- Konstantin Zyryanov
Football player infobox
playername = Konstantin Zyryanov
fullname = Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov
height = 1.76 m
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|10|5
cityofbirth = Perm
countryofbirth =Soviet Union
currentclub = Zenit Saint Petersburg
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 18
position = Midfielder
years = 1994–2000
2000–2007
2007–Present
clubs = Amkar Perm
Torpedo Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg
caps(goals) = 171 (48)
164 (9)
33 (9)
nationalyears = 2006–present
nationalteam = Russia
nationalcaps(goals) = 18 (4)
pcupdate =15 May 2008
ntupdate =22 August 2008 Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov (Константин Георгиевич Зырянов, born
5 October 1977 ,Perm ,Russia ) is aRussia n footballer who currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg. He has also appeared for theRussia national football team .Career
Club career
Zenit St. Petersburg'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 6 league goals for Zenit St. Petersburg.Zyryanov can also play at the back and, in addition, has been used as a creative/goalscoring role by Zenit St. Petersburg coach
Dick Advocaat .In 2008 he scored against Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the 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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7393752.stmZenit 2-0 Ranger
International career
Euro 2008
On
June 14 ,2008 , Zyrianov 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. [ [http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=300696/report=rp.html Greece vs Russia match report] ] He was later named in the Euro 2008 Team of the tournament.International goals
:"Scores and results list. Russia's goal tally first:"
Personal life
He was struck by tragedy in October 2002 when his wife 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 2 years before that. His new partner Natasha is pregnant with their first child as of June 2008. [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football-news/euro-2008/latest-news/2008/06/10/player-of-the-day-86908-20602141/ Player Of The Day: Konstantin Zyryanov of Russia] ]
References
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