Kurban Berdyev
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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 Russian club Sochi. In 2017 he was shown among top 50 managers in the world by fourfourtwo.com, at the 36th place, ahead of Brendan Rodgers.[1]
 Berdyev managing Rubin Kazan in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sochi (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– | Sochi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||