Sergei Balakhnin

Sergei Nikolayevich Balakhnin (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Балахнин; born 26 November 1959) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Sergei Balakhnin

Personal information
Full name	Sergei Nikolayevich Balakhnin
Date of birth	(1959-11-26) 26 November 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth	Belaya Kalitva, Rostov Oblast, Russian SSR
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position	Midfielder forward
Youth career
1978	Kalitva Belaya Kalitva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1980	Rostselmash	27	(7)
1980	SKA Rostov-on-Don	10	(1)
1981	Kuban Krasnodar	0	(0)
1981–1990	Rostselmash	288	(52)
1990	KajHa
1991–1992	Rostselmash	44	(6)
1992	Rostselmash-2	4	(1)
1992	KajHa
1993	Rostselmash	7	(2)
1993	Rostselmash-2	1	(0)
1993	KajHa
1994–1995	Rostselmash	54	(8)
Managerial career
1995–1997	Rostselmash (scout)
1998–2000	Rostselmash (assistant)
2001	Rostselmash
2001–2002	Rostselmash (assistant)
2002–2003	Rostov
2003	Rostov (assistant)
2003	Rostov
2004	Rostov (assistant)
2004	Rostov
2005	Rostov (assistant)
2005–2007	Rostov
2008–2009	Vityaz Podolsk
2011–2012	Rostov
2013–2014	Sibir Novosibirsk
2015–2016	Russia (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1979 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.^[1]

His older brother Aleksandr Balakhnin also played football professionally.