Biography
Former Russian goalkeeper Ruslan Nigmatullin, who defended the gate of the national team at the 2002 World Championship, admits that he loves stereotypes. The biography of the athlete is the best confirmation of this. In the 90s, he left the Tatarstan "KAMAZ", despite the threats of criminal structures. Being a spare goalkeeper of the middle Italian team, played key matches for the Russian national team on Mundial.
Completed a career for 30 years, but three years later returned to football. And after a re-farewell, the sport achieved success in music: the debut composition of DJ Nigmatullina Symphony in 2011 fell into the rotation of Russian radio stations and on "Europe Plus" was noted in EuroChite Top 40.
Childhood and youth
The future footballer was born in the capital of Tatarstan in 1974, date of birth - October 7. Long time was the only child in the family. Only when Ruslan was 14 years old, he had a younger brother Ramil. The fact that the eldest son will become a star of football, Parents Karim Husainovich and Ramil Ahmetyazovna did not think: from 4 years old, the child has been interested in nature and fishing, and going to school, carried away by music.
Indirectly, a father - Meloman, who possessed a collection of Bobin with Vysotsky records, "Bitles" and early chanson. Ruslan went to the "musician" by choosing the guitar class. In the interview, I admitted that I saw in this way to conquer the hearts of classmates and was waiting for a couple of classes with ease, back in USSR or Yellow Submarine will play. The tedious repeat of the training play so disappointed the guy that, although he met before the completion of the course, his heart was given to passion otherwise.
Soccer so fascinated the young man that he began to attend three teams at once from adolescence. In an interview with "Soviet Sports", Karim Nigmatulline reported that, in addition to the "Electron", the young man was engaged in "labor reserves" and in the "youth" "Rubin".
The father supported his son, especially since he himself was at the gate of amateur teams, but he didn't get into a big sport because of a small growth of 170 cm. According to Karim Husainovich, Ruslan was no higher, but in the graduation class stretched almost 20 Santimeters.
Alas, the zeal of the young man has not found a long time, none of the mentioned goalkeeper clubs needed. Therefore, when a 16-year-old Ruslan learned from a friend that the goalkeepers lack "Kamazu," without praise, she gathered things to move to Naberezhnye Chelny. Parents did not let go of his son without any persuasion.
Football
For the Tatarstan team, Ruslan Nigmatullin performed two years. After spending 20 matches, the goalkeeper missed only 19 goals. It is not surprising that the decision of Junior to move to the capital "Spartak" upset representatives of KamAZ. Former football player Gleb Panferov later said that a promising goalkeeper received a number of threats from immigrants from criminal circles, insisting that Nigmatulline remains in Naberezhnye Chelny.
But in 1995, Ruslan nevertheless concluded a five-year contract with "Red-White". So promising start of a career turned around with disappointment: the newcomer missed one goal after another. Later, the football player will say that the cause was psychological problems. But which, it is not recognized even to parents. The failed performances were deprived of a chance player to get into the main composition, and the seating on the bench did not suit. In 1997, Nigmatullin goes to Lokomotiv, and here the Golkaper's talent is revealed in full force.
Railroad coach Yuri Semin soon includes a new goalkeeper in the main composition, and in three years Nigmatullin holds 115 matches, passing into them only 96 goals. Lokomotiv wins Cup of Russia in 2000 and 2001. In the same period, Ruslana recognizes the goalkeeper of the year.
One of the best matches in his career is to replay the response match against Tyrol in the framework of the qualifying stage of the Champions League in 2001. The teams met at the stadium in Innsbruck, and in the first half the owners scored a goal. However, the score is 3: 1 in the first meeting with Lokomotiv "Tyrol" did not suit.
In the second half, the strikes on the gate of the "railway workers" fell as out of the horns of abundance. Nigmatulline pulled out, it would seem, not pesting balls. The endless saves of the impenetrable goalkeeper brought an opponent from equilibrium: the Austrians have increasingly violated the rules and, in the end, remained in the minority. Loko won the stage, and Nigmatullin returned to Russia hero.
