Mikhail Mikhaylovich Galaktionov (russian: Михаил Михайлович Галактионов; born 21 May 1984) is a Russian football manager. He manages

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and the

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Managing career

He reached the semifinal of the

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as the manager of the Russia U-17 squad. He was appointed a caretaker manager of

FC Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

in the

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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. 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. On 7 December 2018, he was appointed head coach of the

. Under his management, the team qualified for 2021 UEFA Under-21 Euro, marking the second time Russia qualified in the last 12 attempts. On 16 June 2022, Galaktionov signed a two-year contract with

club FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. As Russia was banned from international competitions at the time due to the

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, including the Under-21 national team, Russian Football Union permitted Galaktionov to hold both positions simultaneously. On 11 November 2022, Galaktionov resigned from his Pari NN position. On 13 November 2022, Galaktionov signed a contract with

until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to extend.

References

External links

Profile by Russian Premier League

Profile by FootballFacts
1984 births Sportspeople from Moscow Living people Russian football managers FC Akhmat Grozny managers FC Lokomotiv Moscow managers Russian Premier League managers State University of Management alumni {{Russia-footy-bio-stub