2024.
— Velimir continues working in the national team, we prolong his contract for another year, and we are grateful for that. He got several offers from German Bundesliga. He pulls the young specialist Valentin Buzmakov up. Perhaps, we will bring up the issue of leading our specialist to the guidance of the national team after a while, — Sergey Shishkarev said.
The head of the HFR in a detailed interview summed up the results of the past season, touched upon the issues of men’s and women’s championships of Russia, success of Anna Vyakhireva in the Champions League, reallocation of the 2026 European Championship.
