Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ( rus, Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn, ; born 7 October 1974 in
Kazan
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,
Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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,
Soviet Union
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) 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
Retirement
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
Nigmatullin signed with
Israel
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i 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.
Honours
*
Russian Premier League
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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
Footnotes
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1974 births
Living people
Russian men's footballers
FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players
FC Spartak Moscow players
Hellas Verona FC players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
FC Anzhi Makhachkala players
Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Serie A players
Serie B players
Footballers from Kazan
PFC CSKA Moscow players
Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Russia men's international footballers
Russian Premier League players
Israeli Premier League players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Tatar people of Russia
US Salernitana 1919 players
Russian DJs
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Tatar sportsmen
Tatar footballers