Sergey PogrebnyakSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorThe story of Kurban Berdyev and Rubin came to an end three years ago. The Kazan club took 11th place in the Russian championship, after which the titled specialist was asked to leave. Now in the team such a result would be considered happiness, but then a place outside the top 10 was clearly perceived as a failure. So what has one of the most mysterious and textured coaches of Russian football been doing in the last three years? Many thought that he would never return to the coaching chair. The main argument for this option was the lack of headquarters. Vitaly Kafanov left the team of Kurban Bekievich, who, after the Kazan stage of his career, got a job at Rostov, and then began to combine this work with the Russian team. The rest of the specialists from the headquarters decided to end their careers due to their already considerable age. During the rest, Berdyev did not disappear from the media space. He continued to live in Kazan, where he was often caught by paparazzi at matches of hockey and basketball teams. The coach was even honored to make a symbolic face-off in the match between Ak Bars and Barys in the Continental Hockey League. >Kurban Berdyev makes a symbolic face-off. The media, meanwhile, poured all sorts of insiders about the future of the coach. It was reported that at various times after the completion of the contract with Rubin, CSKA, Sochi and Dynamo were interested in him. It is not known whether any of these clubs actually negotiated with Berdyev, but the matter never came to an appointment. There was information that after the defeat from the Serbs in the League of Nations, the Russian Football Union intended to replace Stanislav Cherchesov with Kurban Bekievich, but this news never left the category of rumors. Did not justify hopes in Kairat Last spring, Berdyev officially returned to Russian football. True, the third division turned out to be the new place of work for the titled specialist. The coach was appointed to the post of adviser to KAMAZ and advised the team for some time. In May 2021, Berdyev returned to Kairat, for which he played the most matches in his playing career. Initially, he came to the club in the status of an adviser to the president, but the matter was not limited to tips. Already in August, Kurban Bekievich became a full-fledged head coach of the team.
