Playing position Role Football player Number 30 Height 1.80 m | Years Team Weight 85 kg Name Yuri Zhevnov Career start 1996 | |
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Full name Yuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov Date of birth (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 34) Place of birth Dobrush, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union Spouse Yuliya Mankovskaya (m. 2012) Current teams Belarus national football team (Goalkeeper), FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (#30 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Goalkeeper forgets how to block (Football Manager 2014)
Yuri Zhevnov (Belarusian: Юры Жаўноў; born 17 April 1981) is a professional football player from Belarus.
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- Goalkeeper forgets how to block Football Manager 2014
- Career
- International career
- Personal life
- Career honours
- References
Career
Zhevnov started his career at third division. In 2000, he was signed by BATE Borisov. 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.
International career
Zhevnov is the current Captain of the Belarus national football team and has made over 30 appearances. 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." 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
BATE Borisov
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Individual