Marat Kabayev

Marat Kabayev
Personal information
Full name	Marat Vazykhovich Kabayev
Date of birth	May 27, 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth	Uzun, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker/Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Rubin Kazan (scout manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1986	Pakhtakor Tashkent
1986	SKA Rostov-on-Don
1987–1988	Pakhtakor Tashkent
1989	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
1989–1990	Pakhtakor Tashkent
1991	Umid Tashkent
1991–1994	Traktor Pavlodar
1996	Kaisar
1997	Mezhdurechensk
1997	Samarqand-Dinamo
Teams managed
2004–2005	Traktor Tashkent (assistant)
2008–2009	Olmaliq FK (reserves)
2009–2010	Uzbekistan U-19
2011	Qizilqum Zarafshon
2012–	Rubin Kazan (scout coach)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marat Vazykhovich Kabayev (Russian: Марат Вазыхович Кабаев, Tatar: Марат Вазыйх улы Кабаев; born 27 May 1961 to Tatar parents) is an Uzbekistani retired professional football coach and a former player.

Personal life[]

Kabayev is a Muslim Tatar and president of The International Association of Islamic Business.^[1] He is the father of the retired rhythmic gymnast and politician Alina Kabayeva.

Playing career[]

Kabayev started his career in 1979 at Avtomobilist Termez. In 1980, he moved to Pakhtakor. On 28 September 1980, he made his debut for Pakhtakor in a match against Karpaty Lviv. In 1986, he played for SKA Rostov-on-Don and one year later moved back to Pakhtakor and became top goalscorer of the club in 1987 season. He finished his playing career in 1997.

Managerial career[]

After finishing his playing, Kabayev began a managerial career. In 2004–2005, he was assistant coach at Traktor Tashkent. In 2009, he was appointed as head coach of the Uzbekistan U-18 team. In the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship, the Uzbekistan U-19 team reached the quarter-finals, losing to Saudi Arabia U-19 by 1–2 in extra time.

In 2011, Kabayev was appointed as head coach of Qizilqum Zarafshon. Since 2012, he works at Rubin Kazan as a scout coach.