Aleksandr Shirko

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Aleksandr Shirko
Full name	Aleksandr Shirko
Date of birth	November 24, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-2001 2001-2003 2004 2005 2005-2006 2007	Spartak Moscow Torpedo Moscow Shinnik Yaroslavl Terek Grozny Shinnik Yaroslavl Tom Tomsk	127 (40) 61 (22) 27 (7) 3 (0) 34 (6)
National team²
1999–2001	Russia	6 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Aleksnadr Shirko (born November 24, 1976 in Moscow) is Russian footballer, playing for Tom Tomsk.

Shirko started his professional career with Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to 2001, before leaving for city-rovals Torpedo.

In 2004 Shirko joined Shinnik Yaroslavl as part of a loan deal from Torpedo, but then extended his stay at the club by two years.
In 2006 Aleksandr Shirko was involved in a fight with Shinnik fans, after a disappointing 1-6 defeat to Rostov. That accident earned him a ten-match ban.

At the start of 2007, Shirko signed with Tom Tomsk, in club's attempt to replace Pavel Pogrebnyak, who left for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

During his professional career, Shirko earned six caps for Russia national football team from 1999 to 2001, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over Faroe Islands in 2001 .