Turan-Tovuz Azerbaijani football club played its first match at the training camp in Gabala under the leadership of new head coach Kurban Berdyev. As reported by azerisport.com The team won a convincing victory over Shamkir with a score of 13:0.

Recall that in June of this year, an experienced Turkmen specialist Kurban Berdyev signed a two-year contract with the Azerbaijani Turan-Tovuz with the possibility of extending it for another year.

Berdyev is widely known for his achievements with Rubin Kazan, with whom he twice became the champion of Russia, twice won the National Super Cup and once the Cup of Russia. In the 2020-2021 season, Berdyev also led Kairat to victory in the Kazakhstan Cup. His coaching career includes Kairat and Taraz (Kazakhstan), Genchlerbirligi (Turkey), Nisa (Turkmenistan), Traktor (Iran), Rostov, Sochi and Dynamo Makhachkala (Russia).