Renat Rudolfovich Yanbayev (Russian: Ренат Рудольфович Янбаев, Tatar: Ренат Рудольф улы Янбаев; born 7 April 1984) is a Russian association football official and a former full-back (mostly left).

Originally a left-sided midfielder, he was converted to left-back (he also can play as a right-back) in Lokomotiv Moscow.

In the beginning of the 2012–13 season, after the appointment of Slaven Bilić as a manager, Yanbayev lost his position in the starting XI to Andrey Yeshchenko.

During winter transfer window in January 2013, when Yeshchenko departed for Anzhi, Yanbayev returned to Loko.

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