Gurbangeldi Durdyýew

Gurbangeldi Durdyýew
Personal information
Full name Gurbangeldi Durdyýew
Date of birth (1973-01-12) 12 January 1973
Place of birth Soviet Union (now Turkmenistan)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Turkmenistan (U23) (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Nebitçi 70+ (6+)
1992 → Arlan Nebitdag (loan)
1994–1999 Köpetdag Aşgabat
1999 Zhenis 12 (4)
2000–2005 Nisa Aşgabat (5+)
2001 → Shakhter Karagandy (loan) 15 (3)
2002 → Batys (loan)
2003 → Metalist Kharkiv (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2005 → Aboomoslem (loan) 1 (0)
2006–2008 Aşgabat FK (1+)
Total 102+ (19+)
International career‡
1992–2004[1] Turkmenistan 40 (3)
Managerial career
2019– Turkmenistan (U23) (head coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2007

Gurbangeldi Durdyýew, also known as Kurbangeldy Durdyev, (born 12 January 1973) is a Turkmen football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of the Turkmenistan national under-23 football team.

Club career

Durdyýew began his career in the penultimate season of the Soviet Union football league system, joining Nebitçi in the fourth-tier Soviet Second League B in January 1990.[2] In his first season at the club, he scored twice in 25 matches as the team finished in eighteenth place, and in his second season (1991) he scored four goals in 45 matches and finished in tenth place.[1] He stayed at the club after Turkmenistan declared independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in October 1991, spending the inaugural 1992 Ýokary Liga season on loan with Arlan Nebitdag before returning to play for Nebitçi until he left after the 1993 season.[1]

He joined Köpetdag Aşgabat ahead of the 1994 season and he won both the Ýokary Liga and the Turkmenistan Cup in 1994.[3] He won the Ýokary Liga again in 1995 and 1997–98,[4] and he won the Turkmenistan Cup again in 1996–97 and 1999.[5] He joined Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhenis on a one-year deal for the 1999 season and he scored four goals.[1]

He then returned to Turkmenistan to join Nisa Aşgabat in 2000. He returned to Kazakhstan in 2001 to join Shakhter Karagandy on loan,[1] and he debuted for Shakhter Karagandy during the 3–1 loss against Zhenis on 16 August 2001; he scored his first goal for the club on 19 August 2001 during the 2–1 loss against Tobol. He stayed in Kazakhstan in 2002 to join Kazakhstan Second League club Batys on loan for the first half of the season as they eventually failed to gain promotion through the play-offs.[6]

In the second half of 2002, he scored five goals for Nisa Aşgabat, and he won the 2003 Ýokary Liga with the club.[7] He would then spend July and August 2003 on loan with Ukrainian First League club Metalist Kharkiv but he only made five appearances out of a possible six (including one in the Ukrainian Cup against Gelios Kharkiv) as the club finished as runners-up and were promoted back to the Vyshcha Liha;[8] he debuted on 18 August 2003 during the 7–5 loss against Dynamo-2 Kyiv.

He left Turkmenistan again in 2004 and joined Iran Pro League club Aboomoslem and played for the club during the 2004–05 season, making his only appearance during the 2–2 draw against Esteghlal on 29 October 2004 as he played out of position as a centre-back.[1] He returned to Turkmenistan one final time to rejoin Nisa Aşgabat in July 2005 before he left to join Aşgabat FK in January 2006.[2] He scored one goal in 2007,[1] and he won the Ýokary Liga in his final two seasons: 2007 and 2008.[9][10] He retired in December 2008 at the age of 35.[2]

International career

Durdyýew played for the Turkmenistan national football team from 1992 to 2004, scoring three goals in forty appearances.[11] He made his debut for Turkmenistan on 28 June 1992 during the 2–1 loss against Uzbekistan at the Central Asian Cup, which was the team’s first-ever international match.[12] He scored his first goal for Turkmenistan on 14 October 1992 during the 4–0 victory against Kyrgyzstan which was also at the Central Asian Cup.[13]

He would then regularly represent Turkmenistan during FIFA World Cup qualification and AFC Asian Cup qualification, and he played at the 1998 Asian Games.[1] He helped Turkmenistan qualify for the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 2004 and he played all three matches as Turkmenistan were eliminated in the group stage.[2] He retired from the Turkmenistan national team after scoring during the 2–1 loss against Indonesia on 17 November 2004, which was his final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification as Turkmenistan failed to progress to the third round.[14]

Managerial career

He became the head coach of Turkmenistan (U23) in 2019.[15][16]

Personal life

Gurbangeldi Durdyýew's son Didar is also a Turkmenistani footballer, who plays for the national team.[17]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkmenistan 1992 3 1
1993 4 0
1994 0 0
1995 —
1996 1 0
1997 6 0
1998 2 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 6 1
2002 —
2003 7 0
2004 10 1
Total 40 3
Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Durdyýew goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Gurbangeldi Durdyýew
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 14 October 1992 Köpetdag stadiony, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 4–0 1992 Central Asian Cup [13]
2. 5 May 2001 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 21  Jordan 2–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
3. 17 November 2004 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 40  Indonesia 1–1 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]

Honours

Nebitçi

Köpetdag Aşgabat

Nisa Aşgabat

Batys

Metalist Kharkiv

FK Aşgabat

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Gurbangeldi Durdyýew". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Manaschev, Erlan. "Turkmenistan 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Turkmenistan - List of Champions". RSSSF.
  5. ^ a b c "Turkmenistan - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.
  6. ^ a b "Kazakhstan 2002". RSSSF.
  7. ^ a b "Turkmenistan 2003". RSSSF.
  8. ^ a b Statistics (in Russian)
  9. ^ a b "Turkmenistan 2007". RSSSF.
  10. ^ "Turkmenistan 2008".
  11. ^ "International Goals of Turkmenistan". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Uzbekistan vs. Turkmenistan 1992-06-28". National Football Teams.
  13. ^ a b "Turkmenistan vs. Kyrgyzstan 1992-10-14". National Football Teams.
  14. ^ a b "Indonesia 3:1 (1:1) Turkmenistan". FIFA. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Rwanda vs. Zanzibar 2003-12-02". National Football Teams.
  16. ^ "Turkmenistan 2007". RSSSF.
  17. ^ "Didar Durdyýew (Player)".
  18. ^ "Jordan 1:2 (1:1) Turkmenistan". FIFA. 5 May 2001. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ "Turkmenistan 1993". RSSSF.
  20. ^ "Turkmenistan 1995". RSSSF.
  21. ^ "Turkmenistan 1997/98". RSSSF.
  22. ^ "Turkmenistan 1996". RSSSF.
  23. ^ "Turkmenistan 1998/99". RSSSF.
  24. ^ "Turkmenistan 2002". RSSSF.
  25. ^ "Turkmenistan 2000". RSSSF.
  26. ^ "Turkmenistan 2008".
  27. ^ "Turkmenistan 2006". RSSSF.
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