Ruslan Nigmatullin

{{Short description|Russian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{family name hatnote|Karimovich|Nigmatullin|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ruslan Nigmatullin

| image = Ruslan Nigmatullin.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Nigmatullin in 2008

| fullname = Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kazan, Soviet Union

| height = {{height|m=1.87}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1992–1994 | clubs1 = KAMAZ | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1995–1997 | clubs2 = Spartak Moscow | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998–2001 | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Moscow | caps3 = 115 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002–2004 | clubs4 = Hellas Verona | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002 | clubs5 = → CSKA Moscow (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003 | clubs6 = → Salernitana (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2004 | clubs7 = Lokomotiv Moscow | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2005 | clubs8 = Terek Grozny | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2008 | clubs9 = SKA Rostov | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2009 | clubs10 = Anzhi Makhachkala | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2009 | clubs11 = Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2009 | clubs12 = Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | caps12 = 9 | goals12 = 0

| totalcaps = 263 | totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1994–1995 | nationalteam1 = Russia U-21 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2000–2002{{Cite news|title=Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin – International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/nigmatullin-intl.html}} | nationalteam2 = Russia | nationalcaps2 = 24 | nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ({{lang-rus|Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин|p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn}}, {{langx|tt-Cyrl|Руслан Кәрим улы Нигъмәтуллин}}; born 7 October 1974 in Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) 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 Israeli 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.{{cite news |script-title=he:מסתמן: מאייבי יחליף את ניגמטולין בשער נצרת |first=Mahsan |last=Nasser |url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/09-10/1,1,16,0/146992.html |publisher=One.co.il |date=2 November 2009 |accessdate=3 November 2009 |language=Hebrew |trans-title=Mayebi Will Replace Nigmatullin in Nazareth Goal }}

Honours

  • Russian Premier League 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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Total

SeasonClubLeague

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 | Russia

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Russian Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

1992rowspan="3"|KAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyFirst Division70
1993rowspan="2"|Premier League10
1994110
1995rowspan="3"|Spartak Moscowrowspan="3"|Premier League150
1996100
199720
1998rowspan="4"|Lokomotiv Moscowrowspan="4"|Premier League300
1999290
2000290
2001270
colspan=3 | Italy

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Coppa Italia

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2001–02Hellas VeronaSerie A10
colspan=3 | Russia

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Russian Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2002CSKA MoscowPremier League140
colspan=3 | Italy

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Coppa Italia

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2002–03SalernitanaSerie B140
2003–04Hellas VeronaSerie B90
colspan=3 | Russia

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Russian Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2004Lokomotiv MoscowPremier League10
2005Terek GroznyPremier League190
colspan=3 | Israel

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Israel State Cup

! colspan=2 | Toto Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2009–10Maccabi Ahi NazarethLigat ha'Al90005000140
rowspan=3 | Total

! colspan=2 | Russia

!196||0||||||||||||||||

colspan=2 | Italy

!24||0||||||||||||||||

colspan=2 | Israel

!9||0||0||0||5||0||0||0||14||0

colspan=3 | Career total

!229||0||||||||||||||||

Footnotes

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{{succession box|title=Futbol Russian Footballer of the Year|before=Yegor Titov|after=Dmitri Loskov|years=2001}}

{{succession box|title=Sport-Express Russian Footballer of the Year|before=Yegor Titov|after=Dmitri Loskov|years=2001}}

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{{Russia Squad 2002 World Cup}}

{{Russian Footballer of the Year}}

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Category:1974 births

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Category:Russian men's footballers

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Category:FC Lokomotiv Moscow players

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Category:FC Spartak Moscow players

Category:Hellas Verona FC players

Category:FC Akhmat Grozny players

Category:FC Anzhi Makhachkala players

Category:Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players

Category:Men's association football goalkeepers

Category:Serie A players

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Category:Footballers from Kazan

Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players

Category:Russia men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Russia men's international footballers

Category:Russian Premier League players

Category:Israeli Premier League players

Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players

Category:Tatar people of Russia

Category:US Salernitana 1919 players

Category:Russian DJs

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