Grigory Konstantinovich Babayan (; ; 2 April 1980) is a Kazakh football manager and a former player of

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descent, who is currently Head Coach of

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

Career

Club

During his senior career he played for Kairat and

Alma-Ata Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border wi ...

Managerial

In 2012, Babayan joined

FC Astana Astana Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,000-seat As ...

as a coach, serving as

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on several occasions. On 14 December 2019, Babayan was appointed as manager of

FC Tobol FC Tobol () is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional association football, football club based at the Kostanay Central Stadium, Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 20 ...

. On 17 June 2021, Babayan was appointed by

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as a member of their coaching staff. On 15 June 2022, he left CSKA by mutual consent. On 13 September 2022, Babayan was appointed as Head Coach of

following the departure of Srđan Blagojević.

Managerial statistics

References

Living people 1980 births Kazakhstani men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Kazakhstani people of Armenian descent FC Astana managers FC Kairat players Kazakhstani football managers Kazakhstan Premier League managers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub