Valentin Filatov

For the Russian circus performer and animal trainer, see Valentin Filatov (bear trainer).

Valentin Vladimirovich Filatov (Russian: Валентин Владимирович Филатов; born 19 March 1982) is a Russian former footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Valentin Filatov

With Rostov in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Valentin Vladimirovich Filatov
Date of birth	(1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Leningrad, Russian SFSR
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Zvezda Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Lokomotiv-Zenit-2 St. Petersburg	24	(2)
2002–2004	Zenit St. Petersburg	21	(0)
2005	Nosta Novotroitsk	17	(1)
2005	Petrotrest St. Petersburg	14	(1)
2006	Unirea Urziceni	28	(1)
2007–2010	Spartak Nalchik	62	(1)
2011–2012	Rostov	11	(0)
2012–2013	Khimki	18	(0)
2013–2015	Tosno	32	(1)
2015–2016	Dynamo Saint Petersburg	20	(0)
Total		247	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2016

Personal life

On 5 October 2003 Filatov's parents died in a car crash on their way to watch a league game of Zenit St. Petersburg, that led to a long depression for him and a drop-off in performance.^[2]