Aleksandr Sergeyevich Irkhin (born January 10, 1954) is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n football coach. In 2009, he managed FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk

FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk

FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk is a Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. In 2011, the club will play in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division....

.

He started his managerial career in 1984 and managed several Russian lower division teams until 2003, when he came in charge of Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana

FC Astana

FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt...

. He was sacked at the beginning of season 2008, because of poor team performance.