Andrey Talalayev

Andrey Viktorovich Talalayev (Russian: Андрей Викторович Талалаев; born 5 October 1972) is a Russian professional football coach, television commentator and a former player. He is the head coach of Baltika Kaliningrad.

Talalayev made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for Torpedo Moscow.

On 12 June 2018, Talalayev signed a two-year contract with the Armenian club Pyunik.

On 2 December 2018, during Pyunik's match against Gandzasar Kapan, Talalayev was sent off for insulting the fourth official. Talalayev was subsequently banned from football until the end of the season, 31 May 2019, on 6 December 2018.

On 10 April 2019, he returned to Russia, signing with Khimki. He resigned from Khimki on 23 January 2020 with the club in third place after the club announced their budget will be reduced.

On 28 June 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara, with the club in the last position in the standings. At the end of the 2019–20 season, Krylia Sovetov was relegated and Talalayev resigned on 25 July 2020.

On 26 July 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny. That was the second time in 15 months that he replaced Igor Shalimov as a manager (Shalimov was the manager of FC Khimki before Talalayev was hired there). Talalayev was dismissed by Akhmat on 11 September 2022.

On 13 October 2022, Talalayev was hired by Torpedo Moscow. He left Torpedo by mutual consent on 22 March 2023, with the team still in last place.