Rustem Bulatov

Rustem Bulatov

Personal information
Full name	Rustem Talgatovich Bulatov
Date of birth	(1974-04-02)2 April 1974
Place of birth	Kazan, Russian SFSR
Date of death	31 May 2008(2008-05-31) (aged 34)
Place of death	Kazan, Russia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Rubin Kazan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Rubin Kazan	4	(0)
1992	Idel Kazan	24	(0)
1993	Rubin-TAN	33	(0)
1994–1996	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	88	(0)
1997–1999	Rubin Kazan	107	(2)
2000–2001	CSKA	24	(0)
2001	Kuban Krasnodar	2	(0)
2002	Dynamo St. Petersburg	21	(0)
2003	Kristall Smolensk	21	(0)
2003	Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan	17	(0)
2004–2005	Tom Tomsk	38	(0)
2005	Anzhi	16	(0)
2006	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	3	(0)
2008	Kazan Chelsea-Kasan	9	(0)
Total		411	(2)
Managerial career
2008	Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rustem Talgatovich Bulatov (Russian: Рустем Талгатович Булатов; 2 April 1974 – 31 May 2008) was a Russian professional footballer.

Career

Bulatov made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Rubin Kazan. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 2000–01 for PFC CSKA Moscow.

Coaching career

He worked as head coach of Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga before his death.

Death

Bulatov died on 31 May 2008 after falling ill during a game (he was playing on a local amateur level at the time).

Honors

• Russian Cup finalist: 2000.