Grigory Babayan

Grigory Babayan

Personal information
Full name	Grigory Konstantinovich Babayan
Date of birth	(1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Kairat
2003–2005	Alma-Ata
Managerial career
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

Grigory Konstantinovich Babayan (Russian: Григорий Константинович Бабаян; Armenian: Գրիգորի Բաբայան; 2 April 1980) is a Kazakh football manager and a former player of Armenian descent, who is currently Head Coach of Astana.[1]

Career

Club

During his senior career he played for Kairat and Alma-Ata.

Managerial

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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Astana (caretaker)		13 July 2013	21 July 2013	1	1	0	0	100.00
Astana (caretaker)		1 January 2014	21 June 2014	16	7	6	3	043.75
Astana (caretaker)		2 March 2018	31 May 2018	16	13	1	2	081.25
Tobol		14 December 2019	16 June 2021	37	21	9	7	056.76
Astana		13 September 2022	Present	97	52	18	27	053.61
Total				167	94	34	39	056.29

References

1. Eray Haberal (23 June 2014). "Pyunik's Rival: FC Astana". HaySoccer.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
2. Григорий Константинович Бабаян [Grigori Konstantinovich Babayan] (in Russian). FC Astana. Retrieved 10 August 2014.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
4. "Григорий Бабаян вошел в тренерский штаб". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
5. "Алексей Березуцкий покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
6. "Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер "Астаны"". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.