Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev (Turkmen: Gurban Bekiýewiç Berdiýew, Russian: Курбан Бекиевич Бердыев; born 25 August 1952) is a Turkmen football manager, and a former Soviet footballer. He is the manager of Kazakhstani club FC Kairat. He holds Russian citizenship. In 2017 he was shown among top 50 managers in the world by fourfourtwo.com, at the 36th place, ahead of Brendan Rodgers.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Playing career
  • 1.2 Coaching career
• 2 Managerial honours
  • 2.1 Highest advances in the continental club compe*ions
• 3 Personal life
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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.

• Soviet Top League (7 seasons, 155 games, 23 goals):– FC Kairat (1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985), FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (1979, 1980). Highest place- 8th with Kairat (1977, 1984).
• Soviet First League (7 seasons, 211 games, 32 goals):– Kolhozçy Aşgabat (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978), FC Kairat (1983), First League Winner with FC Kairat in 1983.
• Soviet Second League (2 seasons):– Kolhozçy Aşgabat (1975), FC Rostov (1980).

Coaching career

• 1986–1989:– FC Khimik Dzhambul (Soviet Second League);
• 1991–1993:– FC Taraz (Kazakhstan Premier League);
• 1993–1994:– Gençlerbirliği (Turkish Premier Super League);
• 1994–1995:– FC Kairat (Kazakhstan Premier League);
• 1996–1997:– FC Caspiy (Kazakhstan Premier League);
• 1997–1999:– Nisa Aşgabat (Turkmenistan League);
• 1999:– Turkmenistan national football team;
• 2000–2001:– FC Kristall Smolensk (Russian First Division);
• 2001–2013:– FC Rubin Kazan (Russian Premier League);
• 2014–2017:– FC Rostov (Russian Premier League);
• 2017–2019:– Rubin Kazan (Russian Premier League)

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. 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 qualified the Champions League spot, taking the 2nd spot in the league. Berdyev resigned from Rostov on 6 August 2016. On 9 September 2016, he returned to FC Rostov to the position of vice-president/coach. On 1 June 2017, he left FC Rostov once more.

On 9 June 2017, he returned to FC Rubin Kazan. On 5 June 2019, he left Rubin once again.

On 24 August 2021, he was appointed manager of the Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat.

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

• Ýokary Liga: 1998–99
• Turkmenistan Cup: 1998

Rubin

• Russian Premier League: 2008, 2009
• Russian Cup: 2011–12
• Russian Super Cup: 2010, 2012
• Russian First Division: 2002

Rostov

• Russian Premier League runner-up: 2015–16

Individual

• Russian Football Union Best Coach: 2009

Highest advances in the continental club compe*ions

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup:– 2nd round (1998–1999)
• UEFA Champions League:– 3rd place in the Group stage (2009–2010), (2010–2011), (2016–2017);
• UEFA Europa League:– Quarterfinals (2012–2013)

Personal life

Berdyev has never appeared in public without his beads.

Berdyev always carries his pray beads with him. He never appears without them.

Education:– Ashgabat Railroads Vocational School (1967–71), Turkmen State University (1971–1975), Moscow Higher Coaching School (1989–1991). In the Soviet Army 1979 - 80, first lieutenant.

Berdyev is known as a very introverted person.

Wife Roza Berdyeva. Berdyev has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son from his first marriage Marat Berdyyev (born 23.09.1975) is a British actor, musician and producer. Junior Alaberdy Berdyev (born 5.8.1996) - schoolboy, plays football in the "FC Rubin Kazan" youth academy. Daughter Aylar:— a student. Kurban Berdyev's brother is Batyr Berdyev (born 1956), a coach of football club Fenix, Ashgabat. Another brother, Murad Berdyev (born 1954), died in 2003.

In 2012, he was decorated by the Russian Federation with the Order of Friendship Medal.

References

External links

• Profile at FC Rubin Kazan site (in Russian)