Andrey Arshavin

Personal information
Full name	Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin
Date of birth	( 1981-05-29) 29 May 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position	Second Striker
Club information
Current club	Arsenal
Number	23
Youth career
1999–2000	Zenit
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2009	Zenit	236	(52)
2009–	Arsenal	105	(23)
2012	→ Zenit (loan)	10	(3)
National team‡
2001–2003	Russia U21	9	(1)
2002–	Russia	75	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 20 January 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:50, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (Russian: Андре́й Серге́евич Арша́вин; born 29 May 1981), also known as Shava, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal and is an ex-captain of the Russian national team.

Arshavin began his career at Zenit in the year 2000. He won numerous trophies with the club until his departure in 2009 including the Russian Premier League, Russian Premier League Cup, Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. During his time with Zenit, Arshavin was named Russian Footballer of the Year.

In 2009, Arshavin signed for the English Premier League club Arsenal, becoming the most expensive player in Arsenal's history at that time with a fee of £15 million. Arshavin returned to Zenit on 24 February 2012 for a loan deal that concluded in July 2012.^[2]

Early years [edit]

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin was born in Leningrad, now called Saint Petersburg on 29 May 1981. Andrey's father Sergey played as an amateur footballer. Arshavin survived an accident that could have killed him when he was hit by a car as a child. His upbringing was made a lot harder when his parents divorced when he was aged 12 with Andrey having to sleep on the floor of a cramped flat with his mother. It was his father who persuaded him to pursue a career in football after his own failure to become a professional football player.

Arshavin began playing football at an early age and at seven years of age, he was enrolled in the Smena football academy of Zenit, his hometown club. As a schoolboy before football became his sole focus. Arshavin's father died of heart failure at the age of 40.^[3][4][5] He has written three books including one called ‘555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football’.^[6] Arshavin also has a degree in Fashion Design.^[6] He often misbehaved at school,"I behaved badly at school. When I was in the second form, I tore down the registering journal of the class". It was this incident described by Arshavin that saw him expelled. He was a talented draughts player.

Club career [edit]

Zenit Saint Petersburg [edit]

Arshavin playing for Zenit.

In 2000, Arshavin he was included in the Zenit first-team squad, making his debut in a 3–0 away win over English side Bradford City in the Intertoto Cup,^[7] coming on as a first half substitute for Andrey Kobelev.^[8] He played in various positions on the field, starting as a right midfielder, then as an attacking midfielder, and finally adopted the second striker's role playing on a flank or behind the target man.

Arshavin playing for Zenit in 2008.

In the 2007 Russian Premier League season, Shava (Шава in Russian), as he was nicknamed by Zenit fans,^[9] guided his Zenit Saint Petersburg side to the title, starting all 30 matches, scoring 11 goals and providing 11 assists (the most in the Russian Premier League that year) along the way.^[10] It was the club's first league title since winning the now defunct Soviet Top League in 1984. Arshavin was also a key player during Zenit's 2008 UEFA Cup triumph and was named Man of the Match in the final, again topping the list for assists in that season's UEFA competition.^[11] In October 2008, Arshavin was nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, along with 29 others including compatriot Yuri Zhirkov.^[12]

Arshavin's performances in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Euro 2008 brought him to the attention of several European clubs. However, interest had already been expressed in January 2008 by Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce, but he was sacked as manager as the transfer window opened.^[13] In June 2008, FC Barcelona had their €15 million offer for the player turned down by Zenit.^[14] Tottenham Hotspur's £16m offer in August also fell short of Zenit's £22m asking price.^[15] Zenit's unwillingness to compromise on their asking price caused discontent from both Arshavin, who said the 2008 season was definitely going to be his last with Zenit,^[16] and his agent Denis Lachter.^[17]

During the January 2009 transfer window, Arshavin was persistently pursued by English Premier League club Arsenal. On 2 February transfer deadline day, Arshavin was staying in a Hertfordshire hotel, just a few miles from the Arsenal training ground. At around 10 am,^[18] he left the hotel and was rumoured to be heading back to Russia, but with less than an hour of the transfer window left, a bid from Arsenal was finally accepted by Zenit. By this point, he had agreed personal terms and passed a medical, but a compensation payment by Arshavin himself to Zenit was supposedly holding up the deal.^[19] The deal was further complicated by a snowstorm in England which had delayed the Premier League's registration process, eventually forcing the league to extend the deadline beyond 5 pm.^[20] The deal was not confirmed until the following day (3 February) nearly 24 hours after the formal transfer deadline had passed, with Arsenal announcing "a long-term deal" for an undisclosed fee.^[21] On the same day, Zenit's official web site claimed that Zenit received an official FA letter confirming Arshavin's registration as an Arsenal player.

