Konstantin Zyryanov

Konstantin Zyryanov

Zyryanov at Zenit in 2014
Personal information
Full name Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov
Date of birth (1977-10-05) 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 team
 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
(Player-Coach)
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)
2007–2014 Zenit Saint Petersburg 201 (30)
2014– Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 74 (9)
National team‡
2006–2012 Russia 52 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:54, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Georgiyevich and the family name is Zyryanov.

Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov (Russian: Константин Георгиевич Зырянов; born 5 October 1977 in Perm) is a Russian footballer of Komi descent who is a player-coach for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg. He played as a central midfielder

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

Upon joining Torpedo, Zyryanov switched to their reserve team, where he played two games, scoring once. After that, he became a first squad regular. He was one of the most important Torpedo players, where he made 164 league appearances and 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 named Russian Footballer of the Year by Futbol and Sport-Express in 2007; in August alone he scored six league goals for Zenit.

Zyryanov also played at the back and, in addition, was used in a creative/goalscoring role by then Zenit coach Dick Advocaat. He was described as a "calm facilitator, keeping the ball moving and rarely losing possession" as he played in front of 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.

Following the expiration of Zyryanov's Zenit contract, he signed a one-year contract with their farm club Zenit-2 St. Petersburg as a player-coach.[3]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2012
Club Div Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Russia Amkar Perm D4 1995 24800—248
D3 1996 401310—4113
1997 38411—395
1998 331740—3717
D2 1999 36620—386
Total17148810017949
Russia Torpedo-2 Moscow D3 2000 2100—21
Total21000021
Russia Torpedo Moscow D1 2000 53211084
2001 2902020330
2002 15000—150
2003 2606251373
2004 30210—312
2005 29360—353
2006 30151—352
Total16492248119414
Russia Zenit SPb D1 2007 27953814013
2008 297101534510
2009 3042120345
2010 2825100333
2011–12 4112081512
2012–13 2763040346
2013–14 1912080281
Total2013020545526640
Career total 538885010536641104

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.[4] 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
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.[5] He married Natalia on 9 June 2010.[6] Their second child, a girl named Polina, was born on 9 January 2012.

Honours

Club

Amkar Perm

Zenit St. Petersburg

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Jonathan. "Euro 2012: Russia". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Zenit 2–0 Rangers
  3. ↑ Зырянов стал играющим тренером Зенита-2. http://news.sport-express.ru (in Russian). news.sport-express.ru. Retrieved 5 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ Greece vs Russia match report
  5. ↑ В 30 лет жизнь только начинается
  6. ↑ Константин Зырянов женился


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