Ruslan Elá

Ruslan Elá
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Elá Eyene
Date of birth (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Damm
2001–2003 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Sporting Mahonés
2004–2005 Logroñés
2005–2006 Villanovense
2006–2007 Gavà
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 eight-year senior career, he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Logroñés, CF Villanovense, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.

International career

Elá gained 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

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