Yuri Zhirkov

Yuri Zhirkov is a Russian footballer, Honored Master of Sports. He has two victories in the Russian championship, the third place in the 2008 European Championship, the 2008 Golden Ball nomination from France Football, and the 2008 Russian Football Player of the Year title. He is a player of the football clubs Spartak (Tambov), CSKA, Chelsea (England), Anji, Dynamo (Moscow), Zenit (St. Petersburg) and the Russian national team.

Yuri Zhirkov was born in the city of Tambov on August 20, 1983. Father Valentin Ivanovich was a worker at a factory, and his mother was a postman. Sometimes the family did not even have enough money for food. The whole family lived in a one-room apartment, where there was barely enough room to sleep - after all, the Zhirkov family consisted of six people. Little Yura, in order not to occupy free space in a tiny room, played football on the street before dark. Already in those years Zhirkov tempered his character and acquired the necessary skills to break into big sports.

The biography of Yuri Zhirkov is full of ups and downs. In 1994 he entered the Revtrud Sports School, where Valery Vasilyevich Sharapov became the boy's first coach. According to the results of the first tournament in which Yuri participated, he was recognized as the best midfielder, although, according to him, as a child he did not stand out among his peers.

He reached the professional level in 2000, when he was transferred to the Tambov team for Spartak. Professional play during the season allowed me to move to the main team in a year. During the first season, Yuri played only four minutes, participating in two matches. The next year began much more successfully, because in the very first match Zhirkov scored his debut goal for the team and scored a double. Then his career went on increasing: Yuri became one of the best scorers of the team, received the title of the best player in the Cup of Hope and interested the giants of Russian football. After several views, Zhirkov signed the contract with CSKA Moscow.

The debut for the Moscow "army" took place in 2004, when CSKA met with Moscow "Spartak" for the Russian Super Cup. Zhirkov started the match in the first team and played well, which earned praise from the head coach. Yuri Zhirkov played for the Moscow team until 2009, constantly confidently passing into the main team.

Yuri made a huge contribution to all of CSKA's victories over the past five years. Twice he became the champion of Russia, four times raised the Cup of Russia over his head and four times became the owner of the Super Cup of Russia. The culmination of this stage in his club career was the victory in the UEFA Cup in 2005. Zhirkov was directly involved in the actions of the team throughout the tournament, and in the final it was he who brought the “army men” ahead, scoring a goal in the 65th minute of the meeting.

The love of the fans speaks well of the role of Yuri in the club. He was twice honored with the Golden Horseshoe Award, which is awarded to footballers following a vote by the team's fans. Thanks to his successful game, Zhirkov became the transfer target of many European giants, in particular, Bayern Munich and Barcelona. However, the most favorable conditions were offered by London Chelsea. The transfer amounted to € 18 million, a record for Russian football.

Career at Chelsea did not work out from the very beginning, because Zhirkov received an injury that left him out of the game for a long month, and finally managed to recover only by November 2009. In the camp of the "aristocrats" Yuri met with serious competition. England's Ashley Cole spent his best years on the left, while Florent Malouda shone in midfield.

In this regard, Zhirkov received little playing time, often leaving as a substitute or playing in insignificant matches. Despite this, Yuri became the Champion of England with Chelsea, and also won the FA Cup and Super Cup.

In connection with the current situation, Zhirkov began to consider options for returning to his homeland. Spartak, Lokomotiv and CSKA showed interest in the Tambov player. However, Abramovich sold Yuri to the Makhachkala club "Anji" in 2011. The opinion spread in the media that money was the decisive factor in this matter, but the footballer himself said that he was guided only by game principles.

With a club from Dagestan, Yuri Zhirkov won bronze medals in the Russian championship and took part in the Europa League. The situation changed after Kerimov announced a change in the course of the club. Anji began to get rid of expensive players, and among them was Yuri Zhirkov. Together with two teammates, he ended up at Dynamo Moscow and scored a goal in the first meeting.

Yuri Zhirkov's career for the Russian national team began in 2006 in a match with the Italians. Since then, Yuri was constantly involved in the games of the national team, if he was healthy. The crown of a career in the national team, as well as for many players, was the 2008 European Championship, where the Russian team won bronze medals, losing in the semifinals to the future winners - the Spanish national team. Zhirkov, along with Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko, became one of the main creators of the triumph of Russian football in Europe. Head coach Guus Hidding put him in a not quite familiar left-back position, where Yuri was able to fully express himself, constantly connecting to attacks, using explosive speed. At the end of the championship, Zhirkov entered the symbolic team of the entire tournament and was nominated for the Golden Ball.

