Ruslan Nigmatullin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ruslan Nigmatullin

Russian footballer

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1974

Place of Birth: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

Profession: disc jockey, association football player

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin (Russian: ?????´? ????´????? ???????´????, IPA: [r?'slan k?'r?im?v??t? n??gm?'tul??n], Tatar: ?????? ????? ??? ????????????; born 7 October 1974 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Soviet Union) is a retired association footballer of Volga Tatar ethnicity who played goalkeeper and is currently working as a DJ.
He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times (including 5 Olympic appearances) and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup.
He was voted Russian Player of the Year 2001 and is considered the best Russian goalkeeper of his period.