Renat Kharisovich Sabitov (; born 13 June 1985) is a Russian

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coach and a former player of

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origin. He is an assistant coach with FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny. Previously, he played for

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and

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. Contrary to popular belief, he is not son or relative of coach

Ravil Sabitov Ravil Rufailovich Sabitov (; born 8 March 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Latvian club AFA Olaine. Club career As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1989 ...

Club career

Born in

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, he came into football through Chertanovo football school. In 2001, he signed for

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's amateur team and played the next two years in the

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. In beginning of 2004, he signed for

Saturn Moscow Oblast FC Saturn Ramenskoye () is a Russian professional football club, based in the town of Ramenskoye in Moscow Oblast. It is also sometimes referred to as FC Saturn Moscow Region (). History The club was founded in 1946. Although the club is based ...

, but had played his first match only on 22 May 2005 (vs. Krylya Sovetov). About that time, Sabitov started playing for the Russia U21 team. His contract with Saturn was about to end on 15 February 2007, but in December 2006, he refused to renew it and was subsequently bought by Spartak for approximately $200,000 to be able to start pre-season training with his new team immediately.

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Renat Sabitov's
profile on Spartak website * 1985 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Spartak Moscow players FC Saturn Ramenskoye players Tatar people of Russia Tatar sportspeople Russian Premier League players FC Khimki players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players FC Sokol Saratov players FC Mordovia Saransk players FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1985-stub