Kurban Berdyev

Kurban Berdyev

Managing FC Rostov in 2015
Personal information
Full name Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev
Date of birth (1952-08-25) 25 August 1952
Place of birth Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Rostov (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1977 Kolhozçy Aşgabat 134 (16)
1977–1978 FC Kairat 20 (5)
1978–1979 Kolhozçy Aşgabat 38 (3)
1979–1980 SKA Rostov-on-Don 35 (3)
1980–1981 Rostselmash 30 (5)
1981–1985 FC Kairat 139 (28)
Total 396 (60)
Teams managed
1986–1989 FC Khimik Dzhambul
1991–1993 FC Taraz
1993–1994 Gençlerbirliği
1994–1995 FC Kairat
1996–1997 FC Caspiy
1997–1999 Nisa Aşgabat
1999 Turkmenistan
2000–2001 FC Kristall Smolensk
2001–2013 Rubin Kazan
2014– FC Rostov

* 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. He is managing FC Rostov.[1]

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).

On 18 December 2014, Berdyev was appointed as a manager of FC Rostov.[1] In the end of 2014-15 season, Rostov stayed up in the Russian Football Premier League by winning the relegation play-offs. In the 2015-16 season, Rostov unexpectedly became a contender for a Champions League spot, taking the 1st spot (3rd time in 2016) in the league after 24 games.

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."[2]

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.[3]

Berdyev has 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.[4] Daughter Aylar — a student.

In 2012 he was decorated by the Russian Federation with the Order of Friendship Medal.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 КУРБАН БЕРДЫЕВ ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «РОСТОВА» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 18 December 2014.
  2. http://rt.com/sport/interview-with-kurban-berdyev/
  3. 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)
  4. Личность
  5. Указ Президента Российской Федерации

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