Timur Lepsaya: Spartak is the Team Where Marcel Lichka Could Shine

Football executive **Timur Lepsaya** shared his thoughts on the potential future of former head coach of Moscow’s **Dynamo**, Czech manager **Marcel Lichka**, in the event of a hypothetical appointment to a similar position at **Spartak**.

«I would personally be very intrigued to see Lichka at Spartak. I have great, warm, friendly relations with Marcel; I genuinely care about him, and I believe that Spartak is the kind of team where he could truly excel. Absolutely for sure,» Lepsaya stated in a video on the YouTube channel “This is Football, Brother.”

The 48-year-old Czech coach **Marcel Lichka** led **Dynamo** from June 2023 until May 1, 2025. Under his management in the 2023/2024 season, the white-blue team finished third in the RPL, narrowly losing the championship to **Krasnodar** in a decisive match where a draw (0:1) would have sufficed. On October 31, it was announced that Lichka had left Turkish club **Fatih Karagümrük**, which he took over in July 2025.

Video: Lichka’s speech at the press conference after the match in Krasnodar.