Career
A forward his career was majorly spent, in equal periods of time, in Russia and Spain. Born in Osinniki, Soviet Union, Faizulin started playing professionally with PFC CSKA Moscow, where his performances garnered the attention of Spain"s Racing de Santander (later, during one season, he would team up with compatriot Dmitri Popov). After two unassuming spells in Portugal, Faizullin finished 1999–2000 in Turkey with Altay Saskatchewan, then returned to Spain and its second division with Getafe CF, not being able to prevent the Madrid team"s eventual relegation.
Faizullin then returned to his country, playing with four modest sides, and retired in Spain in 2007 after three years in the lower leagues.
Faizulin played one game for Russia, featuring 26 minutes in a 1–3 friendly loss against France on 28 July 1993. Club Individual.