Kurban Berdyev

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Kurban Berdyev
Personal information
Full nameKurban Bekiyevich Berdyev
Date of birth (1952-08-25) 25 August 1952
Place of birthAshgabat, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1977Kolhozçy Aşgabat134(16)
1977–1978FC Kairat20(5)
1978–1979Kolhozçy Aşgabat38(3)
1979–1980SKA Rostov-on-Don35(3)
1980–1981FC Rostov30(5)
1981–1985FC Kairat139(28)
Total396(60)
Teams managed
1986–1989FC Khimik Dzhambul
1991–1993FC Taraz
1993–1994Gençlerbirliği
1994–1995FC Kairat
1996–1997FC Caspiy
1997–1999Nisa Aşgabat
1999Turkmenistan
2000–2001FC Kristall Smolensk
2001–2013Rubin 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 Berdyýew; born 25 August 1952) is a Turkmenistani football coach and a former Soviet footballer. Most recently, he was head coach and vice-president of Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan.

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 the team promoted to Russian Premier League in 2002, and grabbing the bronze medals there in their debut year (2003).

Managerial honours

Kurban Berdyev and Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev with the Russian Premier League Champions Cup during the ceremony of awarding FC Rubin with the Russian Premier League gold medals
Nisa (1998–1999)
Rubin (2002–2013)

Highest advances in the continental club competitions

Personal honours

Personal life

Berdyev has never appeared in public without his beads.

Berdyev always carries his pray beads with him. He never appears without 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."[1]

Education – Ashgabat Railroads Vocational School (1967–71), Turkmen State University (1971–1975), Moscow Higher Coaching School (1989–1991).

Berdyev is known as a very introverted person.[2]

Berdyev have two sons and a daughter. The eldest, 37-year-old son from his first marriage Marat Berdyev — a musician and producer. Junior Alaberdy Berdyev - schoolboy, plays football in the "FC Rubin Kazan" youth academy.[3] Daughter Aylar — a student.

In 2012 was decorated by the Russian Federation with the Order of Friendship Medal.[4]

References

  1. http://rt.com/sport/interview-with-kurban-berdyev/
  2. "Роман ШАРОНОВ: "В "РУБИНЕ" Я ПОЛУЧАЛ МЕНЬШЕ ВСЕХ"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 16 February 2007. 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)" 
  3. Личность
  4. Указ Президента Российской Федерации

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