As part of the selection for the 2014 World Cup, Yuri Zhirkov showed a high-quality game and was announced by coach Fabio Capello in the final part. Judging by the friendly matches ahead of the Mundial, Yuri Zhirkov will become the main left attacking midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation. Fans expect the footballer to play fast and high-quality passes that will allow teammates to score the much-needed goals of the Russian national team against their opponents.

In 2008 Zhirkov married Russian model Inna Gracheva. Now he is a happy father of three children. The eldest son Dmitry was born in 2008, two years later the daughter of Milan appeared. In 2015, the wife gave Yuri a second son. Photos of the happy family often appear on the player's Instagram account.

In 2012, the wife of Yuri Zhirkov became the winner of the national competition "Mrs. Russia". But after an interview with Yuri Sobolev, where she did not show herself in the most favorable light, the girl received scandalous fame. For example, Inna did not remember that the Earth revolves around the Sun, and was also at a loss when listing the names of Soviet children's writers. Later, the video of Inna's conversation with the reporter got on the Internet. After the incident, Inna Zhirkova refused the title she received at a beauty contest.

Yuri Zhirkov is fond of collecting items of the Great Patriotic War, loves to drive fast and twice became a participant in serious accidents, where only by a miracle he was not injured.

In 2016, Yuri Zhirkov left Dynamo and signed a contract with the St. Petersburg football club Zenit. The contract was drawn up for a period of two years. Together with Yuri, Alexander Kokorin got into the team. Already in the first season, Zhirkov entered the field 13 times in Premier League matches, two of which were in the Eurocup competition. The athlete managed to gain a foothold in the main team.

A year later, the number of tournaments increased to 29, while Yuri Zhirkov scored a goal once. Both seasons the St. Petersburg team did not leave the top three leaders of the Russian championship, remaining invariably in the third prize place. In the 2017/2018 season of the RFPL games, Zhirkov brought the club another goal.

In the Russian national team, Yuri had a conflict with Leonid Slutsky, which is why the footballer missed the 2016 European Championship match, which was held in France. The head coach of the national team was not satisfied with the footballer's free interpretation of the team's tactics during the game. In addition, the injury to the Achilles tendon did not allow the player to fully express himself. But during the year Zhirkov managed to take part in five friendly matches. In the tournament against the Stade de France team, Yuri brought the team a goal.

In 2017, the athlete played for the Russian national team in three games of the Confederation Cup and five friendly matches. In 2018, Zhirkov played so far in two matches against Brazil and France.

At the end of June 2018, Yuri Zhirkov's contract with the St. Petersburg club comes to an end. After the expiration of his term, the player can continue to cooperate with Zenit, however, Zhirkov's salary will decrease. Under the terms of the current contract, the footballer receives € 2 million. The veteran is also interested in FC Krasnodar, which is ready to offer Zhirkov a two-year cooperation. Under the terms of the proposed deal, which was talked about at the beginning of the year, the teams will exchange players. Forward Fyodor Smolov will replace Zhirkov in Zenit from Krasnodar. But Yuri has not yet given a final answer, and at the end of 2017, the footballer mentioned that he would not mind staying in St. Petersburg.

The final part of the 2018 World Cup started in Russia in June. Cherchesov's team won Saudi Arabia in the opening match with a score of 5-0, followed by a victory over Egypt (3-1). Despite the loss to Uruguay, the Russians secured access to the 1/8 finals, which has not happened for many years.

The opponents in 1/8 of Russia got the titled ones - the Spanish national team. The Spaniards exerted pressure throughout the match, but the defense of the Russian national team was to death. The Russia-Spain match ended with a series of post-match penalties, in which Igor Akinfeev's skill turned out to be an order of magnitude higher than David De Gea. Unfortunately, Yuri Zhirkov entered the field with a sore leg and suffered a thigh injury. On this his participation in the World Cup ended.

In the quarter-finals of the World Cup, a header by Mario Fernandez brought the Russians to the penalty shoot-outs, where Croatia was stronger. Despite the departure of the Russian national team from the 2018 World Cup, for the first time in a long time, fans and the entire football world recognized Cherchesov's team as the best in recent decades.

2005, 2006 - two-time champion of Russia 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2015/16 - five-time winner of the Russian Cup 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016 - five-time winner of the Super Cup of Russia 2004/05 - winner UEFA Cup 2008 - bronze medalist of the European Championship 2009/10 - champion of England

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