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]