Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov | |||
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Bilyaletdinov in 2013 | |||
Born |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | 13 March 1955||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | HC Dynamo Moscow | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1973–1988 | ||
Medal record
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Zinetula Khaidarovich "Bill" Bilyaletdinov (Russian: Зинэтула Хайдарович Билялетдинов, Tatar: Зиннәтулла Хәйдәр улы Билалетдинев; born 13 March 1955) is a former Russian ice hockey player of Tatar descent, who competed for the USSR. In 1973–1988 he competed for HC Dynamo Moscow.[1] He won the Russian Championship in season 2005–2006 and consecutive European Champions Cup-2007, as well as the history's first KHL Gagarin Cup as a head coach for Ak Bars Kazan.
He has been the assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets in the 1994 and 1995 seasons and served as the assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 1996–1997 season.[2]
In June 2011, he was appointed to head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team. As the head coach of the national team, Bilyaletdinov has emphasised defensive discipline.
In 2012, Russia won the 2012 IIHF World Championship in Helsinki. Russia won all its matches of the tournament in regulation time, the first time any team had done so since the Soviet Union in 1989. After the tournament, star player Alexander Semin praised Bilyaletdinov's disciplined approach and focus on retaining possession of the puck.[3] He was fired after Russia men's national ice hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | ||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
1973–74 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1974–75 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
1975–76 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
1976–77 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
1977–78 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 27 | |
1978–79 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 43 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 55 | |
1979–80 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 43 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 44 | |
1980–81 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 49 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54 | |
1981–82 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |
1982–83 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | |
1983–84 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 36 | |
1984–85 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |
1985–86 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 40 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 38 | |
1986–87 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 40 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
1987–88 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 46 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 20 | |
1989–90 | Dynamo Moscow II | USSR III | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | |
1990–91 | Dynamo Moscow II | USSR III | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
USSR totals | 588 | 63 | 88 | 151 | 397 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1974 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
1974 | Soviet Union | WJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
1975 | Soviet Union | WJC | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | |
1976 | Soviet Union | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
1978 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
1979 | Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
1980 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |
1981 | Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
1981 | Soviet Union | CC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1982 | Soviet Union | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
1983 | Soviet Union | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
1984 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
1984 | Soviet Union | CC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
1985 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
1986 | Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
1987 | Soviet Union | WC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 95 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 119 |
References
- 1 2 (in Russian) Great Olympic. Greatest russian coach in 2000th. Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Билялетдинов", available online
- ↑ Zinetula Bilyaletdinov. eliteprospects.com
- ↑ Semin Brushes Off NHL Criticism After Russia Win. RIA Novosti (21 May 2012)
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- (in Russian) Profile at the website of HC Dynamo Moscow