But he is a strong contender to be one of Hiddink's options up front.
Then in Euro 96 in England, Edgar Davids was ordered home after criticising Hiddink.
Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink has also been quick to slam the referee's performance.
Russian football chiefs rejected the possibility that Hiddink could leave his job so soon.
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However, Hiddink insists his side will not be too downbeat about their title challenge being over.
Dmitri Sychev scored the all-important goal just before the break to give Guus Hiddink's side victory.
Born in rural Varsseveld, near the German border, in 1946, Hiddink's early years were unremarkable.
"Abramovich does so much for Russian football that I wanted to do something back, " said Hiddink.
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink supported his players for their actions and revealed he would stand by them.
"The interest from Ivory Coast is real, but first I have to analyze the situation, " Hiddink said.
Abramovich tried to tempt Hiddink to Stamford Bridge once before, in 2007, when Jose Mourinho left the club.
But past campaigns have been marred by in-fighting and coach Guus Hiddink is under pressure to keep the peace.
Hiddink will watch Chelsea's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Watford from the stands before officially taking charge on Monday.
Hiddink may have been right, but perhaps it was just a case of an official having a lousy night.
However, Hiddink has also been independently approached on Tuesday, the club has confirmed.
"It's never enough time to prepare a team in one week but this is an exceptional situation, " Hiddink added.
Hiddink, who will continue to coach the Russian national side, replaces Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was axed on Monday.
Meanwhile, Turkey coach Guus Hiddink has agreed to stand down from his position after failing to qualify from the playoffs.
He stayed when Guus Hiddink came in and remained when Carlo Ancelotti was named manager ahead of the 2009-2010 season.
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But former England player Graham Taylor suggested the Russian team could suffer with Hiddink taking up his new dual role.
Korean will face Poland, Portugal and the USA in group D and coach Hiddink admitted there were encouraging signs against France.
Abramovich helped in the appointment of Dutchman Hiddink as his country's national team coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal in April 2006.
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Newcastle will now face Guus Hiddink's Anzhi Makhachkala after the Russians completed a 4-2 aggregate victory over Hannover , of Germany.
He does not go in there and impose a Hiddink system on players, he does what is best for the team.
Guus Hiddink's Russia kept the pressure on Germany at the top of Group 4 with a fine 3-0 win in Finland.
Hiddink's men will face either Italy or Spain in the last four after confounding the form book to put out the Dutch.
Reports alleged Mourinho's relationship with owner Roman Abramovich and chief executive Peter Kenyon was strained and claimed Guus Hiddink could take over.
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After a two-year absence, he played every game of the tournament as Rubin's sole representative in Guus Hiddink's squad for Euro 2008.
But we regularly saw Guus Hiddink play in this tournament with three at the back, three in midfield and four up front.
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