Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov (Russian: Константин Георгиевич Зырянов; born 5 October 1977 in
Perm) is an association footballer who currently plays for
Zenit Saint Petersburg and the
Russian national team.
Career
Club career
Zenit Saint 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 six league goals for Zenit.
Zyryanov can also play at the back and, in addition, has been used as a creative/goalscoring role by Zenit 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.
Career statistics
International career
Euro 2008
On 14 June 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. 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
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...
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