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 played for the USSR.
| Zinetula Bilyaletdinov | |||
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 Bilyaletdinov in 2013 | |||
| Born |
13 March 1955 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | ||
| 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 |
 Soviet Union | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1988 | ||
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Medal record | |||
From 1973–1988 Bilyaletdinov played for HC Dynamo Moscow.[1] As a coach, he won the Russian Championship in the 2005–2006 season and the 2007 European Champions Cup, as well as the first-ever KHL Gagarin Cup championship as coaching Ak Bars Kazan.
Bilyaletdinov served as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Jets in the 1994 and 1995 seasons, and as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 1996–1997 season.[2]
In June 2011, Bilyaletdinov 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.[citation needed] He was fired after Russia men's national ice hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
editBilyaletdinov has a daughter Natalya. His grandson Alexander Romanov is a defenceman for the New York Islanders. Father Khaydar Bilyaletdinov was born in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Mishar village Pitsa (Пица).[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Regular season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ a b (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
- ^ "Зинэтула Билялетдинов".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- (in Russian) Profile at the website of HC Dynamo Moscow Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine