Grigory Babayan

{{short description|Kazahkstani footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Grigory Babayan | image = Матч «Динамо» - «Астана» 2-2. 20 сентября 2018 года — 908241.jpg | caption = Babayan with Astana in 2018 | full_name = Grigory Konstantinovich Babayan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|4|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | years1 = 2002 | clubs1 = Kairat | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2003–2005 | clubs2 = Alma-Ata | caps2 = | goals2 = | manageryears1 = 2013 | managerclubs1 = Astana (caretaker) | manageryears2 = 2014 | managerclubs2 = Astana (caretaker) | manageryears3 = 2018 | managerclubs3 = Astana (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2018 | managerclubs4 = Astana (caretaker) | manageryears5 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs5 = Tobol | manageryears6 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs6 = CSKA Moscow (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2022– | managerclubs7 = Astana }} '''Grigory Konstantinovich Babayan''' ({{langx|ru|Григорий Константинович Бабаян}}; {{langx|hy|Գրիգորի Բաբայան}}; 2 April 1980) is a Kazakh football manager and a former player who is head coach of Astana.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://haysoccer.com/pyuniks-rival-fc-astana/ | title = Pyunik's Rival: FC Astana | author = Eray Haberal | publisher = HaySoccer.com | date = 23 June 2014 | accessdate = 10 August 2014}}</ref>

==Playing career== During his senior career Babayan played as a midfielder for Kairat and Alma-Ata.<ref>{{Worldfootball.net|grigoriy-babayan|new_id=pe552613}}</ref>

==Managerial career== In 2012, Babayan joined Astana as a coach, serving as caretaker manager on several occasions.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fca.kz/rus/command_coach_babayan/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130919022657/http://fca.kz/rus/command_coach_babayan/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 19 September 2013 | script-title = ru:Григорий Константинович Бабаян | trans-title = Grigori Konstantinovich Babayan | language = ru | publisher = FC Astana | accessdate = 10 August 2014 }}</ref> On 14 December 2019, Babayan was appointed as manager of FC Tobol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер Тобола |url=https://fctobol.kz/grigorij-babayan-glavnyj-trener-tobola/ |website=fctobol.kz/ |publisher=FC Tobol |accessdate=15 December 2019 |language=Russian |date=14 December 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215121244/https://fctobol.kz/grigorij-babayan-glavnyj-trener-tobola/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 17 June 2021, Babayan was appointed by CSKA Moscow as a member of their coaching staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Григорий Бабаян вошел в тренерский штаб |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/grigoriy-babayan-voshel-v-trenerskiy-shtab/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=17 June 2021 |language=Russian |date=17 June 2021}}</ref> On 15 June 2022, he left CSKA by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/aleksey-berezutskiy-pokinul-post-glavnogo-trenera-pfk-cska/|title=Алексей Березуцкий покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=15 June 2022|language=ru}}</ref>

On 13 September 2022, Babayan was appointed head coach of Astana following the departure of Srđan Blagojević.<ref>{{cite web |title=Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер "Астаны" |url=https://fcastana.kz/news/grigoriyi-babayan-glavnyyi-trener-astany |website=fcastana.kz |publisher=FC Astana |access-date=10 October 2022 |language=Russian |date=13 September 2022}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 26 October 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|Nat !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- |align=left|Astana (caretaker) |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} |align=left|13 July 2013 |align=left|21 July 2013 {{WDL|1|1|0|0}} |- |align=left|Astana (caretaker) |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} |align=left|1 January 2014 |align=left|21 June 2014 {{WDL|16|7|6|3}} |- |align=left|Astana (caretaker) |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} |align=left|2 March 2018 |align=left|31 May 2018 {{WDL|16|13|1|2}} |- |align=left|Tobol |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} |align=left|14 December 2019 |align=left|16 June 2021 {{WDL|37|21|9|7}} |- |align=left|Astana |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} |align=left|13 September 2022 |align=left|''Present'' {{WDL|131|73|25|33}} |- !colspan=4|Total {{WDLtot|201|115|41|45}} |}

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