Vyacheslav Malafeev

Vyacheslav Malafeev
Personal information
Fou name	Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev
Date o birth	4 Mairch 1979 (age 45)
Place o birth	Leningrad, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union
Hicht	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playin poseetion	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (assistant director o sport)
Senior career*
Naitional team
Teams manisht
2018–	FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (assistant director o sport)
	* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly;

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev (Roushie: Вячеслав Александрович Малафеев; born 4 Mairch 1979) is a Roushie umwhile fitbawer that played as a goalkeeper for Roushie Premier League team Zenit Saunt Petersburg. He wis a ane-club man, haein spent aw 17 o his profeesional saisons wi Zenit.

Career[eedit | eedit soorce]

Zenit[eedit | eedit soorce]

Vyacheslav Malafeev stairtit attendin the Smena football schuil at the age of nine. In 1997, he began tae play for the ferm club o FC Zenit Saunt Petersburg, Zenit-2, in the Third Diveesion. He got the chance tae play for Zenit in the Premier League in 1999 durin the suspension o Roman Berezovsky. Malafeev later became the first choice goalkeeper for Zenit in 2001, efter Berezovsky left the club. Malafeev haes syne been the first choice goalkeeper aheid o Kamil Čontofalský an wan the UEFA Cup in 2008 efter keepin a clean sheet against Rangers F.C..

Internaitional career[eedit | eedit soorce]

On 19 November 2003, Malafeev debuted as a goalkeeper for the naitional team in a Euro 2004 qualifiers play-off against Wales. He wis chosen as the seicont choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinnikov an ahead of Igor Akinfeev. Malafeev participated in Euro 2004 coming on efter Ovchinnikov's reid card against Portugal an stairtin against Greece.

Efter Euro 2004, Malafeev, became the first choice goalkeeper for Roushie succeeding Ovchinnikov. Efter a lang-term injury in May 2005, Malafeev lost his place in the goal for Zenit an Roushie tae Kamil Čontofalský an Igor Akinfeev, respectively. In 2007, played in twa Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra an Croatia efter Akinfeev's lang term injury but wis relegatit tae the bench in favour o Vladimir Gabulov. Efter Zenit's successfu UEFA Cup campaign he lost a nairae battle wi Igor Akinfeev for the first choice goalkeeper spot in Roushie's Euro 2008 squad. Nonetheless, he stayed on the as the seicont choice goalkeeper ahead of Gabulov.

He wis the stairtin goalkeeper in the gemme that Roushie lost tae Portugal wi a score of 1–7 in the 2006 FIFA Warld Cup qualifier.^[1]

He wis confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.^[2] Efter the UEFA Euro 2012 he annoonced that he is retiring frae the national team tae spend mair time wi his childer, but is prepared tae be cried up in case of emergency sic as injuries tae ither tap goalkeepers.^[3]

Career statistics[eedit | eedit soorce]

As o 29 August 2010

Club	Div	Saison	League		Cup		Europe		Ither		Tot
Club	Div	Saison	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit SPb	D1	1999	8	−10	0	0	—		—		8	−10
		2000	12	−8	0	0	5	−3	—		17	−11
		2001	28	−29	2	−2	—		—		30	−31
		2002	29	−40	5	−6	3	−4	—		37	−50
		2003	27	−23	2	−2	—		3	−1	32	−26
		2004	19	−18	0	0	7	−8	—		26	−26
		2005	11	−13	6	−3	—		—		17	−16
		2006	26	−21	5	−2	5	−7	—		36	−30
		2007	19	−20	5	−7	2	−1	—		26	−28
		2008	30	−37	1	−1	15	−15	1	−1	47	−54
		2009	28	−24	1	−1	1	−4	—		30	−29
		2010	15	−6	2	0	4	−2	—		21	−8
	Tot		252	-249	29	-24	42	-44	4	-2	327	-319

Personal life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Vyacheslav an his wife Marina haed twa childer. Marina Malafeeva dee'd in a caur crash on the fore-nuin o 17 Mairch 2011, agit 37.^[4]

Honours[eedit | eedit soorce]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ "Game report". Archived frae the original on 14 Juin 2012. Retrieved 26 Mey 2013.
↑ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 Mey 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
↑ "Vyacheslav Malafeyev: I am leaving the national team for the kids, if necessary, I would leave St. Petersburg for them as well" (in Russian). Sport Express. 28 August 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
↑ V. Marchenko (17 Mairch 2011). "Death of Marina Malafeeva" (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2012. Retrieved 19 Mairch 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

(in Roushie) Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
(in Roushie) Profile at the official Russian Premier League website Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
(in Roushie) Official website
Russia – Record International Players

[1] "Game report". Archived frae the original on 14 Juin 2012. Retrieved 26 Mey 2013.

[2] "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 Mey 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

[3] "Vyacheslav Malafeyev: I am leaving the national team for the kids, if necessary, I would leave St. Petersburg for them as well" (in Russian). Sport Express. 28 August 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

[4] V. Marchenko (17 Mairch 2011). "Death of Marina Malafeeva" (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2012. Retrieved 19 Mairch 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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