Grigori Konstantinovich Babayan (Russian: Григорий Константинович Бабаян; 2 April 1980) is a Kazakh football manager and a former player of Armenian descent, who is currently Head Coach of Astana.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grigori Konstantinovich Babayan | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 42) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Kairat | ||
| 2003–2005 | Alma-Ata | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Astana (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Astana (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Astana (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Astana (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Tobol | ||
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Astana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his senior career he played for Kairat and Alma-Ata.
In 2012, Babayan joined FC Astana as a coach, serving as caretaker manager on several occasions.[2] On 14 December 2019, Babayan was appointed as manager of FC Tobol.[3]
On 17 June 2021, Babayan was appointed by CSKA Moscow as a member of their coaching staff.[4] On 15 June 2022, he left CSKA by mutual consent.[5]
On 13 September 2022, Babayan was appointed as Head Coach of Astana following the departure of Srđan Blagojević.[6]
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