Ilshat Galimzyanovich Fayzulin (russian: Ильшат Галимзянович Файзулин; tt-Cyrl, Илшат Галимҗан улы Фәйзуллин; born 5 March 1973) is a Russian
football
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coach and a former player of
Tatar ethnic origin.
A
forward, his career was majorly spent in equal periods of time in Russia and
Spain.
Club career
Born in
Osinniki,
Soviet Union, Fayzulin started playing professionally with
PFC CSKA Moscow, where his performances garnered the attention of Spain's
Racing de Santander (later, during
one season, he would team up with compatriot
Dmitri Popov
Dmitri Lvovich Popov (russian: Дмитрий Львович Попов; born 27 February 1967) is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a left midfielder.
Football career
Popov was born in Yaroslavl, Soviet Union. He ...
at the
La Liga side). Subsequently, he was a relatively important offensive element at
Villarreal CF, helping the club achieve a first-ever
top flight promotion in 1998.
After two unassuming spells in
Portugal, Fayzulin finished 1999–2000 in
Turkey with
Altay SK, then returned to Spain and its
second division with
Getafe CF
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, not being able to prevent the
Madrid team's
eventual relegation.
Fayzulin then returned to his country, playing with four modest sides, and retired in Spain in 2007 after three years in the lower leagues.
International career
Fayzulin played one game for
Russia, featuring 26 minutes in a 1–3
friendly
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loss against
France on 28 July 1993.
Managerial career
On 11 August 2018, Fayzulin was appointed caretaker manager of
Banants. On 24 November 2019, Fayzulin resigned as manager of Urartu.
Honours
Club
*
Soviet League
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: 1991
Individual
*Top 33 players year-end list: 1992, 1993
References
External links
RussiaTeam biography and profile
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1973 births
Living people
People from Kemerovo Oblast
Tatar people of Russia
Tatar sportspeople
Soviet footballers
Soviet Union under-21 international footballers
Russian footballers
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia international footballers
Association football forwards
Soviet Top League players
Russian Premier League players
PFC CSKA Moscow players
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players
FC Metallurg Lipetsk players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Tercera División players
Racing de Santander players
Villarreal CF players
Getafe CF footballers
Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers
Primeira Liga players
F.C. Alverca players
S.C. Farense players
Süper Lig players
Altay S.K. footballers
Russian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast