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 who is in charge of the Azerbaijani club Turan Tovuz.

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).

[5] In the end of 2014–15 season, Rostov stayed up in the Russian Premier League by winning the relegation play-offs.

[10] On 24 August 2021, Berdyev was appointed manager of the Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat.

[17] On 25 June 2024, Berdyev was appointed as head coach of Azerbaijan Premier League club Turan Tovuz.

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.

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
Berdyev has never appeared in public without his beads .