Yuri Zhirkov

Yuri Zhirkov is my idea of a craftsman footballer. Rising from a provincial Tambov club to CSKA Moscow and then across Europe, he made a career as a versatile left-sided player, equally useful at full-back or on the wing. I value that kind of two-way reliability more than highlight-reel flash; the players who quietly hold a team together rarely get their due. An Order of Friendship and a place in Russia's national setup speak to his stature. Now turned coach, he carries hard-won, unglamorous wisdom, and I am genuinely curious what he passes on to the next generation.

Name (English)

Yuri Zhirkov

Name (Japanese)

ユーリ・ジルコフ

Reading

ゆーり・じるこふ

Born

August 20, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Tambov, Tambov Oblast, Russia

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• Order of Friendship

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yuryzhirkov/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri%20Zhirkov
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184261

Tags

• Tambov Oblast
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.