Ivan Daniliants or Danilianț (russian: Иван Альбертович Данильянц; born 20 February 1953) is a

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

n and

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

coach and a former

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

defender.

Player career

In 1971, Daniliants began his career at FC Stroitel Ashgabat, which later changed its name to FC Kolhozçy. In 1977, Daniliants moved to

FC Zimbru Chișinău Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Moldovan Super Liga, the highest tier of Moldovan football. Founded in t ...

, where he played more than 100 matches. He retired as a football player in 1981.

Coaching career

In 1981–1983, Daniliants graduated from the

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) (russian: Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и тур ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. He became a UEFA A-licensed coach in 1993 and received a state diploma for training children and youths in 2001. He coached a junior football club in

Klagenfurt Klagenfurt am WörtherseeLandesgesetzblatt 2008 vom 16. Jänner 2008, Stück 1, Nr. 1: ''Gesetz vom 25. Oktober 2007, mit dem die Kärntner Landesverfassung und das Klagenfurter Stadtrecht 1998 geändert werden.'/ref> (; ; sl, Celovec), usually ...

from 1991 to 1994 and was a coach of the Austrian Carinthia (U-16 and U-18) from 1994 to 1997. Daniliants was head coach of the

Moldova national football team The Moldova national football team ( ro, Echipa națională de fotbal a Moldovei) represents Moldova in international football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home gr ...

from June 1998 to September 1999. He returned to

in 1999 and became the

SK Austria Kärnten SK Austria Kärnten was an Austrian association football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia. History The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. SK Austria took o ...

's sports director. Daniliants was appointed coach of

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnis ...

in 2000, but soon returned to

where he served as

SAK Klagenfurt SAK Celovec/Klagenfurt is an Austrian football club based in Klagenfurt ''(Celovec)'', Carinthia, currently playing in the 3rd tier Austrian Regionalliga Central. It was founded in 1970 by members of the Klagenfurt Slovene secondary school ' ...

's sporting director again from 2001 to 2006. In 2004, he obtained the

UEFA Pro License UEFA, the governing body for football in Europe, mandates several coaching licences for professional managers, each valid for coaching at a certain level. These include the UEFA Pro Licence, the UEFA A Licence, and the UEFA B Licence. They are is ...

. From 2006 to 2009, Daniliants was the director of the training and licensing program for UEFA coaches in the

Moldovan Football Federation The Moldovan Football Federation ( ro, Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal, FMF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Moldova. It organizes all the football leagues, including the top-tier league Moldovan National Division (Div ...

. Since 2010, he has been the head of the youth development program of

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

. Daniliants left the club after the dismissal of head coach

Kurban Berdyev Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev ( tk, Gurban Bekiýewiç Berdiýew, russian: Курбан Бекиевич Бердыев; born 25 August 1952) is a Turkmen-Russian football manager, and a former Soviet footballer. He is the manager of Russian club S ...

in 2013. In January 2015, Daniliants joined

's coaching staff at

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the ...

. On 9 September 2016, Daniliants was appointed as the club's Head Coach. In January 2022 it was announced that he was appointed to the management club of the

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat ( kk, Qaırat Fýtbol Klýby) is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in ...

Almaty.

Personal life

He was born in

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lie ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

, of

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

n descent and has lived in the city of

and is an Austrian citizen. In 1974, he graduated from the

Turkmen State University Turkmen State University named for Magtymguly ( tk, Magtymguly adyndaky Türkmen döwlet uniwersiteti) is one of the leading universities in Turkmenistan, located in the capital city Ashgabat. It is named after Magtymguly Pyragy, a Turkmen poet. ...

, Faculty of Physical Education.

References

External links

FC Rostov
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