Ruslan Nigmatullin

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Ruslan Nigmatullin
Nigmatullin in 2008
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin
Date of birth (1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Kazan, Soviet Union
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 KAMAZ 20 (0)
1995–1997 Spartak Moscow 27 (0)
1998–2001 Lokomotiv Moscow 115 (0)
2002–2004 Hellas Verona 10 (0)
2002CSKA Moscow (loan) 14 (0)
2003Salernitana (loan) 14 (0)
2004 Lokomotiv Moscow 1 (0)
2005 Terek Grozny 19 (0)
2008 SKA Rostov 15 (0)
2009 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (0)
2009 Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 8 (0)
2009 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 9 (0)
Total 263 (0)
International career
1994–1995 Russia U-21 10 (0)
2000–2002[1] Russia 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin (Russian: Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, IPA: [rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn], Tatar: Руслан Кәрим улы Нигъмәтуллин; born 7 October 1974 in Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired association footballer of Volga Tatar ethnicity who played goalkeeper and is 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 his period.

Also known as DJ after completing his football career.

Biography[edit]

Retirement[edit]

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 clubs, he retired again in November 2009.

Time in Israel[edit]

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[edit]

  • Russian Premier League champion: 1996, 1997, 2004.
  • Russian Premier League runner-up: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.
  • Russian Premier League bronze: 1995, 1998.
  • Russian Cup winner: 2000, 2001.
  • Russian Cup finalist: 1998.

Career statistics[edit]

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
1992 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny First Division 7 0
1993 Premier League 1 0
1994 11 0
1995 Spartak Moscow Premier League 15 0
1996 10 0
1997 2 0
1998 Lokomotiv Moscow Premier League 30 0
1999 29 0
2000 29 0
2001 27 0
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2001–02 Hellas Verona Serie A 1 0
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002 CSKA Moscow Premier League 14 0
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2002–03 Salernitana Serie B 14 0
2003–04 Hellas Verona Serie B 9 0
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004 Lokomotiv Moscow Premier League 1 0
2005 Terek Grozny Premier League 19 0
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2009–10 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Ligat ha'Al 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 14 0
Total Russia 196 0
Italy 24 0
Israel 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 229 0

Footnotes[edit]

  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 Futbol Russian Footballer of the Year
2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Sport-Express Russian Footballer of the Year
2001
Succeeded by