Marat Kabayev

Marat Kabayev
Personal information
Full name	Marat Vazykhovich Kabayev
Date of birth	May 27, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Srednee Alkeevo, TASSR, USSR
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker/Midfielder
Team 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
Managerial career
2004–2005	Traktor Tashkent (assistant)
2008–2009	Olmaliq FK (reserves)
2009–2010	Uzbekistan U-19
2011	Qizilqum Zarafshon
2012-	Rubin Kazan (scout coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marat Vazykhovich Kabayev (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-tt) born in 1961, in Srednee Alkeevo, TASSR, USSR, to a Tatar family. He is a professional football coach and a former player.

He is the father of the famous gymnast Alina Kabayeva.

Playing career

He 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 match against Karpaty Lviv. In 1986 he played for SKA Rostov-on-Don and one year late moved back to Pakhtakor and became top goalscorer of the club in 1987 season. He finished his playing career in 1997.

Managing career

After finishing his playing he began managerial career. In 2004-2005 he was assistant coach at Traktor Tashkent, 2008-2009 - head coach of Olmaliq FK youth team. In 2009 he was appointed as head coach of Uzbekistan U-18 team. In 2010 AFC U-19 Championship Uzbekistan U-19 team qualified to quarter-final of championship, losing to Saudi Arabia U-19 by 1-2 in extra time.

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