Stanislav Galimov is the Russian goalkeeper who plays in the KHL. This pupil of Chelyabinsk in his young years established himself as a reliable goalkeeper. Many leaders of the Continental Hockey League want to see him as part of their club.
Carier start
Stanislav Galimov was born on February 12, 1988 in Chelyabinsk. Residents of this city love hockey and understand it. In the city of Chelyabinsk, a strong hockey school for children. The core team is annually replenished with new young talents. Some of them now play in the NHL and are leaders of the team.
He managed to get into the second team of Tractor early enough in the First League of the Russian Championship. For three years spent there, he played 22 games. The first team showed no interest in Galimov, so he decided to leave his hometown.
Relocation to the Republic of Tatarstan
In 2006, it became known that Stanislav Galimov signed a contract with Kazan Ak Bars. But then he had not gained enough experience to become the main goalkeeper of such a famous club. Therefore, he was sent to gain experience in Almetyevsk "Oilman". This team plays in the Major Hockey League. The Kazan club often sends players to Almetyevsk so that they gain experience there. In the first season, he played 19 matches, in which he missed 26 goals.
Beginning of a career in the KHL
In the 2007-2008 season, Stanislav Galimov began to play for Ak Bars Kazan. In the first half of the season, this goalkeeper played 10 games. In one of them he made an assist. But then Stanislav was not ready to play in the Super League playoffs, and he was again sent to play for the Neftyanik club. Since 2008, Stanislav Galimov was finally entrenched in the Ak Bars team. The hockey player spent 72 games in three years. During the time spent in Kazan, he twice became the owner of the Gagarin Cup.
Continuation of the hockey career
In 2011, Kazan “Ak Bars” has a new coach, Vladimir Krikunov. He did not see Galimov in the Kazan team and sent the player to perform in Almetyevsk. There he performed until the end of the 2011-2012 season. The following year, this talented goalkeeper decided to move to the Atlant club. He was not able to achieve much success as part of this club. However, in this team, Stanislav received a lot of playing time. In 2014, Galimov became the goalkeeper of the CSKA club. As part of this team, Galimov played only one season, and then returned to Kazan for a substantial payment. In 2015, Galimov took part in the match of all the KHL stars.
International career
Back in 2005, Galimov played for the junior team at the World Cup. The goalkeeper began to play for the international team early. And next year he took part in the junior world championship. However, our team in this tournament took only fifth place. Then Stanislav Galimov began to play for the youth team of our country. In 2008, he became a bronze medalist of the World Cup as part of the youth team. This goalkeeper has not played for an adult team yet. In the main team, Galimov has many competitors whom the coaching staff trusts in the goal.
Hobbies in his spare time
Galimov constantly has training and games. He gives himself completely to hockey, and he has little time left for everything else. In his free time, Stanislav rides a quad bike and fishes on the lake. He loves nature and, if possible, immediately leaves the city.
Stanislav Galimov is a hockey player whose biography is developing extremely well. At the moment, he stands for Kazan “Ak Bars” and enjoys great love among local fans. This goalkeeper has repeatedly brought victory to the Kazan club with his magnificent game.