Olga Romanova Noboa Russian wife of Christian Noboa. Christian met his wife, Olga Romanova, in the capital of Tatarstan, where he played for FC Rubin Kazan. When they met, they could communicate with their fingers only, which looked like pantomime games. And now his Russian is fluent, and thanks to him she has learned Spanish. Christian Noboa shares his experience – “My wife says that I shouldn’t whistle – otherwise I’ll have no money (Russian superstition – author). I do not understand it. In Ecuador you can whistle when you want. I do not know why, but earlier Russian girls did not travel abroad. Now they are everywhere. You know, there are a lot of Russian girls. Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend is Russian. My wife is Russian. Jean Narde is married to a Russian. In general, the most beautiful girls in the world are Russian. My happiest day in Russia is my son’s birthday.”

Christian started out at Emelec, one of Ecuador’s most important teams. Ecuadorian footballer was transferred to FC Rubin Kazan of the Russian Premier League in 2007. During his career in Tatarstan he was twice champion of Russia and won the Super Cup. Now Christian plays for the Moscow “Dynamo”, he is going to get Russian citizenship.