Marat Kabayev

Marat Kabayev
Personal information
Full name	Marat Vazykhovich Kabayev
Date of birth	27 May 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Uzun, Uzbek SSR, 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 (Russian: Марат Вазыхович Кабаев, Tatar: Марат Вазыйх улы Кабаев; born 27 May 1961) is an Uzbekistani professional football coach and former football player.

Personal life

Kabayev was born in a Tatar family.^[1] He is a Muslim and is the president of The International Association of Islamic Business.^[2] 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.