Irek Gimayev

Irek Gimayev
Born (1957-09-02) September 2, 1957 (age 67)
Sukkulovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa
HC CSKA Moscow
Oji Seishi
HK Olimpija Ljubljana
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1973–1992

Irek Faritovich Gimayev (Russian: Ирек Фаритович Гимаев, Bashkir: Ирек Фәрит улы Ғимаев;[1] born September 2, 1957, in Sukkulovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian retired ice hockey defenceman.

Gimayev played in the Soviet Hockey League for Salavat Yulaev Ufa and HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 and is also an Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR.[2] He is an ethnic Tatar.[3]

  1. ^ Гимаевы[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Ирек Гимаев: «Больше всех крови выпил Моисеев»[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Татарский народ". tatarlar.info. Retrieved 30 July 2020.