Arsenal [edit]

2008–09 [edit]

Arshavin in action for Arsenal

Arshavin wore the number 23 shirt, last worn by Sol Campbell. As Arshavin had played for Zenit in the 2008–09 Champions League, he was cup-tied and could not play for Arsenal in the knockout phase.^[22] Arshavin made his debut for Arsenal against Sunderland on 21 February 2009 in the Premier League which ended 0–0. On 3 March 2009, Arshavin made his first contribution in a Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion by setting up a goal for Kolo Touré in the 38th minute via a free-kick, the second goal in a 3–1 victory. On 14 March 2009, Arshavin scored his first Arsenal goal in a very tight angle going solo against Blackburn Rovers in the 65th minute of the game. He later provided an assist to Emmanuel Eboué for the third goal of the game, which ended 4–0 to Arsenal.^[23]

On 21 April 2009, Arshavin was named Man of the Match when he scored all four Arsenal goals in a tight match against Liverpool at Anfield, which ended 4–4. It was a thrilling encounter, and the first time Arshavin had scored four goals in one match in his entire career.^[24] He is also the first away player to score four goals in a single league match at Anfield since Dennis Westcott for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1946,^[25] the first Arsenal player to score four goals in any match since Julio Baptista in 2007. Additionally, he became only the sixth player in Premier League history to score four goals in an away match.^[26] Arshavin captained Arsenal for the first time on 2 May 2009 in an away match against Portsmouth where they won 3–0 with Arshavin gaining two assists and a contentious penalty.^[27] On 8 May, he was named Premier League Player of the Month for April.^[28] He was also voted as Arsenal's Player of the Month for April^[29] and came second in Arsenal's Player of the Season Poll, despite only playing in the second half of the season and playing in fewer than a quarter of Arsenal's matches all season.^[30]

Reading

It is believed as of June 29th Andrei Arshavin will sign a 2 year contract with 2012 - 13 Barclays Premier League side Reading FC. The fee is said to be around £3.7million according to sources close to both parties. Officials of both clubs will meet to discuss this proposed move further at an un - known date.

2009–10 [edit]

Arshavin (left) in training with Thomas Vermaelen

Arshavin came off the bench to score two goals in Arsenal's 2–1 pre-season victory on 1 August over Atlético Madrid in the Emirates Cup. Arsène Wenger commented afterward that "[Arshavin] knows how English football works", adding "He knows as well that now he's part of the team from the start. I believe the team knows as well how important (he is) and how big an impact he can have on the results."^[31] On 26 August 2009, Arshavin scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute in a 3–1 win over Celtic. He also scored a 30-yard shot against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 29 August 2009, which was his first goal of the season although Arsenal lost the match 2–1.^[32] In early December, Arshavin put in an excellent display against Stoke City, playing in an unfamiliar role as centre-forward left vacant after Robin Van Persie's injury. He won a penalty which Fàbregas missed before scoring himself and later assisted the second goal, with Arsenal winning the match 2–0.

On 13 December 2009, Arshavin scored his fifth goal against Liverpool as Arsenal came from behind to beat Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield again, also winning the Man of the Match award in the end again. On 20 January 2010, he scored again in Arsenal's 4–2 victory over Bolton Wanderers, which helped Arsenal reach the top of the Premier League for the first time since August.^[33] However, he suffered a calf strain against Barcelona, ruling him out for three weeks. Arshavin missed one of two games in May due to injury, but scored for the last time of the season against Fulham, in a match which Arsenal won 4–0.

2010–11 [edit]

Arshavin in a match against West Ham United.

Arshavin against rivals Tottenham in November 2010

On 17 July 2010, Arshavin scored the opening goal against Barnet in Arsenal's first pre-season friendly match of the season, which Arsenal won 4–0.^[34] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans according to Arsenal's official website.^[35] On 21 August 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season via a penalty for Arsenal in a 6–0 win over Blackpool after Marouane Chamakh was fouled by Ian Evatt in the penalty area.^[36] He also scored in Arsenal's very next game on 28 August 2010, scoring the winning goal against Blackburn Rovers for the third time when Cesc Fàbregas' shot was blocked and fell into the path of Arshavin, Arsenal winning the match 2–1.^[37]

On 15 September 2010, Arshavin scored and provided two assists against Braga in Arsenal's first Champions League group stage match, with Arsenal winning 6–0.^[38] On 18 September 2010, Arshavin scored his first League Cup goal, which was also Arsenal's 4th goal during extra time to defeat Tottenham Hotspur in the 3rd round of the League Cup, with Arsenal winning against their arch rivals 4–1.^[39] He later scored Arsenal's first goal in a 3–1 midweek Champions League away win against FK Partizan in the 15th minute after a backheel pass by Jack Wilshere. Vladimir Stojković saved Arshavin's penalty in the second half after Chamakh was fouled in the penalty area.^[40]

