Yuri Zhevnov
Zhevnov with Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Dobrush, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1999 | RUOR Minsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | RUOR Minsk | 59 | (0) |
1998 | → Smena-BATE Minsk (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2000–2004 | BATE Borisov | 80 | (0) |
2000 | → RShVSM-Olympia Minsk | 2 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Moscow | 128 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 15 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Torpedo Moscow | 29 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2004 | Belarus U21 | 41 | (0) |
2003–2015 | Belarus | 58 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2015 |
Yuri Zhevnov (Belarusian: Юры Жаўноў; born 17 April 1981) is a professional football player from Belarus.
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
BATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League champion: 2002
Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League champion: 2010, 2011–12
- Russian Cup winner: 2009–10
- Russian Super Cup winner: 2011
Individual
References
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season%3D2013/clubs/player%3D46911/index.html
- ↑ Yuri Zhevnov at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Юрий Жевнов – игрок «Зенита»!" [Yuri Zhevnov - a player for «Zenit»!] (in Russian). Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ Yuriy Zhaunou – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Belarus – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ↑ Matthew Spiro (4 September 2010). "Zhevnov reveals Belarus disbelief at Paris win". UEFA. Retrieved 5 September 2010.