Zinetula Bilyaletdinov

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.

[2] In June 2011, Bilyaletdinov was appointed to head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team.

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.

Father Khaydar Bilyaletdinov was born in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Mishar village Pitsa (Пица).