Ruslan Elá
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ruslan Elá Eyene | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | San Gabriel | ||
1999–2000 | Damm | ||
2000–2001 | Horta | ||
2001 | Hospitalet | ||
2001–2002 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Sporting Mahonés | ||
2003 | Villanueva | ||
2003–2004 | Lumbreras | ||
2004 | Logroñés | ||
2004–2005 | Villanovense | 9 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Benicarló | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Logroñés | ||
2006–2007 | Blanes | ||
2007 | Gavà | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Masnou | ||
2008–2011 | Levante Las Planas | ||
National team | |||
2003–2006 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | (?) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ruslan Elá Eyene (born 7 November 1983), known as Elá, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a left back or a central defender.
Club career[]
Elá was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. In his nine-year senior career he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Villanueva, CD Lumbreras, CD Logroñés (two spells), CF Villanovense, CD Benicarló, CD Blanes, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.
International career[]
Elá earned six caps for Equatorial Guinea. Two of those arrived during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in the tie against Togo national football team (1–0 home win, 0–2 away loss).
Personal life[]
Elá's older brother, Jacinto, was also a footballer. A winger, he too played mostly in Spanish amateur football, having an unsuccessful spell with Southampton.
Ruslan also worked at Admissions Test de Nivell in Esplugues de Llobregat.[1]
References[]
- ^ Llistat d'admissions test de nivell (List of level tests admissions); at XTec (in Catalan)
External links[]
- Ruslan Elá at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ruslan Elá – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Footballers from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent
- Spanish footballers
- Equatoguinean footballers
- Association football defenders
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- CF Damm players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- CF Villanovense players
- CF Gavà players
- CD Masnou players
- Equatorial Guinea international footballers