Igor Lediakhov

Igor Lediakhov

Lediakhov coaching Akhmat Grozny in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Igor Anatolyevich Lediakhov
Date of birth	(1968-05-22) 22 May 1968
Place of birth	Sochi, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Torpedo Taganrog
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	FC Torpedo Taganrog	7	(0)
1988–1989	SKA Rostov-on-Don	64	(1)
1990	Dnipro	6	(1)
1991–1992	Rotor Volgograd	38	(2)
1992–1994	Spartak Moscow	99	(26)
1994–2002	Sporting Gijón	209	(41)
1998	→ Yokohama Flügels (loan)	23	(15)
2002–2003	Eibar	19	(1)
Total		427	(82)
International career
1992	CIS	7	(1)
1992–1994	Russia	9	(0)
Managerial career
2008	Spartak Moscow (youth)
2008	Spartak Moscow (caretaker)
2008–2009	Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2010	Shinnik
2011–2013	Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2013	Rotor Volgograd
2013–2018	Terek/Akhmat Grozny (assistant)
2018	Akhmat Grozny (caretaker)
2018	Akhmat Grozny
2018	Baltika Kaliningrad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Anatolyevich Lediakhov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Ледяхов; born 22 May 1968) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder.

He played for almost a decade in Spain, mainly for Sporting de Gijón (eight years, amassing La Liga totals of 106 games and 17 goals in four seasons), later embarking in a managerial career in his country.

Lediakhov represented the CIS at Euro 1992 and Russia at the 1994 World Cup.

Playing career

Club

Born in Sochi, Russia, Lediakhov started playing professionally with modest FC SKA Rostov-on-Don. In 1990, he joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

After impressing with FC Rotor Volgograd, Lediakhov was bought by Soviet Union giants FC Spartak Moscow, being essential as the capital team conquered three consecutive league titles, which included the inaugural edition of the competition, as the player scored in double digits in two of the three seasons.

In the 1994 summer, 26-year-old Lediakhov moved abroad, signing with Spain's Sporting de Gijón. Even though he netted nearly 50 overall goals for the club (17 in four La Liga seasons) whilst showcasing good offensive skills, his eight-year-old stay in Asturias was an inconsistent one, marred by irregular performances and disciplinary problems: he received a six-match ban after a 22 February 2000 match at Albacete Balompié, after assaulting an opponent then repeatedly pushing referee Téllez Sánchez after receiving his marching orders. At the club, he teamed up with compatriots Dmitri Cheryshev (five seasons), Yuri Nikiforov (two) and Alexei Kosolapov (one).

Lediakhov also spent a few months in Japan (loaned by Sporting and coinciding with Paulo Futre), after which he returned – with the club now in the second level – having further disciplinary problems which led to a suspension. He eventually bought out his contract and retired in 2003 at the age of 35, after one season with SD Eibar also in division two.

International

Lediakhov gained 16 international caps for both the CIS and Russia, which he represented respectively at UEFA Euro 1992 (did not leave the bench) the 1994 FIFA World Cup (played one match, the 6–1 group stage routing of Cameroon).

Coaching career

In 2007, Lediakhov worked as sporting director at FC Rostov. On 6 June of the following year, he was assigned coaching duties at Spartak Moscow's youth teams.

From August to September 2008, Lediakhov served as caretaker manager of the club, later working as assistant under both Michael Laudrup and the Dane's successor, Valery Karpin.

On 22 December 2009, he was appointed head coach of FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, staying in charge for approximately five months. On 9 May 2011, he was announced as new director of football at FC Rotor Volgograd, for which he also acted as scout.

Lediakhov returned for a second spell as Spartak's assistant, on 6 September 2011.

On 7 April 2018, he became the caretaker manager for Russian Premier League's FC Akhmat Grozny following the resignation of Mikhail Galaktionov. On 22 May 2018, he was signed as Akhmat's manager on a permanent basis. He resigned from Akhmat on 2 September 2018.

On 20 September 2018, he signed with FC Baltika Kaliningrad until the end of the 2018–19 season. He was dismissed by Baltika on 19 December 2018.

Statistics

Club

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Soviet Union			League
1986	Torpedo Taganrog	Second League	7	0
1988	SKA Rostov-on-Don	First League	23	0
1989			41	1
1990	Dnipro	Top League	6	1
1991	Rotor Volgograd	First League	34	2
Russia			League
1992	Spartak Moscow	Top League	24	10
1993			29	6
1994			12	5
Spain			League
1994/95	Sporting Gijón	La Liga	23	2
1995/96			30	8
1996/97			36	3
1997/98			17	4
Japan			League
1998	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	23	15
Spain			League
1998/99	Sporting Gijón	Segunda División	20	5
1999/00			29	12
2000/01			36	6
2001/02			18	1
2002/03	Eibar	Segunda División	19	1
Country	Soviet Union		111	4
	Russia		65	21
	Spain		228	42
	Japan		23	15
Total			458	87

National team

CIS
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	7	1
Total	7	1
Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	2	0
1993	5	0
1994	1	0
Total	8	0

Honours

• Russian League: 1992, 1993, 1994
• CIS Cup: 1992
• Russian Cup: 1994

External links

• RussiaTeam biography and profile (in Russian)
• Igor Lediakhov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Igor Lediakhov at BDFutbol
• Igor Lediakhov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Igor Lediakhov – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Igor Lediakhov at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)