- Roman Shirokov
Infobox Football biography
playername = Roman Shirokov
fullname = Roman Nikolaevich Shirokov
height = height|m=1.87
weight =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|7|6
cityofbirth =Dedovsk ,Moscow Oblast
countryofbirth =Soviet Union
currentclub = Zenit Saint Petersburg
clubnumber = 15
position =Playmaker , Defender
youthyears = 1998-2001
youthclubs = CSKA Moscow
years = 2001
2002
2002-2004
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008-
clubs = Torped-ZIL MoscowBurevestnik Moscow FC Istra FC Vidnoye
FC SaturnRubin Kazan
Khimki
Zenit Saint Peterburg
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
17 (4)
18 (3)
4 (0)
27 (0)
18 (2)
nationalyears = 2008-
nationalteam = Russia
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0)
pcupdate = July 13, 2008
ntupdate = June 11, 2008Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov ( _ru. Роман Николаевич Широков) (born
July 6 ,1981 inDedovsk ) is aRussia n football player. He is a midfielder but he is also capable of playing in defense. He played as centerback in Zenit's win against Bayer Leverkusen in a match they won 4-1 in Germany and in the uefa cup final victory over rangers. Currently, he is part of theRussia national football team . Shirokov made his debut along withRoman Adamov in a 3-0 loss to Romania in a friendly match.He currently plays forFC Zenit Saint Petersburg in theRussian Premier League . Previously, he played forFC Khimki ,Rubin Kazan ,Saturn Moscow Oblast ,FC Vidnoye ,FC Istra ,Burevestnik Moscow , Torpedo-ZIL Moscow andCSKA Moscow ("second team"). Shirokov was called up for theEuro 2008 , and started in the group match against Spain playing in the position of a centerback, and also the remaining 2 group matches and the quarter-final match against the Netherlands, as well as the semi-finals match against Spain.he was also part of the first team squad which beat manchester united to lift the super cup.External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=25003 Profile at National Football Teams]
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