Renat Abdulin

Renat Abdulin
Personal information
Full name	Renat Footovich Abdulin
Date of birth	14 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Alma-Ata, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2008	Kairat Almaty
2009–2010	Lokomotiv Astana
2010	Tobol
2011	Vostok
2012	Kaisar
2013	Ordabasy
2013–2014	Atyrau
2015–2017	Ordabasy
2017–2019	Okzhetpes
International career
2002–2016	Kazakhstan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Renat Footovich Abdulin (Russian: Ренат Фоотович Абдулин; born 14 April 1982) is a Kazakh retired footballer.

Career

Abdulin has previously played for Kairat Almaty.^[2]

On 15 June 2017, Abdulin moved from FC Ordabasy to FC Okzhetpes.^[3] He retired at the end of 2019.^[4]

International career

He scored his first goal for Kazakhstan on 1 April 2009 in a 5–1 defeat to Belarus in a World Cup qualifying match.^[5] In his next appearance, he fouled England striker Emile Heskey to concede a penalty in a 4–0 defeat.^[6]

Even so, he created a shock in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying by scoring the goal to take the lead over the World Cup's eventual third place team Netherlands in the Amsterdam ArenA. Kazakhstan eventually lost 1–3, but it marked for the first time ever a Central Asian side had taken the lead over the world's strongest teams.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 April 2009	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Belarus	1–0	1–5	2010 FIFA World Cup qual.
2.	10 October 2014	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	0–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qual.
Correct as of 13 January 2017^[7]

References

^ Renat Abdulin at Soccerway
^ "Профиль: Абдулин Ринат" (in Kazakh). Sbornaya. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^ "Официально: Ренат Абдулин – игрок ФК Окжетпес". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Могли историю сотворить, а он взял и обосрал все". Абдулин - о заве��шении карьеры, Джолчиеве, Карповиче и деньгах, vesti.kz, 9 June 2020
^ "News". Radio Station Belarus. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
^ "Kazakhstan 0-4 England". BBC Sport. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ Football PLAYER: Renat Abdulin

External links

Renat Abdulin at WorldFootball.net
Renat Abdulin at National-Football-Teams.com
Renat Abdulin at Soccerway

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[1] Renat Abdulin at Soccerway

[2] "Профиль: Абдулин Ринат" (in Kazakh). Sbornaya. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

[Okzhetpes_Sign_Abdulin-3] "Официально: Ренат Абдулин – игрок ФК Окжетпес". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[4] "Могли историю сотворить, а он взял и обосрал все". Абдулин - о заве��шении карьеры, Джолчиеве, Карповиче и деньгах, vesti.kz, 9 June 2020

[5] "News". Radio Station Belarus. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.

[6] "Kazakhstan 0-4 England". BBC Sport. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[7] Football PLAYER: Renat Abdulin

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