Anton Tsirin (born 10 August 1987) is a Kazakh former international

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who played as a

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Early and personal life

Tsirin was born in the

Uzbek SSR The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (, ), also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia, was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist P ...

, but moved to

Pavlodar Pavlodar (; ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located northeast of the national capital Astana and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a popul ...

in Kazakhstan at the age of five.

Club career

In January 2012, Tsirin moved to

FC Akzhayik FC Akzhaiyk (, ) is a Kazakhstani professional association football, football club, based in Oral, Kazakhstan, Oral, current member of the Kazakhstan First Division. History Names *1968: Founded as ''Uralets'' *1993: The club was renamed ''Ura ...

before signing with

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan (, ''Jetisu Taldyqorǵan Futbol Kluby'') is a Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional football (soccer), football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League ...

in January 2013, and

FC Atyrau Football Club Atyrau () is a professional football club based in Atyrau, who last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 8,900-seat Munaishy Stadium, where they have played sin ...

at the start of the 2014 season. On 24 November 2014, Tsirin moved back to Irtysh.

International career

Tsirin made his international debut for

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

in 2011.

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* 1987 births Footballers from Pavlodar Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers FC Irtysh Pavlodar players FC Akzhayik players FC Zhetysu players FC Atyrau players FC Okzhetpes players FC Kaisar players FC Kyzylzhar players Kazakhstan Premier League players {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub