Valentin Filatov

{{for|the Russian circus performer and animal trainer|Valentin Filatov (bear trainer)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Valentin Filatov

| fullname = Valentin Vladimirovich Filatov

| image= Valentin Filatov 2012.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = With Rostov in 2012

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Leningrad, Russian SFSR

| height = {{height|meters=1.76}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Zvezda Saint Petersburg

| years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = Lokomotiv-Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = Zenit St. Petersburg | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = Nosta Novotroitsk | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = Petrotrest St. Petersburg | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = Unirea Urziceni | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2007–2010 | clubs6 = Spartak Nalchik | caps6 = 62 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2011–2012 | clubs7 = Rostov | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012–2013 | clubs8 = Khimki | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2013–2015 | clubs9 = Tosno | caps9 = 32 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Dynamo Saint Petersburg | caps10 = 20 | goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 247 | totalgoals = 7

| pcupdate = 8 December 2016

| ntupdate =

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Valentin Vladimirovich Filatov ({{langx|ru|Валентин Владимирович Филатов}}; born 19 March 1982) is a Russian former footballer who played as a defender.{{WorldFootball.net|valentin-filatov}}

Personal life

On 5 October 2003 Filatov's parents died in a car crash on their way to watch a league game of Zenit St. Petersburg, that led to a long depression for him and a drop-off in performance.{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/international/cm-2018/corespondenta-din-rusia-video-un-interviu-zguduitor-cu-rusul-care-a-jucat-in-liga-1-in-masina-care-mi-a-ucis-parintii-era-o-tanara-care-urma-sa-nasca-542074.html | title=Un interviu zguduitor cu rusul care a jucat în Liga 1:"În mașina care mi-a ucis părinții era o tânără care urma să nască"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=A shocking interview with the Russian who played in Liga 1:"In the car that killed my parents was a young woman who was about to give birth"| date=18 June 2018 | access-date=26 June 2021}}