Famous Russian Football Players

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Lev Yashin
(One of the Greatest Goalkeeper in the History of Football)
Lev Yashin
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Birthdate: October 22, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 20, 1990
Legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin was nicknamed the Black Spider or the Black Panther for his signature all-black attire. He played in four World Cups and later also served as the deputy chairman of the Football Federation of his country. He became the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or.
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Andrey Arshavin
(Russian Former Professional Football Winger / Midfielder)
Andrey Arshavin
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Birthdate: May 29, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Andrey Arshavin is a Russian former football player who helped Zenit Saint Petersburg win several trophies, such as the League Cup, Russian Premier League, UEFA Cup, Russian Super Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup. He was also an important player for the Russian national football team and helped the team reach the semi-final of UEFA Euro 2008.

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Denis Cheryshev
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Left Winger)
Denis Cheryshev
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Birthdate: December 26, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

A youth product of Real Madrid, Denis Cheryshev is a Russian footballer; currently signed with Valencia CF. Making his senior debut in 2009, he has since been playing as a left winger in different competitions. Also a regular on the Russian national team, he helped his team reach the quarter finals by scoring four goals in 2018 World Cup.

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 4 
Yuri Zhirkov
(Former Russian Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Yuri Zhirkov
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Birthdate: August 20, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tambov, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
Artem Dzyuba
(Football player - Striker)
Artem Dzyuba
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Birthdate: August 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
 6 
Stanislav Cherchesov
(Russian Football Manager and Former International Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Stanislav Cherchesov
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Birthdate: September 2, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Alagir, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Alan Dzagoev
(Russian International Footballer Who Plays as a Central Midfielder)
Alan Dzagoev
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Birthdate: June 17, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beslan, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Roman Pavlyuchenko
(Russian Former Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Roman Pavlyuchenko
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Birthdate: December 15, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mostovskoy, Russia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 9 
Sergei Ignashevich
(Russian Professional Football Coach and a Former Player Who Played as Central Defender)
Sergei Ignashevich
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Birthdate: July 14, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
Pavel Pogrebnyak
(Russian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Pavel Pogrebnyak
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Birthdate: November 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Aleksandr Kerzhakov
(Russian Football Manager and Former Professional Football Player Who Played as a Striker)
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
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Birthdate: November 27, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kingisepp, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 12 
Fyodor Smolov
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Fyodor Smolov
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Birthdate: February 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saratov, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 13 
Igor Akinfeev
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Igor Akinfeev
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Birthdate: April 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vidnoye, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 14 
Arsen Zakharyan
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Arsen Zakharyan
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Birthdate: May 26, 2003
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Samara, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Oleg Salenko
(Russian-Ukrainian Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Oleg Salenko
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Birthdate: October 25, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Roman Neustädter
(Russian Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder or Defender)
Roman Neustädter
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Birthdate: February 18, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dnipro, Ukraine
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky
(Russian Professional Football Coach and a Former Player)
Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky
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Birthdate: May 4, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Aleksei Miranchuk
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder or Striker)
Aleksei Miranchuk
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Birthdate: October 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 19 
Aleksandr Kokorin
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Aleksandr Kokorin
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Birthdate: March 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Valuyki, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 20 
Sergei Semak
(Russian Football Manager and a Former International Midfielder)
Sergei Semak
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Birthdate: February 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sychans'ke, Ukraine
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 21 
Valeri Karpin
(Russian Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Midfielder)
Valeri Karpin
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Birthdate: February 2, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Narva, Estonia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 22 
Guilherme Marinato
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Guilherme Marinato
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Birthdate: December 12, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 23 
Igor Denisov
(Russian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Igor Denisov
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Birthdate: May 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
 24 
Brian Idowu
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as A Left-Back)
Brian Idowu
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Birthdate: May 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 25 
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
(Russian Former Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
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Birthdate: February 27, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Roman Shirokov
(Russian International Football Official and a Former Player)
Roman Shirokov
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Birthdate: July 6, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dedovsk, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Dmitri Alenichev
(Russian Football Manager and Former Football Midfielder)
Dmitri Alenichev
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Birthdate: October 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Velikoluksky District, Russia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Oleg Shatov
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Oleg Shatov
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Birthdate: July 29, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 29 
Georgi Dzhikiya
(Russian Professional Footballer, Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Georgi Dzhikiya
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Birthdate: November 21, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 30 
Ruslan Pimenov
(Russian Former Football Player)
Ruslan Pimenov
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Birthdate: November 25, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Kurban Berdyev
(Turkmen-Russian Football Manager and a Former Footballer)
Kurban Berdyev
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Birthdate: August 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 32 
Daler Kuzyayev
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Daler Kuzyayev
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Birthdate: January 15, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 33 
Marat Izmailov
(Russian Former Professional Footballer)
Marat Izmailov
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Birthdate: September 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Vladimir Gabulov
(Former Russian Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Vladimir Gabulov
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Birthdate: October 19, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mozdok, Russia
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Viacheslav Malafeev
(Russian Football Official and a Former Player Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Viacheslav Malafeev
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Birthdate: March 4, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Aleksandr Anyukov
(Russian Association Football Coach and a Former Football Defender)
Aleksandr Anyukov
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Birthdate: September 28, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Samara, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 37 
Boris Rotenberg
(Russian-born Finnish Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Boris Rotenberg
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Birthdate: May 19, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Boris Borisovich Rotenberg is a footballer known for winning the Russian Premier League when he was playing for Lokomotiv Moscow. He is also a two-time Russian Cup winner. Rotenberg's place in clubs like Lokomotiv has been questioned by media outlets and the coaches of these teams have been accused of giving in to the pressure exerted by his wealthy family.

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Anton Shunin
(Russian Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Anton Shunin
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Birthdate: January 27, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 39 
Fedor Černych
(Footballer striker, winger or midfielder)
Fedor Černych
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Birthdate: May 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 40 
Ari
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Ari
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Birthdate: December 11, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fortaleza, Brazil
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 41 
Konstantin Rausch
(Former Russian Professional Footballer Who Played as a Left-Back)
Konstantin Rausch
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Birthdate: March 15, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kozhevnikovo, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 42 
Dmitri Torbinsky
(Russian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Dmitri Torbinsky
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Birthdate: April 28, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Norilsk, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Konstantin Zyryanov
(Russian Football Manager and a Former Football Midfielder)
Konstantin Zyryanov
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Birthdate: October 5, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Perm, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 44 
Valentin Ivanov
(Russian Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Valentin Ivanov
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Birthdate: November 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 8, 2011
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 45 
Marat Kabayev
(Uzbekistani Professional Football Coach and Former Football Player)
Marat Kabayev
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Birthdate: May 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Uzun, Uzbekistan
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 46 
Mário Fernandes
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Right-Back)
Mário Fernandes
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Birthdate: September 19, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 47 
Ilzat Akhmetov
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Central Midfielder)
Ilzat Akhmetov
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Birthdate: December 31, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 48 
Igor Netto
(Russian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Igor Netto
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Birthdate: January 9, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 30, 1999
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov
(Russian Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Defender)
Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov
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Birthdate: July 18, 1996
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baýramaly, Turkmenistan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 50 
Ippei Shinozuka
(Russian Footballer Midfielder)
Ippei Shinozuka
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Birthdate: March 20, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Abiko, Japan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)