Yevgeny Ivanovich Lyadin (Russian: Евгений Иванович Лядин) (April 9, 1926 – April 3, 2011)[1] was a Russian football manager and former player.

Yevgeny Lyadin
Personal information
Full name Yevgeny Ivanovich Lyadin
Date of birth (1926-04-09)April 9, 1926
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death April 3, 2011(2011-04-03) (aged 84)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1956 Lokomotiv Moscow 136 (4)
1957 Shakhtar Kadiyevka 17 (1)
Managerial career
1965–1972 USSR U19
1974–1978 Zob Ahan
1979–1982 USSR U19
1994–1995 Zob Ahan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lyadin was the first foreign professional football manager to coach a club in the Iranian Football League (Azadegan League) after the Iranian Revolution. In 1994 while coaching F.C. Zob Ahan a club based in Isfahan, Iran, he invited his fellow countryman Sergey Ponomarev to come and play for his team.

Lyadin was the coach of Soviet youth national teams in 1965–1972 and 1979–1982. His teams won the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in 1966 and 1967.

References

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  1. ^ "Умер ветеран "Локомотива" Лядин".