In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elá and the second or maternal family name is Ayana.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ruslan Elá Ayana | ||
Date of birth | (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | San Gabriel | ||
1999–2000 | Damm | ||
2000–2001 | Horta | ||
2001 | Hospitalet | ||
2001–2002 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Sporting Mahonés | ||
2003 | Villanueva | ||
2003–2004 | Lumbreras | ||
2004 | Logroñés | ||
2004–2005 | Villanovense | 9 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Benicarló | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Logroñés | ||
2006–2007 | Blanes | ||
2007 | Gavà | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Masnou | ||
2008–2011 | Levante Las Planas | ||
International career | |||
2003–2006 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ruslan Elá Ayana (born 7 November 1983) is a former footballer who played as a left-back or a centre-back. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club career
Elá was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. In his nine-year senior career he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Villanueva, CD Lumbreras, CD Logroñés (two spells), CF Villanovense, CD Benicarló, CD Blanes, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.
International career
Elá earned 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.
References
- "Cornellà de Llobregat" (PDF). p. 6.
- Llistat d'admissions test de nivell (List of level tests admissions); at XTec (in Catalan)
External links
- Ruslan Elá at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ruslan Elá – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Footballers from Las Palmas
- Spanish men's footballers
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- CF Damm players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- CF Villanovense players
- CF Gavà players
- CD Masnou players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen