Emil Rinatovich Kenzhisariyev (; ; born 26 March 1987) is a Kyrgyz

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who last played for

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club

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as a defender. He became the top scorer of the

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, scoring six goals. He is a member of the

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Assault

On 11 August 2013, Kenzhisariyev was assaulted in the Kazakh city of

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and was hospitalized in a coma. Reports from Kazakh media stated that he had been operated on for head injuries, and that he remained in a coma but that his condition was improving. He was eventually discharged in late September and is currently undergoing rehab training, expected to make a full recovery."Kenzhesariev discharged from hospital"
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Honours

Individual

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top goalscorer: 2010

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* 1987 births Living people Kyrgyzstani men's footballers 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers FC Abdysh-Ata players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Jenis players FC Aktobe players FC Bunyodkor players Uzbekistan Super League players Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Men's association football defenders Footballers from Bishkek {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub