Profile
Rafael Urazbakhtin is the head coach of FK Kairat, one of Kazakhstan's leading football clubs competing in the Kazakhstan Premier League. The Kazakh manager brings considerable experience from his playing days and a deep understanding of domestic football to the role.
Urazbakhtin enjoyed a fifteen-year career as a forward, representing twelve times for his country between 1998 and 2004. During that spell, he played for ten different clubs, predominantly within Kazakhstan, though he ventured abroad in 2001 to join Russian side Rostov. His extensive playing experience across multiple Kazakh clubs has provided valuable insight into the league and its personnel, forming a solid foundation for his management career at Kairat.
Background sources include Wikipedia.