Ruslan Nigmatullin

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

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin (Russian: Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, IPA:

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

Retirement

Despite officially retiring from football in February 2006, in September 2008, Nigmatullin decided to make a deal with

First Division

. After playing for another year for 3 clubs, he retired again in November 2009.

Time in Israel

Nigmatullin signed with

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

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

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		Premier League	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

^ "Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ 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

[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.

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