Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin (born 7 October 1974 in Kazan

Kazan

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

, Tatarstan

Tatarstan

The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...

, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

) is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar

Tatars

Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...

 ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...

 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 this period.

Retirement

Despite officially retiring from football in February 2006, in September 2008, Nigmatullin decided to make a deal with FC SKA Rostov-on-Don

FC SKA Rostov-on-Don

FC SKA Rostov-on-Don is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's rich history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in 1981.-History:...

, Russian club from First Division. After playing for another year for 3 different clubs, he retired again in November 2009.

Time in Israel

Nigmatullin signed with Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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
  Russian Premier League
  The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
  
   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

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|1992||rowspan="3"|KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny

FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny

KAMAZ is a Russian football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan. The club is currently in the Russian First Division.Colours are all white. Light blue shirts, white shorts.-History:...

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|1993

Russian Top League 1993

-Overview:18 teams participated, and FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.-League standings:FC Rostselmash and FC Asmaral were relegated. FC Krylia Sovetov, FC Luch and FC Okean played in a promotion tournament against the winners of the three zones of the Russian First League 1993, in which...

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Russian Premier League

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|1994

Russian Top League 1994

-Overview:16 teams participated, and FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.-League standings:Notes.# FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi was called FC Zhemchuzhina-Kuban Sochi for part of the season.-Top scorers:21 goals...

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|1995

Russian Top League 1995

-Overview:16 teams participated, and Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:25 goals* Oleg Veretennikov 18 goals* Aleksandr Maslov 16 goals...

||rowspan="3"|Spartak Moscow

FC Spartak Moscow

FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

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Russian Premier League

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|1996

Russian Top League 1996

In 1996 the Top League was extended to 18 clubs.-Overview:-Standings:As Alania and Spartak finished at the top of the table with equal points, the title was decided in a championship play-off.Tikhonov 84'|goals2 = Kanishchev 88'...

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|1998

Russian Top Division 1998

Spartak Moscow won their third consecutive Russian title, and sixth overall.-Overview:-Standings:Notes.# FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow renamed to FC Torpedo.# FC Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen renamed to FC Tyumen.- Top goalscorers :...

||rowspan="4"|Lokomotiv Moscow

FC Lokomotiv Moscow

The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...

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Russian Premier League

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|1999

Russian Top Division 1999

Spartak Moscow won their fourth consecutive Russian title, and seventh overall.Alania qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Lokomotiv winning the Russian Cup in 2000.- Top goalscorers :-Awards:...

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|2000

Russian Top Division 2000

Spartak Moscow won their fifth consecutive Russian title, and eighth overall.- Standings :Chernomorets qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to Lokomotiv winning the Russian Cup in 2001.- Top goalscorers :-Awards:...

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|2001

Russian Top Division 2001

Spartak Moscow won their sixth consecutive Russian title, and ninth overall.During the round 22 match between Anzhi and CSKA on 18 August, CSKA and Ukraine goalkeeper Serhiy Perkhun clashed heads with Anzhi striker Budun Budunov...

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|2001–02

Serie A 2001-02

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Hellas Verona F.C.

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||Serie A

Serie A

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|2002

Russian Premier League 2002

2002 was the first season of the Russian Premier League. While the structure of the competition did not change, the top level clubs gained independence from the Professional Football League.Spartak's six-year dominance in the league was broken by Lokomotiv....

||CSKA Moscow||Premier League

Russian Premier League

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|2003–04

Serie B 2003-04

This article contains information on the 2003-2004 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:...

||Salernitana

Salernitana Calcio 1919

Salerno Calcio, or simply Salerno is an Italian association football club from Salerno, Campania.The club is not the legitimate heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919, but there is however a sports continuity between the two companies thanks to Article 52 NOIF of FIGC, and the fact that they...

||Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

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|2003–04

Serie B 2003-04

This article contains information on the 2003-2004 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:...

||Hellas Verona

Hellas Verona F.C.

Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...

||Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

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|2004

Russian Premier League 2004

Lokomotiv won their second Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League. They were joined by Rotor who played at the top level since the beginning of the Russian league.- Top...

||Lokomotiv Moscow

FC Lokomotiv Moscow

The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...

||Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

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|2005

Russian Premier League 2005

- Final standings :- Top goalscorers :-Season statistics:*Goals: 539 **From penalties: 58 **Saved/Missed penalties: 17 **Goals scored home: 324 **Goals scored away: 215...

||Terek Grozny

FC Terek Grozny

FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League....

||Premier League

Russian Premier League

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|2009–10

2009–10 Israeli Premier League

The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round....

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