Anri Enverovich Khagush (russian: Анри Энверович Хагуш; born 23 September 1986) is a Russian football coach and former player (

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). He is of Abkhazian descent and has represented his

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at the international level.

Club career

Khagush was born in Abkhazia and started his career as part of

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's youth system. He joined BATE Borisov in the summer of 2006 and became an integral part of the first team during the 2007 season. Khagush was one of the important players for BATE Borisov during the 2008/2009 season, helping them reach the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in their history. He played in 5 of the

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ians' Champions League games. On 17 September 2008, he was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in away game against Real Madrid, which ended in a 0:2 loss. He was signed by

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

at the start of 2009 season. He was immediately loaned out to Kuban Krasnodar. In the years 2010-2011 he played on loan for

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. Khagush returned to BATE Borisov in 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khagush, Anri 1986 births Living people People from Gagra District Footballers from Abkhazia Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus FC BATE Borisov players FC Kuban Krasnodar players Russian Premier League players FC Rostov players PFC Spartak Nalchik players FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players Russian people of Abkhazian descent Men's association football defenders FC Arsenal Tula players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod players