Yuri Zhevnov goalkeeper. Football player Yuri Zhevnov: biography. Moving to Russia
On the one hand, the Belarusian goalkeeper of St. Petersburg "Zenith" is a lucky man, but on the other hand, he seems not to be fully realized. In any other club, with the possible exception of CSKA, he would have been the number one goalkeeper, but at one time he preferred to move from the now deceased Moscow to Zenit, where the main goalkeeper position was firmly occupied by Vyacheslav Malafeev.
Did Zhevnov really hope to "sit out" Vyacheslav and argue with him for the number one post? Undoubtedly. However, it hasn't worked out yet.
The goalkeeper of Zenit started playing football as a seven-year-old kid in the small Belarusian town of Drobush, but at the age of 14 he ended up in the forge of football personnel in his country - in the Minsk school of the Olympic reserve. At the age of 17, he became a professional by signing a contract with the now widely known and most popular club in Belarus, BATE. He quickly became the main goalkeeper here and until now his name is listed in the records of the championships of his country: 763 minutes on the field without a single missed ball.
Yuri Zhevnov also has another record for BATE: in a match in such a serious tournament as the UEFA Cup with Dynamo Tbilisi in 2004, he became the author of a goal against Georgians. And not from a penalty kick, and not even when the whole team is trying to score a goal in the last minutes of the meeting, which is why the goalkeeper goes to someone else's penalty area. Everything turned out to be simpler - and these shots are still popular on the Internet - Zhevnov knocked the ball into the field from his penalty area so hard that, having reached the penalty area of Dynamo Tbilisi, he hit the field and rounded the stunned goalkeeper of the Georgian club, ended up in the net .
And Yuri Zhevnov already met the 2005 season in Russia, he was invited by the Moscow club. Already in March of this season, Zhevnov, having entered the field in a match against the formidable Spartak Moscow, made his first small feat: not only did the “townspeople” then win - 2: 0, but Yuri at the decisive moment reflected the penalty appointed in his gates.
Is it any wonder that after some time the goalkeeper was entrusted with the captain's armband in the club, and "Moscow", also not without the help of Zhevnov, became one of the leading Russian clubs. But then the financial crisis broke out among the “citizens”, the players began to be taken apart “piece by piece” by more wealthy teams. There were many contenders for Zhevnov, including Zenit St. Petersburg. The Belarusian chose the champion of Russia in 2010. He was confident in his abilities and even in various interviews said more than once that he was ready to seriously compete with Vyacheslav Malafeev, who sometimes made gross mistakes in matches for St. Petersburg.
Yuri Zhevnov did not even suspect, of course, that it was his transfer to Zenit that would become a kind of doping for Malafeev, who relaxed slightly, not feeling the competitor's breath behind him. And after the transfer of Zhevnov, Vyacheslav began to play so that every now and then he left the goalkeeper of the Belarus national team on the bench.
Of course, during this kind of competition of two talents, Yuri Zhevnov had chances - Malafeev had injuries, he also made mistakes in important meetings, but his competitor, coming out in the starting lineup, was also not without sin. Why did he sit down on the “bench” again.
The latest example so far is the home match against Benfica in the 2011/2012 Champions League. Then Zenit won 3:2, but the two goals conceded by Zhevnov, if not among the goalkeeper's mistakes, but from the category when the goalkeeper was obliged to play more clearly and responsibly. And this allows us to say that a goalkeeper deprived of playing practice, even such a talented one as Yuri, is losing something in his arsenal. And here the player is faced with a choice: to change the club to a less prestigious one or to prepare to end his career in the elite one. It is difficult to predict what choice Zhevnov will make - he is a secretive person.
This is evidenced by at least the fact that in December 2011, Yuri finally got married. He does not reveal the name of his missus to the press, the wedding took place in Belarus, none of the Zenit players were there. Zhevnov himself sparingly mentioned that only relatives and friends were present at the wedding. It turns out that Yuri has not yet acquired friends and relatives in St. Petersburg.
Alexey Morgun
Every football player needs match practice to keep himself in good shape. Vegetation on the bench leads to the fact that the greatest talent will gradually begin to degrade and lose professional suitability. A sad example of this is Yuri Zhevnov, a football player who in the second half of the 2000s was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Russian Premier League. However, after a long life as a reserve goalkeeper, everyone gradually began to forget about him.
Goalkeeper
Yuri Zhevnov was born in 1981 in the small Belarusian town of Dobrush, in the Gomel region. From the age of six, the boy was diligently engaged in the local youth sports school, after which he moved to Minsk. From the age of 14, he polished his goalkeeping talents already in the main factory of stars of Belarusian athletes - the Minsk Olympic Reserve School.
The main club of the country, which was Bate Borisov, could not miss a promising goalkeeper, and at the age of seventeen, Yuri joined the flagship of local football. After a couple of years, the recent junior becomes the main goalkeeper of the club.
On his account, and the record of Belarus for the duration of the "dry" series. For 763 minutes, the native of Dobrush kept his gate intact.
He has another curious achievement on his account, which he set in a UEFA Cup match in 2004. Putting the ball into play, Yuri Zhevnov sent it into the field with such force that he landed right into the opponent's goal. Thus, Yuri Zhevnov joined the ranks of goalkeepers-goleodors and joined Chilavert, Booth and other scorers.
Moving to Russia
In 2005, the Belarusian goalkeeper accepted the offer of the Moscow football club. Already from the first matches, he showed that he is a real godsend for the Moscow team. In March, Yuri Zhevnov managed to beat off a penalty in a match with Spartak and helped to achieve the final victory, keeping the gate unopened.
Being relatively short for a goalkeeper, he had an excellent reaction, worked well on the goal line. At the same time, he skillfully read the game and correctly chose the position, always prudently and prudently working on exits. Always collected, Yuri Zhevnov kept his cool in every match and made almost no mistakes.
FC Moskva was not the strongest club in Russia, the attackers of the rivals often threatened the goal, however, largely thanks to the Belarusian, they rarely scored against the "citizens".
In 118 Premier League appearances, the Dobrush player has conceded just 105 goals, which is an excellent number for any goalkeeper, especially one who plays in a medium team.
Yuri Zhevnov. "Zenith"
In 2010, FC Moscow went bankrupt and ceased to exist. The players of the club received the status of free agents and dispersed to different teams. Yuri Zhevnov accepted the invitation of the St. Petersburg "Zenith", where Vyacheslav Malafeev played as a goalkeeper.
He acted unstably: being a high-class player, however, he made ridiculous mistakes in individual matches. Many experts assumed that the reliable Zhevnov would be able to win the dispute for a place in the roster of the Zenit graduate. However, feeling the breath of a competitor behind him, Malafeev took up his mind and concentrated on the game to the utmost.
Zhevnov himself, finding himself in the unusual role of a reserve goalkeeper, lost confidence in his abilities. The main thing is that he began to make mistakes in the most important games, as was the case with CSKA, Lokomotiv.
He made a mistake in the most decisive match of the 2011/2012 season for Zenit. In the 1/8 final match, the St. Petersburg club met with Benfica. Zhevnov unsuccessfully knocked the ball out, which led to a goal against him and the departure of Zenit.
To all the troubles, the restriction on legionnaires in Russian football was added. Being played for the national team of Belarus, Zhevnov was considered a foreigner and fell under the quota for participation in matches. Therefore, the coaches of all Russian clubs preferred to release domestic goalkeepers at the gates.
Having played only 15 matches in 4 years, Yuri Zhevnov finally left St. Petersburg. Then in his career were "Torpedo", "Ural". Now the fate of the talented but unfortunate goalkeeper is not completely clear.
Personal life
For some time, Yuri Zhevnov met with Anna Glazkova. This was followed by an acquaintance with Yulia Mankovskaya, who was the lead singer of the Las Vegas group. In 2011 they got married.
Zhevnov was one of the most talented goalkeepers in the mid-2000s, but the unfortunate choice of continuing his career led to the loss of playing practice and high qualifications.
He started playing football at the age of 7 in the Sports School of Dobrush. From the age of 14 he studied at the Republican School of Olympic Reserve (Minsk).
In 1998 he signed a professional contract with the BATE club. Played for MPKTs-96, RUOR, Smenu-BATE, RShVSM-Olympia (all - Minsk). As part of BATE, he became the champion of Belarus. In the 2004/05 UEFA Cup match against Dinamo Tbilisi, he scored a goal from his own goal.
From 2005 to 2010, he played for the Moscow club, in which he made his debut on March 12, 2005 in a match with Spartak Moscow, in which his club won 2: 0. Yuri in this match reflected the penalty. Only in his 3rd match for Moscow, against Rubin, Zhevnov missed the ball: Tomasz Czyzek hit his gate in the 1st added minute of the 2nd half. The following year, Zhevnov dropped out of the squad, losing to Sergei Kozko. Since 2007, Zhevnov has been a player in the main team of the club, in several games of which he led Moscow as the team captain.
On February 23, 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Zenit. He made his debut in the club on April 7, 2010 in the Russian Cup match against Volga Tver, keeping his goal intact. He played his first game for Zenit in the Russian Championship on July 24, 2010 in the 14th round against Rostov, the match ended in a 3-1 victory for Zenit. Zhevnov conceded a goal from the penalty spot in the 88th minute. On the night of August 25-26, 2010, he made his debut for Zenit in European competition in the Champions League playoff match against Auxerre, replacing Malafeev, who received a red card. On February 15, 2012, he played a full home match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Benfica.
Team career
Member of the European Youth Championship 2004 in Germany.
In 2002 he made his debut in the national team of Belarus in a match with Uzbekistan. March 2, 2010 was elected captain of the national team of Belarus.
Achievements
Command
Best of the day
Belarus Championship:
Champion: 2002
Silver medalist: 2003
Bronze medalist: 2001
"Moscow"
Russian Cup finalist: 2006/07
Champion of Russia: 2010, 2011/2012
Russian Cup Winner: 2009/10
Russian Super Cup Winner: 2011
Personal
The best goalkeeper of Belarus (2003)
The owner of the record "dry series" of the championships of Belarus - 763 minutes
The best footballer of Belarus 2010
Yuri Zhevnov is an active Belarusian football player, goalkeeper of the Russian Ural team and the Belarusian national team. He had a lot of good matches, he was a Zenit player. At the initial stage of his career, he spent five years at BATE, playing in European competitions. True, only in the UEFA Cup: the goalkeeper left the team long before the Belarusian giant began to play regularly in the Champions League - the most prestigious European football competition today. Now Yuri Zhevnov plays in Russia.
Dossier
Yuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov was born on April 17, 1981 in the city of Dobrush, Gomel Region (Belarus). Citizen of Belarus and Russia. The position on the football field is the goalkeeper. Height - 180 cm, weight - 79 kg. Married. Has a rank
Footballer's career
Goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov began his football career in the youth team of the Belarusian clubs MPKTs-96, Ruor, RShVSM-Olympia, Smena-BATE. He has been playing football since 2000. As part of the Belarusian BATE, he played 80 matches, conceded 68 goals. He played 186 games in Russian clubs and conceded 179 goals.
- 2000-2004 - BATE (Minsk).
- 2005-2009 - FC Moscow.
- 2010-2013 - Zenit (St. Petersburg).
- 2014-2015 - Torpedo (Moscow).
- 2015-present - "Ural" (Yekaterinburg).
From 2002 to the present, Yuri Zhevnov (photo in the article) has played 58 matches in the national team of Belarus. In the period from 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the youth team of the country, in which he played 38 matches. Member of the European Championship 2004 (U-21).
Stages of the football path
Yuri Zhevnov is a graduate of Belarusian football. After graduating from the children's and youth sports school, he studied at the Minsk Olympic Reserve School. He played in a number of Belarusian teams. At the age of 17, he signed his first professional contract with the BATE team. Yuri began his performances in the main team of Belarus from the 2000 season. In five years as part of BATE, he played 80 fights. He participated in the UEFA Cup matches (scored 1 goal), became the champion (2002), silver (2000, 2003, 2004) and bronze (2001) medalist of the Belarusian championship, participant in the 2004 European Championship among youth teams, best goalkeeper (2003, 2004) and the best football player of Belarus (2010).
In 2005 he joined FC Moscow. He played his debut match in the Russian Championship in a duel against Spartak Moscow. In this match, Yuri Zhevnov also saved his first penalty.
The next season for the goalkeeper was unsuccessful. Yuri held it as an understudy, losing the post No. 1 to Sergei Kozko. And only since the 2007 championship, Yuri Zhevnov has become the main gatekeeper of the Moscow club and its captain. In the same year, he was recognized as the best football player of the team. He is awarded the title of Master of Sports of Russia.
The next four years of his football career were spent in the Zenit team. On August 5, 2010, Yuriy will make his debut in the Champions League in a match with the French Auxerre. He played the second and so far the last match in the main club European tournament in a duel with Benfica. Together with the team, he wins gold (2011, 2012) and silver (2013) medals of the Russian championship, becomes the owner of the Cup (2010) and the Super Cup (2011) of the country.
Although, by and large, the goalkeeper's career at Zenit did not work out. A series of injuries, often ridiculous, almost out of the blue, did not allow Zhevnov to play consistently in the first team. Six rounds before the end of the championship, after another injury, already in the eighth minute of the meeting in a duel with the Mordovia club, he actually ended his relationship with the Leningrad team. Zenit coach Luciano Spalletti relied on other goalkeepers.
In 2013, having failed to create competition for Vyacheslav Malafeev and Yuri Zhevnov, he transferred to the Torpedo club as a free agent. Having played the season for the Moscow team (29 meetings), in June 2015 he signs a contract with the Ural club. The main reason why the footballer moved to the Yekaterinburg team, Yuri considers a long-standing friendship with the head coach of the club. He once studied with him at the Olympic reserve school in Minsk. Currently, Yuri Zhevnov has played 11 matches for the Ural team, in which he conceded 15 goals.
Family
Yuri Zhevnov and Yulia Mankovskaya legalized their relationship in Minsk in 2011. The football player's wife is a master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics, a former soloist of the Las Vegas musical group. She is also an actress (she graduated from VTU named after Shchukin), who played the main roles in several television series, and is also a participant in the Dancing with the Stars project (Belarusian version). Two daughters grow up in the family: Masha and Eva.