On 27 November 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal since September, which was the opening goal against Aston Villa in a 4–2 away win.^[41] On 29 December 2010, Arshavin scored a scissor kick volley to bring Arsenal level when they were 1–0 down to Wigan. He later made an assist for Nicklas Bendtner to put Arsenal 2–1 up, but after a Sebastien Squillaci own goal, the match ended 2–2.^[42] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the second time.^[43]

On 1 February 2011, Arshavin came off the bench in the 62nd minute and scored his first 2011 goal and first goal since December just 8 minutes later to make Arsenal level when they were 1–0 down to Everton in a game that Arsenal won 2–1.^[44] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the third time.^[45] On 16 February 2011, Arshavin scored as Arsenal beat Barcelona for the first time in their history in a 2–1 win in the Champions League round of 16. This was Arshavin's first Champions League goal for Arsenal that is not from the group stage.^[46] The next day, Johan Djourou stated that "Arshavin showed he is a great player", because of his winning goal and his rising performance from his recent dip in form.^[47]

On 20 February 2011, Arsenal faced Leyton Orient for The FA Cup fifth-round, a 1–1 draw in which Arshavin won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the fourth time, even though he did not score, though he did come close numerous times.^[48] Arshavin's next Premier League goal was away to West Bromwich Albion, bringing the score to 2–1 after WBA had earlier taken a 2–0 lead. He also provided the cross for Robin Van Persie's late equaliser in that game.

Robin van Persie and Mikel Arteta celebrate with Arshavin shortly after scoring his first goal of the season against Swansea City.

2011–12 [edit]

On 10 September 2011, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season against Swansea City after a bizarre mistake by Dutch goalkeeper Michel Vorm. His other performances in the season were riddled with criticism about his refusal to track back and help with defence. During a home game against Manchester United, Arshavin was booed when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain although it is believed that the booing was directed at the decision to make a substitution and not at Arshavin himself.

On 11 February 2012, Arshavin provided Thierry Henry with the winning goal in the match against Sunderland. After coming on during the second half, Arshavin found space to deliver a cross during injury time, from the left side of the pitch despite being marked by two players. The cross found Henry's foot and made it into the back of the net.^[49]

Return to Zenit (loan) [edit]

After intense speculation about joining FC Anzhi Makhachkala and reuniting with former Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink, Arshavin sealed a loan move to his boyhood club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for the remainder of the 2011–12 season, just 40 seconds before the end of the deadline day of the Russian transfer window.^[50] An intention to hold on to a place in Russia's Euro 2012 squad was the reason behind Arshavin's move to Luciano Spalletti's side in St. Petersburg.

On 3 March, Arshavin made his loan debut for Zenit in an away fixture against CSKA Moskva which ended in a 2–2 draw. Arshavin wasn't eligible to feature in Zenit's 2–0 loss to Benfica in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.^[51] In total Arshavin made 11 appearances in his second spell at Zenit, scoring three goals.

2012–13 [edit]

Arshavin returned to Arsenal for the start of the 2012–13 season. He appeared as a 77th minute substitute in their first game of the season, a 0–0 draw against Sunderland on 18 August 2012.^[52] On 26 September 2012, Arshavin was handed his first start of the season in the League Cup. He scored the third goal and assisted two others in a 6–1 win over Coventry City.^[53] On 20 October 2012, Arshavin made his 100th Premier League appearance for Arsenal in a 1–0 loss against Norwich City. He also played in Arsenal's 2–1 loss against Olympiakos in the Champions league.

International career [edit]

Arshavin playing for Russia

Arshavin debuted for the Russian national team on 17 May 2002, but was overlooked for the Russia squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004.^[54] His first goal with the squad came in a friendly match versus Romania on 13 February 2003. Since then, he has managed to score in every competition which Russia has participated in. He was Russia's captain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. On 11 June 2009, Arshavin was made first-choice captain for Russia by manager Guus Hiddink.

UEFA Euro 2008 [edit]

Arshavin scoring against Sweden in Euro 2008. He scored twice during the match.

Arshavin was included in Russia's Euro 2008 squad by manager Guus Hiddink, despite being unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension.^[55] He announced his return by setting up the 1st goal and scoring the second in Russia's final group game against Sweden at Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, which helped his team qualify for the next round.

In the next match, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Arshavin repeated the feat with his part in Russia's two goals in the second half of extra time, providing the cross for Dmitri Torbinski's goal and scoring his own four minutes later. Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3–1 victory. For both of these games, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. However, Arshavin could not repeat the heroics in the semi-final against eventual winners Spain, which Russia lost 3–0. Despite this, Arshavin was named in UEFA's squad for Euro 2008.^[56]

2010 World Cup qualifying [edit]

Arshavin captained the team to a second place finish in their group, scoring 3 goals in ten games. He provided the assist for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's second goal to seal a 2–1 win over Slovenia in the first leg of the qualification play-offs. Despite this, Russia lost the second leg 1–0, knocking them out of the World Cup finals on away goals.

