Aleksandr Zhirov (footballer)

Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жиров; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional football player. He plays as a centre back for SV Sandhausen.

For Soviet alpine skier, see Aleksandr Zhirov (alpine skier).

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Zhirov.

Aleksandr Zhirov

With Anzhi Makhachkala in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov
Date of birth	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991
Place of birth	Barnaul, Russian SFSR
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	SV Sandhausen
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	FC Dynamo Barnaul	75	(3)
2013–2015	FC Volgar Astrakhan	73	(4)
2015–2016	FC Anzhi Makhachkala	34	(1)
2016	FC Tom Tomsk	11	(0)
2017	FC Krasnodar	0	(0)
2017	→ FC Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	13	(0)
2017	→ FC Krasnodar-2	3	(0)
2018	FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	12	(0)
2018–	SV Sandhausen	43	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2018

Club career

On 12 January 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with FC Krasnodar and was immediately loaned to FC Anzhi Makhachkala for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[1]

He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018,[2] signing with the second-tier FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day.[3]

On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club SV Sandhausen.[4]

References

1. «Анжи» арендовал Жирова у «Краснодара» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 12 January 2017.
2. АЛЕКСАНДР ЖИРОВ ПОКИНУЛ «КРАСНОДАР» (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 12 February 2018.
3. ЖИРОВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С "ЕНИСЕЕМ" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 13 February 2018.
4. "Sandhausen nimmt Zhirov unter Vertrag" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 12 June 2018.

External links

• Career summary by sportbox.ru (in Russian)
• Aleksandr Zhirov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)