Kurban Berdyev

Kurban Berdyev
Personal information
Date of birth 25 August 1952 (1952-08-25) (age 59)
Place of birth Ashgabat, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club Rubin Kazan (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1971–1976 Kolhozçy Aşgabat 134 (16)
1977 FC Kairat 20 (5)
1978 Kolhozçy Aşgabat 38 (3)
1979–1980 SKA Rostov-on-Don 35 (3)
1980 FC Rostov
1981–1985 FC Kairat 139 (28)
Teams managed
1986–1989 FC Khimik Dzhambul
1991–1992 FC Taraz
1993–1994 Gençlerbirliği
1994–1995 FC Kairat
1996 FC Caspiy
1997–1999 Nisa Aşgabat
1999 Turkmenistan
2000–2001 FC Kristall Smolensk
2001– Rubin Kazan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kurban Berdyev (Russian: Курбан Бекиевич Бердыев (Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyyev), Turkmen: Gurban Berdiýew; born 25 August 1952) is a Turkmen - Russian football coach and a former Soviet footballer. He is currently a head coach and a vice-president of Rubin.

He is the most prominent football player and coach of Turkmen ethnicity.

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Career

Playing career

Berdyev grew up with Kolhozçy Aşgabat where he played in cadet and junior teams since 1966. He joined the professional team in 1971.

Coaching career

It was in Rubin Kazan where Berdyev made his name as a coach getting them promoted to Russian Premier League in 2002, and grabbing there the bronze medals in their debut year (2003). He managed the team in two appearances in UEFA Cup (2004, 2006) and once in Intertoto Cup (2007). In 2008 he led his team to its first championship title followed by second championship title in 2009.

Record

He was along with Jose Mourinho, the only coach to have won against Barcelona in 2009–10 UEFA Champions League. He went down in history by becoming the first and only Turkman to win against a Spanish club and also by being the first Turkman to win against Barcelona.

Personal life

. Kurban Berdyev always carries his pray beads with him. He never appears with out them. " I don’t consider it a token or a tradition. It’s just something I need. I just feel that I have to keep them in my hands when I’m watching a game. I don’t feel well without them. There were a couple of times when I accidentally forgot to take them to matches, even though it wasn’t my fault. And I was feeling uncomfortable through the game, as if I was missing something. Thus this is just a need I feel. I think Muslims will understand me."http://rt.com/sport/interview-with-kurban-berdyev/

Education – Turkmen State University (1971–1975), Moscow Higher Coaching School (1989–1991).

Berdyev is known as a very introverted person.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Роман ШАРОНОВ: "В "РУБИНЕ" Я ПОЛУЧАЛ МЕНЬШЕ ВСЕХ"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 16 February 2007. http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2007-02-16/14_3/. Retrieved 2009-11-22. "A Professional, with a capital letter. Keeps football in his head for 24 hours a day. If I thought about football so much, I would probably lose my mind... ...A reserved coach, one can't see him, - will you really want to talk with such a man? (Roman Sharonov)" 

External links

FC Rubin Kazan – current squad
Managers of the Russian Premier League
FC Rubin Kazan – managers
  • Sentyabryov (1959–71)
  • Kalugin (1972–73)
  • Reshitko (1974)
  • Markov (1974)
  • Batanov (1975)
  • Markov (1975–76)
  • Kalugin (1977)
  • Beryuchevski (1978–79)
  • Salnikov (1980)
  • Mikhaylov (1981–83)
  • Kostylev (1983)
  • Semyonov (1984)
  • Mikhaylov (1985–87)
  • Semyonov (1988)
  • Navrozov (1989)
  • Zolotukhin (1990–92)
  • Ivchenko (1992)
  • Lukashenko (1993)
  • Zadikashvili (1993–95)
  • Savelyev (1995)
  • Volchok (1996–98)
  • Radanović (1998c)
  • Irkhin (1998)
  • Sadyrin (1999)
  • Antikhovich (2000–01)
  • Afonin (2001c)
  • Berdyev (2001–)
(c) caretaker
  • Doğanay (1960–70)
  • O. Arıca (1970)
  • Türesin (1971–72)
  • Doğanay (1972–73)
  • Baştüzel (1973–74)
  • Kutluay (1975)
  • Bulduk (1975)
  • Baştüzel (1975–76)
  • Bulduk (1976)
  • O. Arıca (1976–77)
  • Yavuz (1977–78)
  • Baştüzel (1978–80)
  • Tümer (1981)
  • Baştüzel (1981)
  • Ürekli (1981)
  • Yamanlar (1981–82)
  • Aytaç (1982–83)
  • Tırpan (1983–85)
  • Kural (1985–86)
  • Türel (1986–87)
  • Macurni (1987)
  • Tırpan (1987–88)
  • Aytaç (1988)
  • Aydın (1988)
  • Yamanlar (1988)
  • Kural (1988–89)
  • Onay (1989)
  • Türel (1990)
  • Jarabinský (1990–91)
  • Argon (1991–92)
  • Tokyay (1992)
  • Nepomniachi (1992–93)
  • Berdyev (1993)
  • Palacios (1994)
  • Göncüler (1994)
  • Türel (1994–95)
  • Heylens (1995–96)
  • Türel (1996)
  • Tekelioğlu (1996–97)
  • Yamanlar (1997)
  • Peruzović (1997)
  • Vural (1997–98)
  • Pecze (1998–00)
  • Aybaba (2000–01)
  • Gül (2001)
  • Meeuws (2001)
  • E. Arıca (2001–02)
  • Yanal (2002–04)
  • E. Arıca (2004)
  • Çetin (2004)
  • Doğan (2004–05)
  • Bakkal (2005–07)
  • Çapa (2007)
  • Stumpf (2007)
  • Korkmaz (2007–08)
  • Bakkal (2008)
  • Aybaba (2008–09)
  • Doll (2009–10)
  • Zumdick (2010–11)
  • Çapa (2011–)
  • Durdyýew (1992–1996)
  • Gugushvili (1996–1997)
  • Agamuradov (1997–1998)
  • Pozhechevsky (1998–1999)
  • Berdyev (1999)
  • Mukhadov (1999–2000)
  • Agamyradow (2000–2001)
  • Bezsonov (2002–2003)
  • Kurbanmamedov (2003–2004)
  • Grigoryants(c) (2005)
  • Kochumov(c) (2005–2006)
  • Kurbanmamedov (2007–2009)
  • Grigoryants(c) (2009–2010)
  • Hojageldiyev (2010–)
(c) caretaker