Artem Faridovich Fatakhov (russian: Артём Фаридович Фатахов) (born Penza, 8 September 1979) is a Russian

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player. He plays as a lock. He also had a brief stint as a

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player. He played for Imperia-Dynamo Penza, from 2000/01 to 2001/02, and for Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk, from 2002/03 to 2009/10. He has been playing for VVA Saracens, first from 2010/11 to 2012/13, and since 2014/15. He stayed a season at

Strela-Agro Kazan Strela is a rugby union club based in Kazan, Russia. Honours Rugby League * Russian Championships (6): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 * Runner-up (8): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 * Russian Cup (7): 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 ...

, in 2013/14. He played rugby league briefly for Penza, in 2003. He had 68 caps for

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, from 2005 to 2015, scoring 1 try, 5 points on aggregate. He had his debut at the 52-17 win over

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, at 12 November 2005, in

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

, for the

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. He was called for the

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, playing in all the four games, one of them as a substitute, and without scoring. He had his last cap at the 33-0 loss to Georgia, at 14 March 2015, in

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, for the

, aged 35 years old.Artem Fatakhov International Statistics
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1979 births Living people Russian rugby union players Russia international rugby union players Russian rugby league players Rugby union locks VVA Podmoskovye players 2011 Rugby World Cup players {{russia-rugbyunion-bio-stub