Denis Laktionov

Denis Vladimirovich Laktionov (Russian: Дени́с Влади́мирович Лактио́нов; born 4 September 1977) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Cypriot club Akritas Chlorakas. He became a naturalized South Korean citizen in 2003, and was known as Lee Seong-nam while playing for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Denis Laktionov

Laktionov coaching Rodina Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Denis Vladimirovich Laktionov
Date of birth	(1977-09-04) 4 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Krasnozyorskoye, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Akritas Chlorakas (manager)
Youth career
0000–1994	Sakhalin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Sakhalin	59	(25)
1996–2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	161	(42)
2003–2005	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	79	(14)
2005	→ Busan I'Park (loan)	4	(0)
2006–2007	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	16	(0)
2008–2009	Sibir Novosibirsk	28	(0)
2011	Tom Tomsk	1	(0)
2012–2013	Gangwon FC	11	(1)
International career
1998–1999	Russia U21	10	(3)
2002	Russia	2	(0)
Managerial career
2011–2012	FC Tom Tomsk (assistant)
2012	FC Sibir Novosibirsk (assistant)
2015	UOR #5 Yegoryevsk
2019–2021	FC Rodina Moscow
2021	Riga FC
2022	FShM Moscow (U16)
2022	FC Rodina-2 Moscow
2023	Akritas Chlorakas (caretaker)
2023–	Akritas Chlorakas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denis Laktionov
Hangul	데니스
Revised Romanization	Deniseu
McCune–Reischauer	Tenisŭ
Korean name
Hangul	이성남
Hanja	李城南
Revised Romanization	I Seongnam
McCune–Reischauer	I Sŏngnam

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Laktionov.

Club career

In December 2007 he returned to Russia and signed a two-year contract with Sibir Novosibirsk in the Russian First Division. He was released by Sibir in the summer 2008 and became a free agent. He re-signed with Sibir in the winter of 2008.

International career

While not being selected for the final Russian squad, Laktionov was involved in the training camp for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Laktionov made his debut for Russia on 17 May 2002 in a friendly game against Belarus. He also played for the Olympic team.

Personal life

His cousin Aleksandr Laktionov was also a footballer. His son Nikita Laktionov made his debut as a professional footballer in 2019 at FC Rodina Moscow which Denis was managing.

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• K-League: 1998, 1999, 2003
• Korean FA Cup: 2002
• Korean League Cup: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008
• Korean Super Cup: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005
• Asian Club Championship: 2001, 2002
• Asian Super Cup: 2001, 2002

External links

• Denis Laktionov – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Denis Laktionov at National-Football-Teams.com