Russian rugby league footballer
Rinat Shamsutdinov|
Full name | Rinat Akhmedovich Shamsutdinov |
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Born | (1971-01-23) 23 January 1971 (age 53) Kazan, Russia |
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Position | Wing, Stand-off |
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Club
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Years
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Team
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Pld
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T
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G
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FG
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P
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Strela Kazan
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Representative
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Years
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Team
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Pld
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T
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G
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FG
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P
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2000–2005
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Russia
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Club
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Years
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Team
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Gms
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W
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D
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L
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W%
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"Spektr" Sports School
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Rinat Akhmedovich Shamsutdinov (Ринат Ахмедович Шамсутдинов) (born on 23 January 1971, in Kazan), is a Russian rugby league footballer, Master of Sports of Russia and rugby union coach. He was presented with Excellence in physical culture and sports of the Republic of Tatarstan.[2]
Playing career
During his career, he played for Strela Kazan, six-times Russian rugby league champion, winner of the 2002 Russian Cup. He played for the team in the 2005 Challenge Cup.[3][4]
As part of the Russian national team which ended runner-up at the 2001 and 2002 European Championship among students at the Central Stadium in Kazan.[5] Chamsoutdinov also played
three matches at the 2000 World Cup.[6][1] He also represented Russia on a 2004 tour of New Zealand and at the 2005 European Nations Cup.[7][8]
Currently he is a rugby union trainer, coaching the "Spektr" Sports School kids' team. In 2017 he was recognized as the best team sports coach in Kazan.[9] He lives in the village of Salmachi and his son plays for the Kazan rugby union team.[10]
In 2013, Shamsutdinov was beaten by bailiffs: they tried to forcefully evict him from the townhouse, which was allegedly built illegally and was subject to demolition.[11]
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