Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Кержаков [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kʲɪrʐɐˈkof]; born 27 November 1982) is a Russian football manager and former professional football player who played as a striker.
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Aleksandr Kerzhakov in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 159 | (64) |
| 2006–2008 | Sevilla | 26 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Dynamo Moscow | 51 | (19) |
| 2010–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 129 | (56) |
| 2015–2016 | → Zürich (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| Total | 382 | (152) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Russia U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2002–2016 | Russia | 91 | (30) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Russia U17 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Russia U18 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Russia U19 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Tom Tomsk | ||
| 2021–2022 | Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| 2023 | Karmiotissa | ||
| 2023 | Spartak Subotica | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is the most prolific goalscorer in the history of Russian football, with the number of goals scored in competitive games standing at 233. He is described as a forward who likes to "drop deep to link with the midfield, expecting players to break beyond him" for whom he creates space.
A full international since 2002, Kerzhakov earned 90 caps for Russia and played at two World Cups and two European Championships. In 2014, he surpassed the record held by Vladimir Beschastnykh for most goals for the Russian national team.