Renat Rudolfovich Yanbayev (russian: Ренат Рудольфович Янбаев, tt-Cyrl, Ренат Рудольф улы Янбаев; born 7 April 1984) is a Russian
association football
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official and a
full-back (mostly left). He is aplayer and also the director of sports for
Znamya Noginsk. He was born to an ethnic
Russian mother and
Volga Tatar father.
Career
Yanbayev played for
CSKA Moscow school and youth teams. He moved to Lokomotiv Moscow during the summer of 2007 from
FC Kuban Krasnodar after featuring in 12 league games and scoring once in the
2007 Russian Premier League
The 2007 Russian Premier League was the 16th season of the Russian Football Championship, and the sixth under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was sponsored by insurance company Rosgosstrakh.
The season started on 10 March 200 ...
. Originally a left-sided midfielder, he was converted to left-back (he also can play as a right-back) in Lokomotiv Moscow.
Playing for
Lokomotiv Moscow, Yanbayev was called to Russian national team.
In the beginning of the 2012–13 season, after the appointment of
Slaven Bilić as a manager, Yanbayev lost his position in the starting XI to
Andrey Yeshchenko
Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko (russian: link=no, Андрей Олегович Ещенко; born 9 February 1984) is a Russian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Znamya Noginsk.
Career
Yeshchenko be ...
. To gain playing time, he moved on loan to
Zenit
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* Zenit (satellite), a type of Soviet spy satellite
* Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket
Sports
* Zenit (sports ...
in September 2012. During winter transfer window in January 2013, when Yeshchenko departed for
Anzhi
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...
, Yanbayev returned to Loko.
He left Lokomotiv as a free agent on 5 June 2017 after 10 seasons with the club. On 13 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Ru ...
. He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 24 July 2018.
International
In February 2008, he was called up to the
Russia national football team
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.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Club
;Lokomotiv Moscow
*
Russian Cup:
2014–15,
2016–17
International
*
UEFA European Football Championship bronze medalist: 1
**2008, Russian Federation
References
External links
Lokomotiv Moscow profileProfile at Football-Lineups.com
1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Moscow
Russian footballers
Association football defenders
Russia youth international footballers
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia international footballers
People from Noginsk
Association football fullbacks
FC Anzhi Makhachkala players
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
Tatar people of Russia
UEFA Euro 2008 players
FC Khimki players
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
FC Krasnodar players
PFC CSKA Moscow players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Russian Second League players
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