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Yuri Zhirkov
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Russian footballer
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Yury Zhirkov is a Russian association football player born on August 20, 1983, in Tambov. He holds Russian citizenship and speaks Russian. Zhirkov plays as a full-back or left-back and wears the number 18. His career began in 2001. He has played for FC Spartak Tambov, Chelsea F.C., PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Anzhi Makhachkala, and Khimki FK.
Zhirkov represented Russia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He competed in the Premier League. Over his career, he played 7 matches and scored 1 goal. He received the Order of Friendship. Zhirkov is male and has four children.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Khimki FK
- Position
- Left-Back
- Nationality
- Russia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yury
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Tambov
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Order of Friendship
- Participant in
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Khimki
- Position played
- full-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Russia
- Mass
- 76
- Image
- Yuri Zhirkov Anzhi 2011.jpg
- Height
- 180
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Yuri Zhirkov
- date of birth
- 1983-08-20
- sport number
- 18
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov (Russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Жирко́в, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪdʑ ʐɨrˈkof]; born 20 August 1983) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a left-back and as a left-winger. He is an assistant manager with Dynamo Moscow.
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