Konstantin Zyryanov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Zvezda Perm | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1994–2000 | Amkar Perm | 171 | (48) |
2000 | Torpedo-2 Moscow | 2 | (1) |
2000–2007 | Torpedo Moscow | 164 | (9) |
2007– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 197 | (30) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2012 | Russia | 52 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov (Russian: Константин Георгиевич Зырянов; born 5 October 1977 in Perm) is a Russian footballer of Komi descent who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Club career
Early career and Amkar Perm
Zyryanov started to play football in local club Zvezda Perm. His professional career began with Amkar, in 1994. He played 171 league games, having scored in 48 occasions. In 1998, Zyryanov won Russian Second Division with Amkar and in 2000, he joined Torpedo Moscow.
Torpedo Moscow
After he joined Torpedo, he switched to their reserve team, where he played two games, scoring once. After that, he became first squad regular. He was one of the most important Torpedo's players, where he made 164 league appearances. He scored nine goals. His playing ability brought him to Russian football giant Zenit Saint Petersburg, in 2007.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Zenit's late-developing holding midfielder was Russian Footballer of the Year in 2007, probably most notably for his scoring ability shown in August 2007 alone when he scored six league goals for Zenit.
Zyryanov can also play at the back and, in addition, has been used as a creative/goalscoring role by then Zenit coach Dick Advocaat. He has been described as a "calm facilitator, keeping the ball moving and rarely losing possession" as he plays in front of the defenders.[1]
In 2008, he scored against Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup to help earn his side a place in the final against Scottish club Rangers. He followed that up with the second goal in the final against Rangers to give Zenit a 2–0 victory and lift the title.[2] Since then, Zyryanov became one of the finest Russian players, and one of the most important parts of Zenit and Russian national team.
Career statistics
- As of 10 December 2012
Club | Div | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Amkar Perm | D4 | 1995 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 8 | |
D3 | 1996 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 13 | ||
1997 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | |||
1998 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 17 | |||
D2 | 1999 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
Total | 171 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 49 | ||
Torpedo-2 Moscow | D3 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Torpedo Moscow | D1 | 2000 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
2001 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2002 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2003 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 3 | ||
2004 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2005 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2006 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
Total | 164 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 194 | 14 | ||
Zenit SPb | D1 | 2007 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 13 |
2008 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 10 | ||
2009 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
2010 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
2011–12 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
Total | 174 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 226 | 37 | ||
Career total | 511 | 85 | 45 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 601 | 101 |
International career
Euro 2008
On 14 June 2008, Zyryanov scored for Russia in the 33rd minute of their second match in Euro 2008's Group D against Greece. Russia won the match 1–0.[3] He was later named in the Euro 2008 Team of the tournament.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Russia's goal tally first:
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 May 2008 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly match |
2. | 4 June 2008 | Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany | Lithuania | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
3. | 14 June 2008 | Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg, Austria | Greece | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
4. | 20 August 2008 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
5. | 28 March 2009 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 1 April 2009 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 10 June 2009 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal life
Zyryanov was struck by tragedy in August 2002 when his wife Olga, who was a drug addict, jumped from their eighth floor apartment holding the hand of his four-year-old daughter. His daughter died that evening and his wife died a month later. His father and brother died two years before that. His new partner Natalia gave birth to their first child, a boy they called Lev, on 20 September 2008.[4] He married Natalia on 9 June 2010.[5] Their second child, a girl named Polina, was born on 9 January 2012.
Honours
Club
Amkar Perm
- Russian Second Division (1): 1998
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Premier League (3): 2007, 2010, 2011–12
- Russian Cup (1): 2010
- Russian Super Cup (2): 2008, 2011
- UEFA Cup (1): 2007–08
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 2008
Individual
- Russian Footballer of the Year: 2007
- Gentleman of the Year (awarded by Komsomolskaya Pravda): 2007
- UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament
References
- ↑ Wilson, Jonathan. "Euro 2012: Russia". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Zenit 2–0 Rangers
- ↑ Greece vs Russia match report
- ↑ В 30 лет жизнь только начинается
- ↑ Константин Зырянов женился
External links
- (Russian) Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
- (Russian) Profile at the official Russian Premier League website
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