Mikhail Galaktionov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Galaktionov (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Галактионов; born 21 May 1984) is a Russian football manager. He manages Russia national under-21 football team.
 Galaktinov coaching Russia U-21 in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikhail Mikhaylovich Galaktionov | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Russia U-21 (manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–2011 | FC Dynamo Moscow (academy) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Russia U-16 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Russia U-17 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Russia U-18 | ||
| 2016 | Russia U-19 | ||
| 2017 | Russia U-18 | ||
| 2017 | FC Akhmat Grozny (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | FC Akhmat Grozny (caretaker) | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Akhmat Grozny | ||
| 2018 | Russia U-20 | ||
| 2018– | Russia U-21 | ||
Managing career
He reached the semifinal of the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship as the manager of the Russia U-17 squad.
He was appointed a caretaker manager of FC Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Premier League after their previous manager Oleg Kononov resigned on 30 October 2017.
On 14 December 2017 he was appointed Akhmat's permanent manager and signed a 3.5-year contract with the club.[1]
He resigned from Akhmat on 7 April 2018 following a series of 2 draws and 4 losses in 6 games as the team dropped to 11th in the table.[2]
On 7 December 2018, he was appointed head coach of the Russia national under-21 football team.[3] Under his management, the team qualified for 2021 UEFA Under-21 Euro, marking the second time Russia qualified in the last 12 attempts.
References
- Михаил Галактионов подписал долгосрочный контракт с ФК «АХМАТ». FC Akhmat Grozny. 14 December 2017.
- Магомед Даудов: «Михаил Галактионов попросил об отставке, мы расстаемся друзьями» (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 7 April 2018.
- "Михаил Галактионов возглавил молодежную сборную России" [Mikhail Galaktionov heads the Under-21 national team of Russia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 December 2018.