Rahym Kurbanmämmedow

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Muhamedowiç and the family name is Kurbanmämmedow.

Rahim Muhamedovich Kurbanmamedov (born 3 October 1963)^[1] is a Turkmen football coach. He is currently a head coach of FC Merw.

Rahim Kurbanmamedov

Personal information
Full name	Rahym Muhamedowiç Kurbanmämmedow
Date of birth	(1963-10-03) 3 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC Merw (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1998	Kopetdag Asgabat
1998–2000	Nisa Aşgabat
International career
1992–1998	Turkmenistan
Managerial career
2003–2004	Nisa Aşgabat
2003–2004	Turkmenistan
2007–2009	Turkmenistan
2009	Navbahor Namangan
2009–2013	Merw Mary
2013–2014	Balkan FT
2014	Turkmenistan
2015–2017	Energetik
2017–2021	Şagadam (assistant)
2021–	Merw
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Playing career

He played for Kopetdag Asgabat,^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Nisa Aşgabat^[7][8] and Turkmenistan national football team from 1992 to 1998^[9][10]

Coaching career

He has been coach of Turkmenistan national football team from 2003 to 2008.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} He coached Nisa Aşgabat in 2003–2004,^[16] Navbahor Namangan in 2009^[17] and Merw Mary from 2009.^[18] In 2013, he went to FC Balkan,^[19] with which he won the AFC President's Cup 2013 in Malaysia.

In 2014, he was re-appointed head coach of Turkmenistan national football team.^[20] In June 2014 due to poor team play in the final tournament of the AFC Challenge Cup, which resulted in the Turkmenistan footballers being unable to leave the group, he was relieved of his post.^[21]

In November 2021, Kurbanmämmedow was appointed manager of Ýokary Liga club FC Merw.^[22]

Achievements

• Runner Up 1993 ECO Cup as player of Turkmenistan national football team
• Qualification for 2004 AFC Asian Cup as coach of Turkmenistan national football team
• Champion of 2008 HCMC Cup in Vietnam as coach of Turkmenistan national football team
• AFC President's Cup: 2013