Yuri Zhevnov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrush, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Unattached | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996 | MPKC-96 Mozyr | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | RUOR Minsk | 54 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Smena-BATE Minsk (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | BATE Borisov | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | RShVSM-Olympia Minsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | BATE Borisov | 74 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Moscow | 128 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2012 | Belarus | 53 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yuri Zhevnov (Belarusian: Юры Жаўноў; born 17 April 1981) is a professional football player from Belarus who last played for Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League.
Career
Zhevnov started his career at third division. In 2000, he was signed by BATE Borisov.[2] During UEFA Cup 2001/02 qualification match against FC Dinamo Tbilisi Zhevnov scored a goal from his own half. In 2005, was signed by FC Moscow. On 23 February 2010 Zenit St. Petersburg signed the Belarus international goalkeeper from FC Moscow on a four-year deal.[3]
International career
Zhevnov is the current Captain of the Belarus national football team[4] and has made over 30 appearances.[5] On 3 September 2010, Zhevnov captained Belarus to a shocking 1-0 victory over France at the Stade de France."This is definitely one of the biggest wins in our history, but it's going to take a bit of time before we realise what we've done," said Zhevnov. "Victories give you strength and confidence so we hope to build on this."[6] Belarus have never appeared in a major tournament, and Zhevnov has set qualification out of Group D for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament as the team's primary goalkeeper.
Personal life
He has Belarusian and Russian citizenships.
Career honours
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Cup (1): 2010
References
- ↑ Profile at KLISF
- ↑ Yuri Zhevnov at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Юрий Жевнов – игрок «Зенита»! (Russian)
- ↑ Yuriy Zhaunou – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Belarus – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ↑ Matthew Spiro (2010-09-04). "Zhevnov reveals Belarus disbelief at Paris win". UEFA.com.
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