Yuri Zhevnov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Zhevnov.
Yuri Zhevnov

Zhevnov with Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in 2015
Personal information
Full name Yuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov
Date of birth (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981
Place of birth Dobrush, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 MPKC-96 Mozyr 5 (0)
1997–1999 RUOR Minsk 54 (0)
1998Smena-BATE Minsk (loan) 5 (0)
2000 BATE Borisov 6 (0)
2000 RShVSM-Olympia Minsk 2 (0)
2000–2004 BATE Borisov 74 (0)
2005–2009 Moscow 128 (0)
2010–2013 Zenit St. Petersburg 15 (0)
2014–2015 Torpedo Moscow 29 (0)
2015– Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 11 (0)
National team
2000–2004 Belarus U21 41 (0)
2003– Belarus 58 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2015

Yuri Zhevnov (Belarusian: Юры Жаўноў; born 17 April 1981) is a professional football player from Belarus who plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Russian Premier League.

Career

Zhevnov signing autographs in 2010

Zhevnov started his career at third division. In 2000, he was signed by BATE Borisov.[2] During UEFA Cup 2001/02 qualification match against FC Dinamo Tbilisi Zhevnov scored a goal from his own half. In 2005, was signed by FC Moscow. On 23 February 2010 Zenit St. Petersburg signed the Belarus international goalkeeper from FC Moscow on a four-year deal.[3]

International career

Zhevnov is the current Captain of the Belarus national football team[4] and has made over 30 appearances.[5] On 3 September 2010, Zhevnov captained Belarus to a shocking 1-0 victory over France at the Stade de France."This is definitely one of the biggest wins in our history, but it's going to take a bit of time before we realise what we've done," said Zhevnov. "Victories give you strength and confidence, so we hope to build on this."[6] Belarus have never appeared in a major tournament, and Zhevnov has set qualification out of Group D for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament as the team's primary goalkeeper.

Personal life

He has Belarusian and Russian citizenships.

Career honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

References

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