Grigory Babayan

Grigory Konstantinovich Babayan is a Kazakh football manager and a former player who is head coach of Astana.

Playing career

During his senior career Babayan played as a midfielder for Kairat and Alma-Ata.

Managerial career

In 2012, Babayan joined Astana as a coach, serving as caretaker manager on several occasions. On 14 December 2019, Babayan was appointed as manager of FC Tobol.
On 17 June 2021, Babayan was appointed by CSKA Moscow as a member of their coaching staff. On 15 June 2022, he left CSKA by mutual consent.
On 13 September 2022, Babayan was appointed head coach of Astana following the departure of Srđan Blagojević.