Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai ( mn, Баясгалангийн Гарьдмагнай; born 17 September 1985 in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

) is a retired

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and current manager.

International career

Garidmagnai made his senior international debut on 22 February 2003 in a

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match again

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. He went on to make thirty-five appearances for the team, scoring two goals, before retiring in 2019.

International goals

''Scores and results list Mongolia's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

As of December 2021, Garidmagnai is a coach and assistant Coach Education Director of the

Mongolian Football Federation The Mongolian Football Federation (MFF, mn, Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн Холбоо, ''Mongolyn Khölbömbögiin Kholboo'') is the governing body of football in Mongolia. It was founded in 1959, and gained both FIFA and AFC affilia ...

. He was a player-coach for BCH Lions in 2020 as the team won the Mongolian First League title. Later that year he joined

Athletic 220 FC Athletic 220 FC ( mn, Атлетик 220) was a Mongolian professional football club based in Ulaanbaatar, that competed in the Mongolian Premier League. The club was established in 2016, and was promoted to the Mongolian Premier League after e ...

. He was named the men's team Manager of the Year by the MFF over both of the following two seasons. In July 2022 he was unveiled as the new head coach of Khovd FC of the

Mongolian Premier League The Mongolian National Premier League ( Mongolian: ''Монголын Үндэсний Дээд Лиг''), also known as the Hisense Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier professional football league of Mongolia. It is contested ...

. In February 2023 it was announced that Garidmagnai would travel to

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to begin his AFC A-badge as part of a partnership between the Mongolian Football Federation and the

Qatar Football Association The Qatar Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Qaṭariyy li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the governing body of football in Qatar. President Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani is currently ...

Honours

Individual *MFF Manager of the Season: 2020, 2021

References

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* * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Ulaanbaatar Mongolian men's footballers Khaan Khuns-Erchim FC players Erbil SC players Dalian Shide F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Mongolia men's international footballers Mongolian National Premier League players {{Mongolia-footy-bio-stub