Ruslan Elá

Ruslan Elá

Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Elá Eyene
Date of birth	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Damm
2001–2003	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Sporting Mahonés
2004–2005	Logroñés
2005–2006	Villanovense
2006–2007	Gavà
2007–2008	Masnou
2008–2011	Levante Las Planas
International career
2003–2006	Equatorial Guinea	6	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruslan Elá Eyene (born 7 November 1983), known as Elá, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a left back or a central defender.

Club career

Elá was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. In his eight-year senior career, he never played in higher than the Spanish fourth division, representing CF Sporting Mahonés, CD Logroñés, CF Villanovense, CF Gavà, CD Masnou and FC Levante Las Planas, retiring at only 27.

International career

Elá gained 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.

External links

• Ruslan Elá at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ruslan Elá – FIFA competition record (archived)