Ruslan Nigmatullin, former goalkeeper of the Russian national football team, said in an interview: sports.ruHe once rejected the opportunity to continue his career at Juventus Torino.
The goalkeeper played for Salernitana and Verona teams in Italy.
“I received an offer from Juventus. Just like in Russia, there were teams controlled by agents in Italy. In order to be transferred to Juventus, I had to sign a contract with the agent of Luciano Moggi’s son, Alessandro Moggi. But I refused.
A month later I met Gianluigi Buffon at a disco in Milan. We hugged, it was nice that he knew that. “I heard you are going to Juventus,” Buffon said. Welcome, but you understand that you will not play because I am there. And a good goalkeeper like you needs practice,” Nigmatullin said.
Nigmatullin is known in Russia for his performances at Lokomotiv Moscow, CSKA and Spartak, Grozny Terek (now Akhmat) and Rostov SKA. The goalkeeper retired in 2009 as a football player for Israeli Maccabi Ahi.
After completing his career, Nigmatullin linked his life with music and became a DJ. He performed in different countries of Europe, America and Turkey.
In November 2023, Nigmatullin was included in the squad for the retro match between Lokomotiv and CSKA.
Previously in Portugal in the name He is the favorite for the match between Porto and Arsenal in the Champions League.