Biography Name: Georgiy Tigiev DOB/Age: 26/05/1995 – 21 years old Club: Anzhi Makhachkala Position: Left Back Nationality: Russia Career to Date Having come through the ranks at Kuban Krasnodar, Tigiev made his senior breakthrough at Torpedo Moscow in 2015 as a 19 year old. At the tail end of the season, as Torpedo were fighting for their Premier League survival, Tigiev started the last five games, making his debut in a 2-2 draw vs Rubin Kazan, and his impressive performances earned him a … [Read more...]
The Revival of Rubin Kazan - Building for the Future
April 19, 2015 by 1 Comment
The 2014/15 season has seen a dramatic change in fortunes for Tatarstan based club Rubin Kazan. The former Champions League contenders had their worst season for seven years in 2014, finishing in 9th place, and sacking legendary long term manager Kurban Berdyev after 11 years and two league titles with the club, in the process. The departure of Berdyev would spell the end of several high profile players at Rubin – mostly down to financial restrictions, and also partly down to not having Berdyev … [Read more...]
