Ruslan Elá
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruslan Elá Ayana Eyene | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CF Damm | |||
| 2001–2003 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Sporting Mahonés | ||
| 2004–2005 | Logroñés | ||
| 2005–2006 | Villanovense | ||
| 2006–2007 | Gavà | ||
| 2007–2008 | Masnou | ||
| 2008–2011 | Levante Las Planas | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–2006 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ruslan Elá Ayana Eyene (born 7 November 1983), known as Elá, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a left back or a central defender.
Club career
Elá was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. In his eight-year senior career he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Logroñés, CF Villanovense, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.
International career
Elá gained six caps for Equatorial Guinea. Two of those arrived during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in the tie against Togo national football team (1–0 home win, 0–2 away loss).
Personal
Elá's older brother, Jacinto, was also a footballer. A winger, he too played mostly in Spanish amateur football, having an unsuccessful spell with Southampton.
Ruslan also worked at Admissions Test de Nivell in Esplugues de Llobregat.[1]
References
External links
- Ruslan Elá at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ruslan Elá – FIFA competition record
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)