:Ruslan Pimenov

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| name = Ruslan Pimenov

| fullname = Ruslan Valeryevich Pimenov

| image = RuslanPimenov.jpg

| image_size = 205px

| caption = Pimenov in 2007

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 1997–1998

| youthclubs1 = Torpedo Moscow

| years1 = 1998

| years2 = 1999–2006

| years3 = 2005

| years5 = 2005

| years6 = 2006

| years7 = 2007–2009

| years8 = 2010

| clubs1 = Torpedo-ZIL Moscow

| clubs2 = Lokomotiv Moscow

| clubs3 = → Metz (loan)

| clubs5 = → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)

| clubs6 = → Metz (loan)

| clubs7 = Dynamo Moscow

| clubs8 = Dinamo Minsk

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 86

| caps3 = 3

| caps5 = 6

| caps6 = 7

| caps7 = 23

| caps8 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 17

| goals3 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 5

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003 | nationalteam1 = Russia U21 | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2001–2002 | nationalteam2 = Russia | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0

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Ruslan Valeryevich Pimenov ({{langx|ru|Руслан Валерьевич Пименов}}; born 25 November 1981) is a Russian former footballer.

Career

He played mostly for Lokomotiv Moscow and then briefly for Alania Vladikavkaz. In 2005–2006 he played for FC Metz in France. In 2007, he transferred to Dynamo Moscow. However, Andrei Kobelev soon forbade Pimenov even to train with the team as the footballer lacked for fitness. Pimenov was released from his contract only in December 2009.{{cite web|date=29 December 2009|url=http://www.championat.ru/football/news-382741.html|script-title=ru:Пименов расторг контракт с "Динамо"|language=Russian|publisher=Championat.ru|accessdate=29 December 2009}}

He played four matches for Russia in 2002, including two at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Russian Premier League champion in 2002 and 2004
Russian Cup winner in 2000 and 2001
Russian Super Cup winner in 2003

Personal life

Ruslan was married to Glikeriya Shirokova. They first met at Lokomotiv Moscow where Glikeriya was working as a staff member. They have one daughter together, Kristina Pimenova, who is a well-known child model. Kristina has an older half-sister, Natalia, Glikeriya's eldest child.