Emil Kenzhisariyev


Emil Rinatovich Kenzhisariyev is a Kyrgyz footballer who last played for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Aktobe as a defender. He became the top scorer of the 2010 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, scoring six goals. He is a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team.

Assault

On 11 August 2013, Kenzhisariyev was assaulted in the Kazakh city of Almaty and was hospitalized in a coma. Reports from Kazakh media stated that he had been operated on for head injuries, and that he remained in a coma but that his condition was improving. He was eventually discharged in late September and is currently undergoing rehab training, expected to make a full recovery.

Honours

Individual