Marat Anvaryevich Safin (; born 7 June 1985) is a Russian former professional

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player. He is an ethnic

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Club career

He made his

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debut for

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on 9 April 2008 in a game against

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Honours

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Zone Ural-Povolzhye Best Player: 2015–16. *

Zone South Best Player: 2016–17.

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* 1985 births People from Dimitrovgrad, Russia Living people Tatar people of Russia Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Armavir players FC Zenit-Izhevsk players FC Volga Ulyanovsk players Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk Oblast FC Akademiya Tolyatti players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1985-stub