Slutsky, who is Jewish,[1] saw his professional playing career ended aged 19, after he injured his knee falling from a tree while saving a cat.

[citation needed] Two years later, the achievement was repeated, when CSKA defeated Inter Milan at the San Siro in the last game of the group stage.

[11] On 7 August 2015, it was announced that Slutsky would take over the Russian national football team in place of the outgoing Fabio Capello.

[citation needed] On 20 June 2016, Slutsky decided to resign from being the coach of the Russian team after a 3–0 loss to Wales, which meant Russia finished bottom of their Euro 2016 group.

[19] On 12 March 2018, it was announced that he would replace Henk Fraser as the new manager of Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, for the start of the 2018–19 season.

Under his tenure, Vitesse entered the draw for the third qualifying round of the Europa League, being drawn against seeded FC Basel.

[22] The next season was far worse, as on the last match day, Rubin lost 2–1 to FC Ufa and finished 15th which confirmed their relegation to the second tier.