Ilshat Faizulin

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Galimzyanovich and the family name is Faizulin.
Ilshat Faizulin
Personal information
Full nameIlshat Galimzyanovich Faizulin
Date of birth5 March 1973
Place of birthOsinniki, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1989–1995CSKA Moscow103(25)
1995–1997Racing Santander54(8)
1997–1998Villarreal22(1)
1998–1999Alverca10(0)
1999Farense6(0)
2000Altay5(0)
2000–2001Getafe33(6)
2002Dynamo St. Petersburg16(4)
2002Metallurg Lipetsk14(2)
2002–2003Bezana
2004Vidnoye10(5)
2004Crevillente
2005Redován33(4)
2005–2006Gimnástica
2006–2007Ribamontán
National team
1993Russia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ilshat Galimzyanovich Faizulin (Russian: Ильшат Галимзянович Файзулин; Tatar Cyrillic: Илшат Галимҗан улы Фәйзуллин, Latin: İlşat Ğalimcan ulı Fäyzullin; born 5 March 1973 in Osinniki) is a Russian retired footballer of Tatar ethnic origin.

A forward his career was majorly spent, in equal periods of time, in Russia and Spain.

Club career

Faizulin started playing professionally with PFC CSKA Moscow, where his performances garnered the attention of Spain's Racing de Santander (later, during one season, he would team up with compatriot Dmitri Popov). Subsequently he was a relatively important offensive element at Villarreal CF, helping the club achieve a first-ever top flight promotion in 1998.

After two unassuming spells in Portugal, Faizullin finished 1999–2000 in Turkey with Altay SK, then returned to Spain and its second division with Getafe CF, not being able to prevent the Madrid side's eventual relegation.

Faizullin then returned to his country, playing with four modest outfits, and retired in Spain in 2007 after three years with four teams, in the lower leagues.

International career

Faizulin played one game for Russia, on 28 July 1993, in a friendly against France.

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