Counter Strike 2: Former Virtus.pro (VP) head coach F_1N seek opportunities to join an international team..

Former renowned Russian Counter Strike 2 (CS2) Virtus.pro (VP) powerhouse's player and head coach F_1N publicly stated on Tuesday via HLTV that he is seeking opportunities to join an international team.

According to the report, F_1N stated that he is ready to return to coaching a top-tier CS2 team and is open to opportunities with any CIS regional or international team.

F_1N left VP in November 2025 and served as the head coach of the small Russian team SPARTA from January to March of this year.

During this spell, he participated in several tournaments with the team, but was eliminated early in the group stage each time. His best result was a top-eight finish with the team in the ESL Challenger League Season 51: Europe - Cup #1.

About F_1N

F_1N, 42 years old, whose real name is Ivan Kochugov, was born in Russia on November 1, 1983. He has been a professional Counter Strike e-sports player since 2007.

As a player, F_1N was VP's ace during the CS 1.6 era, and won the WCG Russian National Championship twice and the Russian Perm Period 2006 offline tournament with the team.

Later, with the release of CS:GO, F_1N chose to retire in 2017 and become a coach.

F_1N helped the Gambit Youngster win MSI MGA2019 as a coach in 2020, and reached the top four with the team in the WePlay! Forge of Masters Season 2.

In 2020, F_1N was promoted to the coach of the Gambit main team. During this spell, he won the CTRL PLAY League with the team.

But in September of the same year, F_1N was once permanently banned by Valve for abusing bugs to cheat. Later, he successfully appealed and was banned for 5 months.

During his ban, F_1N temporarily served as an analyst for Gambit.

After his ban ended, F_1N served as an analyst for Cloud9 (C9) and coach of its academy team in 2022.

In June 2024, F_1N joined PARIVISION and became its Counter Strike 2 team's coach.

During his half-year spell with PARIVISION, F_1N reached the CCT Season 2 European Series 7 Finals with the team and won the runner-up.

In April 2025, F_1N returned to his former team Virtus.pro (VP) after 14 years.

During his six-month coaching stint at VP, F_1N participated in several major tournaments, including the Esports World Cup, ESL Pro League Season 14, the BLAST Bounty Fall, and the BLAST.tv Austin Major, achieving his best result of helping the team reach the top eight twice.

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