The specialist took the position of senior coach of the blue and white.
During his playing career, he played for FC Orekhovo (Orekhovo-Zuyevo, 1993), Lokomotiv Moscow (1994-1996), Amkar Perm (1997), Spartak-Chukotka (1998-2000), Saturn Moscow Region (2000-2001), Latvian clubs Metallurg and Jurmala (2001-2007), where he finished his professional career and started coaching – he became the coach of the backup team of FC Metallurg (Liepaja).
Before joining our club, the 52-year-old specialist had been working at the Lokomotiv Moscow football school since 2008, in 2013-2014 he was a member of the coaching staff of the second team of railwaymen, in 2010 he was a senior coach in the main team of FC Khimki.
In 2017, Katasonov was appointed head coach of the Lokomotiv youth team, in parallel, he held the position of sports director of the club academy for several years. During his tenure, the teams of the Academy of Railway Workers have repeatedly won the Russian Championship and the RFU Cup in various categories, won major international tournaments, and in the 2018/2019 season, the youth team of the capital club reached the playoffs of the UEFA Youth Champions League.
In 2019, he held the post of head coach of FC Lokomotiv-Kazanka (Moscow).
In 2021, Alexander Katasonov became the head of Lokomotiv Housing and Communal Services, under his leadership the team won Super League gold medals (2021), won the Cup (2021) and the Super Cup (2021) of Russia.
From 2022 to 2024 he worked as the head coach of the teams born in 2006, 2007, 2008 and as a methodologist at the Academy of FC Rodina (Moscow)
He has a Pro UEFA coaching category. More than 50 of his students play for professional RPL and First League teams.
Welcome to Dynamo Housing and Communal Services, Alexander Mikhailovich!