Sergei Sergeyevich Kharlamov (russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Харламов; born 22 June 1973) is a Russian former professional
football
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player.
Career
Kharlamov captained
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar language, Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city o ...
from 1999 to 2004.
Fraud conviction
After he retired from playing football, Kharlamov was involved in marketing investments for a Kazan-based credit production company, Rost, which the Republic of
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
Interior Ministry determined to be an illegal
financial pyramid scheme. The Ministry charged Kharlamov with participating in the defrauding of 3,500 investors from December 2013 to March 2015.
On 30 July 2020, prosecutors at trial requested a sentence of 16.5 years of imprisonment.
On 13 November 2020, he was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment for fraud.
Honours
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Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
bronze: 2003.
References
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1973 births
Sportspeople from Kazan
Living people
Soviet footballers
Russian footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Rubin Kazan players
FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Russian Premier League players
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