Aleksey Arifullin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sayarovich and the family name is Arifullin.

Aleksey Arifullin

Personal information
Full name	Aleksey Sayarovich Arifullin
Date of birth	(1970-10-13)13 October 1970
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR
Date of death	28 September 2017(2017-09-28) (aged 46)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1980–1988	FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–2000	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	224	(0)
2000	FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	11	(1)
2001	FC Krylia Sovetov Samara	3	(0)
2001	FC Dynamo Moscow	3	(0)
International career
1998	Russia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksey Sayarovich Arifullin (Russian: Алексей Саярович Арифуллин) (13 October 1970 − 28 September 2017)[1] was a Russian association footballer.

Club career

Arifullin played in the Russian Top League with FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Dynamo Moscow. He never scored in a league match, and is one of a few players to make more than 100 appearances in the league without scoring a goal.[2]

Honours

• Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995, 1999.
• Russian Premier League bronze: 1994, 1998.
• Russian Cup winner: 1996, 1997, 2000.
• Russian Cup finalist: 1990, 1998.

International career

Born in Moscow, Arifullin played his only international game for Russia on 22 April 1998 in a friendly against Turkey.

European club competitions

All with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.

• UEFA Cup 1993–94: 2 games.
• UEFA Cup 1995–96: 2 games.
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996–97 : 1 game.
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997–98: 7 games (reached semifinal).
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998–99: 7 games (reached semifinal).
• UEFA Cup 1999–2000: 5 games.

References

1. Умер Алексей Арифуллин
2. "САМЫЕ "ПОЗДНИЕ" ПЕРВЫЕ ГОЛЫ ИГРОКОВ В ВЫСШЕМ ДИВИЗИОНЕ" (in Russian). Sport Express. April 13, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

External links

• (in Russian) Profile