Rinat Abdulin
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
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Rinat Abdulin (Russian: Ренат Абдулин; born 14 April 1982) is a Kazakh footballer who plays for FC Ordabasy.
Career
Abdulin haw previously played for Kairat Almaty.[1]
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.[2] In his next appearance, he fouled England striker Emile Heskey to concede a penalty in a 4-0 defeat.[3]
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 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qual. | |||||
| 2. | 10 October 2014 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Template:Fb | 0–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qual. | |||||
| Correct as of 13 January 2017[4] | |||||||||||
References
External links
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