Ruslan Nigmatullin

Ruslan Nigmatullin
Personal information
Full nameRuslan Karimovich Nigmatullin
Date of birth7 October 1974
Place of birthKazan, Tatarstan, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992–1994KAMAZ20(0)
1995–1997Spartak Moscow27(0)
1998–2001Lokomotiv Moscow115(0)
2002–2004Hellas Verona10(0)
2002→ CSKA Moscow (loan)14(0)
2003→ Salernitana (loan)14(0)
2004Lokomotiv Moscow1(0)
2005Terek Grozny19(0)
2008SKA Rostov15(0)
2009Anzhi Makhachkala0(0)
2009Lokomotiv-2 Moscow8(0)
2009Maccabi Ahi Nazareth20(0)
Total263(0)
National team
2000–2002[1]Russia24(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Karimovich and the family name is Nigmatullin.

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin (Russian: Руслан Каримович Нигматуллин, Tatar Cyrillic: Руслан Кәрим улы Нигъмәтуллин, Latin: Ruslan Kərim ulı Niğmətullin) (born 7 October 1974 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Soviet Union) is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity who currently working as a DJ. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times (including 5 Olympic appearances) and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup. He was voted Russian Player of the Year 2001 and is considered the best Russian goalkeeper of this period.

Biography

Retirement

Despite officially retiring from football in February 2006, in September 2008, Nigmatullin decided to make a deal with FC SKA Rostov-on-Don, Russian club from First Division. After playing for another year for 3 different clubs, he retired again in November 2009.

Time in Israel

Nigmatullin signed with Israeli club, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth for the 2009–10 season. His start was a shaky one but his performance improved over the weeks as he acclimated to Israel. Nevertheless, he requested to leave the club in November 2009.[2]

Honours

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny70
1993Premier League10
1994110
1995Spartak MoscowPremier League150
1996100
199720
1998Lokomotiv MoscowPremier League300
1999290
2000290
2001270
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2001–02Hellas VeronaSerie A10
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002CSKA MoscowPremier League140
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2002–03SalernitanaSerie B140
2003–04Hellas VeronaSerie B90
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004Lokomotiv MoscowPremier League10
2005Terek GroznyPremier League190
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2009–10Maccabi Ahi NazarethLigat ha'Al80005000130
Total Russia 1960
Italy 240
Israel 80005000130
Career total 2280

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ↑ Nasser, Mahsan (2 November 2009). מסתמן: מאייבי יחליף את ניגמטולין בשער נצרת [Mayebi Will Replace Nigmatullin in Nazareth Goal] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
Preceded by
Yegor Titov		 Futbol Russian Footballer of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
Dmitri Loskov
Preceded by
Yegor Titov		 Sport-Express Russian Footballer of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
Dmitri Loskov