Pari Nizhny Novgorod changed Aleksandr Kerzhakov for Mikhail Galaktionov as head coach

FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod announced the changes in the coaching staff.

Head coach Aleksandr Kerzhakov left the club, as his contract expired following the end of the season. He had been working in Nizhny Novgorod the whole 2021/22 season, making debut as head coach in RPL and leading the team to 11th place in their inaugural RPL season. Vladimir Kazakov and Ruslan Adzhindzhal, who assisted Kerzhakov in the staff, also left the club.

Mikhail Galaktionov announced as the new head coach signing two-year contract. 38-year-old coach will continue to work as Russia U-21 team head coach, the job he has been doing since 2018.

There was one season, when Galaktionov was working in RPL. Before 2017/18 season he joined Akhmat coaching staff ruled by Oleg Kononov. As Kononov departed in October 2017, Galaktionov became interim manager. In December he was appointed as full-time head coach but was resigned in April. His stats after nine matches as Akhmat head coach includes two wins, three draws and four defeats. Galaktionov is the third youngest coach ever to rule the team in RPL at 33 years 5 months 14 days.