His first experience in coaching was as assistant manager under Andrey Chernyshov in Spartak Moscow, 2003. After three months, Chernyshov and his assistants were fired from Spartak. In 2004 Yuran managed Dynamo Stavropol. After a brief spell with Latvian side FC Ditton from January to May 2006, Yuran was appointed as manager of Estonian champions FC TVMK in July 2006, but in December he unexpectedly left the team. Soon, he took charge at the First Division side Shinnik Yaroslavl, aiming to win promotion to the Premier League.