In an effort to improve the qualifications, in 2002 Ruslan goes to Ellas Verona. In the Italian team preparation of goalkeepers paid special attention. But the debut match for the club turned out to be the last - Nigmatullin passes three goals. Italians per year give Legionnaire for rent CSKA.
Prior to the transition to the army teams in the summer of 2002, Nigmatullin becomes the main goalkeeper of the national team of Russia, bypassing in the struggle for this place the colleague of Stanislav Cherchesov. In a duel with Tunisia, the national team gate remains unrealized, but the Russians lose the Russians and the Russians and do not fall into the playoffs.
The season for the "red-blue" consists of successful for Nigmatulline: 15 games and 14 missed balls. However, the footballer seeks to return to the Italian championship and leaves to play for "Salernitan", but later returns to Lokomotiv.
The player is not in a hurry to include in the main composition, and coming out for the season on the field only once, Ruslan moves into Chechnya, signing a contract with Terek. The club provides an opportunity to play, but the final statistics of the season looks not as attractive as before - 19 games and 31 missed ball. Nigmatulline announces the completion of the career.
Having tried to find yourself in business and journalism, in 2008 a 34-year-old football player decides to return. By playing the season for the Rostov SKA, Ruslan appeals to the "locomotive" for the third time, but the contract eventually signs with the Farm Club "Railway". I could not break through into the main team, in the summer of 2009 it goes to the Israeli "Maccabi Ahi" and after half of the year with 9 games and 19 missed goals finally completes his career.
Personal life
Footballer is married since 1998. Spouse name is Elena. Together with his wife raises two sons - Ruslana and Marseille. Children went in the footsteps of the Father and are now studying in the Locomotive Football School. In the summer of 2018, the former goalkeeper wrote in Twitter that the eldest son is above his father. Ruslan Nigmatullina-senior growth is 187 cm, the younger - 192 cm.
The family lives in Moscow. Former goalkeeper leads "Instagram". Among the selfie from speeches and pictures with his wife and children there are rare photos from training and matches of the time of the 90s.
Footballer Arthur Nigmatulline is a single-fap of an athlete and stands for Amkar.
Ruslan Nigmatullin now
Pursuing with professional football, the athlete engaged in music. In 2011, the Debut Track Symphony became a hit, noting in several radio charts. Dreaming to repeat the success of David Getta and Tiesto. Gastro-rolling schedule DJ Nigmatullina is saturated - up to 15 performances per month. During the world's home championship in 2018, he performed at the fans festival in the cities of the Games, and on the day of the closing, the Seth in Volgograd won.
In June 2018, along with the former defender of the Russian national team, Dmitry Sennikov Ruslan appeared on the show "Who wants to become a millionaire?". Previously, with him, as well as Alexander Bridgeov and other stars of the National Team played in Kaliningrad against the legend of FIFI NUNU GOMESH, CAPU, WESS BRUNA.
Since 2013, Nigmatullin has been heading the metropolitan school of goalkeepers of his name. He watched the speeches of the Russian national team on the Mundala, severely spoke in social networks about Fedor Smolov after not a scored penalty at the Gate of Croats:
"Smolova I do not understand," Ruslan wrote in Twitter, - the failed game on the whole championship and as a crown - this Pzhonsky act in such a responsible moment ... ".Awards
- 1996 - Champion of Russia (as part of Spartak)
- 1997 - Champion of Russia (as part of Spartak)
- 2000 - owner of the Russian Cup (in the "Locomotive")
- 2000 - "Goalkeeper of the Year"
- 2001 - the winner of the Russian Cup (as part of Lokomotiv)
- 2001 - "Goalkeeper of the Year"
- 2004 - Champion of Russia (as part of Lokomotiv)