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Andrey Arshavin
Personal information
Full name Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, second striker
Team information
Current team
 Zenit St Petersburg
Number 10
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2008

Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин) (born 29 May 1981 in Leningrad) is a Russian international football forward who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is a versatile second striker who can also play as an attacking midfielder and winger.

Club career

Arshavin graduated from Smena football school. In 1999 and early 2000 he played for Zenit's farm club, Zenit-2, in the Second Division.

In 2000, he was included in the Zenit squad, making his debut in a 3–0 away win over English side Bradford City in the Intertoto Cup.[1] He played in various positions on the field, starting as a right midfielder, then as an attacking midfielder and finally adopted the second striker's role playing on a flank or behind a target man. He won the Russian Premier League Award for the player of the season largely because of his ability to play well as a winger, playmaker and as a striker.

In the 2007 Russian Premier League season Arshavin guided his Zenit St Petersburg side to the title, starting all 30 matches - scoring 10 goals and providing 11 assists along the way. It was the club's first league title since claiming the now defunct Soviet Top League in 1984. He was a key player during Zenit's 2008 UEFA Cup triumph and was named Man of the Match in the final.

In October 2008, Arshavin was nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, along with 29 others including compatriot Yuri Zhirkov.[2]

Arshavin's performances in the UEFA Cup and European Championship brought him to the attention of several European clubs. In June 2008 FC Barcelona had their €15m offer for the player turned down by Zenit.[3] Tottenham's £16m offer in August, also fell short of matching Zenit's £22m asking price.[4] Zenit's unwillingness to release the player for anything less than the initial asking price, caused discontent from both Arshavin, who said the 2008 season was definitely going to be his last with Zenit,[5] and his agent Dennis Lachter who described the club's transfer policy as "barbaric".[6]

In January 2009, Zenit rejected Arsenal's offer of £10m for Arshavin transfer. Arsenal's manager Arsène Wenger remained "very hopeful" the club would sign Arshavin before the end of the January transfer window.[7]

On transfer deadline day Andrei Arshavin had flown into England and was staying in a Hertfordshire hotel, just a few miles from the Arsenal training ground. At around 10am,[8] he left the hotel and was rumoured to be heading back to Russia, but with less than an hour of the transfer window left a bid from Arsenal was accepted at long last by Zenit. Also, he had agreed personal terms and passed a medical. However, a payoff sum by Arshavin himself to Zenit was supposedly holding up the deal.[9]

International career

Arshavin, playing for the national team.

Arshavin debuted for the Russian national team on May 17, 2002 in a match against Belarus. His first goal with the squad came in a friendly match versus Romania on February 13, 2003 and since, he has managed to score in every competition which Russia has participated in. He was Russia's captain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia.

UEFA Euro 2008

Arshavin was included in Russia's Euro 2008 squad by manager Guus Hiddink, despite being unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension.[10] He announced his return by setting up the first goal and scoring the second in Russia's final group game against Sweden at Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, which helped his team qualify for the next round.

In the next match, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Arshavin repeated the feat with his part in Russia's two goals in the second half of extra time, providing the cross for Dmitri Torbinski's goal and scoring his own four minutes later. Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3–1 victory. For both of these games, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. Arshavin could not repeat the heroics in the semi-final against eventual winners Spain, which Russia lost 3–0. Despite this, Arshavin was named in UEFA's squad for Euro 2008.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list. Russia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 13, 2003 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus  Romania 3–1 4–2 Friendly
2. October 9, 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
3. October 13, 2004 Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal 1–4 1–7 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
4. March 30, 2005 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
5. June 4, 2005 Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Latvia 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
6. June 8, 2005 Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany  Germany 2–2 2–2 Friendly
7. August 17, 2005 Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
8. October 7, 2006 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Israel 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
9. November 15, 2006 Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia  North Macedonia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
10. August 9, 2007 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  North Macedonia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
11. June 4, 2008 Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany  Lithuania 2–1 4–1 Friendly
12. June 18, 2008 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria  Sweden 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008
13. June 21, 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Netherlands 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2008
14. October 11, 2008 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany  Germany 1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
15. October 15, 2008 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Finland 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

Career Statistics

The following table is up to date as of December 31, 2008.
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2000 10 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 0 1
2001 29 4 8 5 1 2 0 0 0 34 5 10
2002 30 4 7 3 0 2 4 2 5 37 6 16
2003 27 5 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 30 5 10
2004 28 6 8 4 2 1 8 4 1 40 12 10
2005 29 9 9 3 0 0 13 5 3 45 14 12
2006 28 7 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 32 7 14
2007 30 10 11 2 1 4 14 4 10 46 15 25
2008 27 6 8 1 1 0 6 0 1 34 7 8
Total 238 51 75 26 5 13 46 15 20 312 71 107
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2007-10-16). "Andrei Arshavin is Russia's artful dodger". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  2. ^ "England trio on Euro award list". BBC. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  3. ^ "Barcelona offer 15 mln euros for Russian star Arshavin". RIA Novosti. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  4. ^ "Arshavin's Spurs move 'ruled out'". BBC Sport. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  5. ^ "I won't play for Zenit again – Arshavin". Russia Today. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  6. ^ "Zenit are just 'barbaric' says Arshavin agent, as Arsenal deal hangs in the balance". Daily Mail. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  7. ^ "Wenger 'hopeful' over Arshavin pursuit". AFP. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-01-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Deadline Day Clockwatch". Sky Sports. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  9. ^ "Arshavin agent hopeful over move". BBC Sport. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  10. ^ "Arshavin banned for two Russia games". euro2008.uefa.com. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  11. ^ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". euro200.uefa.com. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
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Preceded by Russian Footballer of the Year
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Russia national football team captain
2007-2008 		Succeeded by


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