Kurban Berdyev

Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev (Turkmen: Gurban Bekiýewiç Berdiýew, Russian: Курбан Бекиевич Бердыев; born 25 August 1952) is a Turkmen-Russian football manager, and a former Soviet footballer. He is the manager of Dynamo Makhachkala. In 2017 he was included among top 50 managers in the world by fourfourtwo.com, at the 36th place, ahead of Brendan Rodgers.[1]

Kurban Berdyev
Berdyev managing Rubin Kazan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev
Date of birth (1952-08-25) 25 August 1952
Place of birth Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, USSR
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Makhachkala (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1977 Kolhozçy Aşgabat 134 (16)
1977–1978 Kairat 20 (5)
1978–1979 Kolhozçy Aşgabat 38 (3)
1979–1980 SKA Rostov-on-Don 35 (3)
1980–1981 Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 30 (5)
1981–1985 Kairat 139 (28)
Total 396 (60)
Managerial career
1986–1989 Khimik Dzhambul
1991–1993 Taraz
1993–1994 Gençlerbirliği
1994–1995 Kairat
1996–1997 Caspiy
1997–1999 Nisa Aşgabat
1999 Turkmenistan
2000–2001 Kristall Smolensk
2001–2013 Rubin Kazan
2014–2017 Rostov
2017–2019 Rubin Kazan
2021–2022 Kairat
2022 Tractor
2022–2023 Sochi
2023– Dynamo Makhachkala
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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).

All the highest-tier titles of Rubin were won with Berdyev as a manager: these were Russian Premier League titles in 2008 and 2009, Russian Cup in 2011–12 and Russian Super Cup in 2010 and 2012.

Berdyev was fired from Rubin on 20 December 2013[2][3][4] and a year later, on 18 December 2014, was appointed as a manager of FC Rostov.[5] In the end of 2014-15 season, Rostov stayed up in the Russian 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.[6] On 9 September 2016, he returned to FC Rostov to the position of vice-president/coach.[7] On 1 June 2017, he left FC Rostov once more.[8]

On 9 June 2017, he returned to FC Rubin Kazan.[9] On 5 June 2019, he left Rubin once again.[10]

On 24 August 2021, Berdyev was appointed manager of the Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat.[11] Berdyev left Kairat by mutual consent on 6 June 2022.[12]

On 20 June 2022, Berdyev was hired by Tractor in Iran.[13]

On 25 December 2022, Berdyev was hired by Russian Premier League club Sochi.[14] He was fired by Sochi on 10 April 2023, after just 5 games at the helm (2 wins and 3 losses).[15]

On 9 July 2023, Dynamo Makhachkala announced the appointment of Berdyev as head coach.[16]

Managerial statistics
As of 14 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Khimik Dzhambul Soviet Union 1 January 1986 30 June 1989 134 71 18 45 052.99
Gençlerbirliği Turkey 1 July 1993 29 December 1993 16 7 3 6 043.75
Kairat Kazakhstan 1 April 1994 31 December 1995 63 23 10 30 036.51
Caspiy Kazakhstan 1 January 1996 31 December 1996 42 24 10 8 057.14
Nisa Turkmenistan 1 January 1998 30 June 1999 39 26 7 6 066.67
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 1 January 1999 30 June 1999 3 0 1 2 000.00
Kristall Russia 15 May 2000 30 July 2001 51 25 7 19 049.02
Rubin Kazan Russia 4 August 2001 20 December 2013 488 229 127 132 046.93
FC Rostov Russia 18 December 2014 6 August 2016 48 28 10 10 058.33
Rubin Kazan Russia 9 June 2017 5 June 2019 66 19 26 21 028.79
Kairat Kazakhstan 24 August 2021 6 June 2022 32 14 8 10 043.75
Tractor Iran 19 June 2022 24 November 2022 11 4 3 4 036.36
PFC Sochi Russia 27 November 2022 10 April 2023 5 2 0 3 040.00
Dynamo Makhachkala Russia 9 July 2023 Present 15 8 3 4 053.33
Total 1,013 480 233 300 047.38

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

Rubin

Rostov

Kairat

Individual

Highest advances in the continental club competitions

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.[17]

Berdyev is known as a very introverted person.[18]

Wife Roza Berdyeva.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21]

He holds Russian citizenship.

References
  1. "FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: 40-36". FourFourTwo. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019..
  2. Елена Бритвина. Попечительский совет футбольного клуба «Рубин» принял решение об отставке вице-президента клуба Камиля Исхакова, главного тренера «Рубина» Курбана Бердыева и генерального директора клуба Андрея Громова. Archived 19 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Пресс-служба Президента Республики Татарстан // tatarstan.ru (20 декабря 2013 года)
  3. Главный тренер ФК «Рубин» Курбан Бердыев отправлен в отставку. — Специалист занимал пост наставника казанского клуба с 4 августа 2001 года. Фотогалерея. Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Информационное агентство России «ТАСС» // tass.ru (20 декабря 2013 года)
  4. «Не надо нас позорить»: Как «Рубин» выгнал своего создателя. Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Группа компаний «РБК» // sport.rbc.ru (20 декабря 2013 года)
  5. КУРБАН БЕРДЫЕВ ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «РОСТОВА» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. Курбан Бердыев попрощался с командой (in Russian). FC Rostov. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. Курбан Бердыев назначен вице-президентом – тренером «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  8. Курбан Бердыев покинул «Ростов» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. Курбан Бердыев возглавит «Рубин» (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 9 June 2017.
  10. Спасибо за все, Курбан Бекиевич! [Thank you for everything, Kurban Berdiyevich!] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 5 June 2019.
  11. "КУРБАН БЕРДЫЕВ — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "КАЙРАТА"" (in Russian). FC Kairat. 24 August 2021.
  12. "СПАСИБО КУРБАН БЕКИЕВИЧ!". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. "تمامی مسئولیت‌های فنی باشگاه تراکتور به «قربان بردیف» سپرده شد" (in Persian). Tractor. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. "Курбан Бердыев — главный тренер "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  15. "Курбан Бердыев покидает футбольный клуб "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 10 April 2023.
  16. "Курбан Бердыев возглавил махачкалинское «Динамо»". Sportrbc.ru (in Russian). 9 July 2023.
  17. "Пазл "Курбан Бердыев"". gorodn.ru. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  18. Роман ШАРОНОВ: "В "РУБИНЕ" Я ПОЛУЧАЛ МЕНЬШЕ ВСЕХ" (in Russian). Sport Express. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009. 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)
  19. Игнатов, Данила. "Бердыев, которого вы не знали. 13 историй о тренере "Ростова"". www.championat.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  20. "Чемпион.ру". sovsport.ru. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  21. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации". pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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