Mikhail Galaktionov


Mikhail Mikhaylovich Galaktionov is a Russian football manager. He manages Russia national under-21 football team.

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.
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 Russia national under-21 football team.