Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov (; born 5 October 1977) is a Russian

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manager and a former player of Komi descent.

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

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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

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. He was described as a "calm facilitator, keeping the ball moving and rarely losing possession" as he played in front of defenders. 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

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against Rangers to give Zenit a 2–0 victory and lift the title. 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. On 27 December 2017, he officially retired as a player and was appointed the manager of Zenit-2.

International career

Euro 2008

On 14 June 2008, Zyryanov scored for

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in the 33rd minute of their second match in Euro 2008's Group D against

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. Russia won the match 1–0. He was later named in the Euro 2008 Team of the tournament.

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

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list. Russia's goal tally first:''

Honours

Club

Amkar Perm *

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Zenit St. Petersburg *

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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, 2011–12 * Russian Cup: 2009–10 * Russian Super Cup:

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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: 2007–08 *

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International

Russia *

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bronze medalist:

Individual

* Russian Footballer of the Year (awarded by '' Futbol'' and '' Sport-Express''): 2007 * Gentleman of the Year (awarded by Komsomolskaya Pravda): 2007 * UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament:

Coaching

Chernomorets Novorossysk *

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Zone 1 winner (promotion): 2022–23.

References

External links

Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zyryanov, Konstantin 1977 births Living people Komi people Men's association football midfielders Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players UEFA Europa League–winning players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Torpedo-2 players FC Amkar Perm players Footballers from Perm, Russia Russian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2012 players FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players Russian football managers FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk managers