Arshavin captaining Russia in 2011.

UEFA Euro 2012 [edit]

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.^[57] Arshavin started all three of their games in the group stage of Group A. Russia were eliminated in the group stage, finishing third place behind on the head-to-head ruling. Andrei was however statistically named the best midfielder of the tournament by UEFA having got the most assists in the least amount of minutes on the pitch (270mins). Russian fans were left disappointed by comments from Arshavin saying that if people felt let down by the team then "it was their problem". Shortly after he was harshly stripped of his captaincy and has not been selected for the national team since.^[58] Arshavin later apologized for his rude comment to the fans and the early Russian exit from the tournament.^[59]

International goals [edit]

Scores and results list.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2003-02-13	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	RomaniaNote	3 – 1	4 – 2	Friendly
2	2004-10-09	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0 – 2	0 – 4	2006 World Cup qualification
3	2004-10-13	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	4 – 1	7 – 1	2006 World Cup qualification
4	2005-03-30	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0 – 1	1 – 1	2006 World Cup qualification
5	2005-06-04	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Latvia	1 – 0	2 – 0	2006 World Cup qualification
6	2005-06-08	Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany	Germany	2 – 2	2 – 2	Friendly
7	2005-08-17	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1 – 1	1 – 1	2006 World Cup qualification
8	2006-10-07	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Israel	1 – 0	1 – 1	Euro 2008 qualification
9	2006-11-15	Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Macedonia	0 – 2	0 – 2	Euro 2008 qualification
10	2007-09-08	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Macedonia	2 – 0	3 – 0	Euro 2008 qualification
11	2008-06-04	Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany	Lithuania	2 – 1	4 – 1	Friendly
12	2008-06-18	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	Sweden	2 – 0	2 – 0	Euro 2008
13	2008-06-21	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Netherlands	1 – 3	1 – 3	Euro 2008
14	2008-10-11	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany	Germany	2 – 1	2 – 1	2010 World Cup qualification
15	2008-10-15	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Finland	3 – 0	3 – 0	2010 World Cup qualification
16	2009-10-14	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	0 – 1	1 – 1	2010 World Cup qualification
17	2012-02-29	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	0 – 2	0 – 2	Friendly

¹Romania "B" fielded a team based on reserve players. The game was considered Unofficial by the Romanian Football Federation.

Career statistics [edit]

Club [edit]

As of 22 December 2012

Club	Division	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Other[60]			Total
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Zenit St. Petersburg	Russian Premier League	2000	10	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	—			14	2	1
		2001	29	4	8	5	1	2	0	0	0				34	5	10
		2002	30	4	7	3	0	2	4	2	5				37	6	14
		2003	27	5	10	3	0	2	0	0	0				30	5	12
		2004	26	5	8	4	2	1	8	4	1				38	11	10
		2005	29	9	8	4	2	1	8	4	1				41	15	10
		2006	28	7	13	4	0	1	0	0	0				32	7	14
		2007	30	10	13	2	1	4	14	4	10				46	15	27
		2008	27	6	8	1	1	0	6	1	1	2	1	1	36	9	11
Arsenal	English Premier League	2008–09	12	6	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	—			15	6	9
		2009–10	30	10	2	1	0	0	8	2	5				39	12	7
		2010–11	37	6	11	9	1	4	6	3	2				52	10	17
Zenit St. Petersburg (loan)	Russian Premier League	2011–12	10	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0				11	3	4
Arsenal	English Premier League	2011–12	19	1	3	3	1	1	4	0	0				26	2	4
		2012–13	7	0	0	2	1	5	2	0	0				11	1	5
Career total	Russia		246	55	81	28	7	13	43	15	18	2	1	1	319	78	113
	England		105	23	23	18	3	12	20	5	7	—			143	31	41
	Career statistics		351	79	104	46	10	25	63	20	25	2	1	1	463	109	154

International [edit]

As of 3 July 2012

Russia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	2	0
2003	1	1
2004	4	2
2005	9	4
2006	7	2
2007	10	1
2008	8	5
2009	9	1
2010	7	0
2011	10	0
2012	7	1
Total	74	17

2018 World Cup bid [edit]

Arshavin (center, holding the envelope) and others celebrating the winning bid to hold the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

On 2 December 2010, Arshavin made a speech during Russia's presentation of their successful bid for the 2018 World Cup.

Honours [edit]

Club [edit]

Zenit St. Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2007, 2011–12
• Russian Premier League Cup: 2003
• Russian Super Cup: 2008
• UEFA Cup: 2007–08
• UEFA Super Cup: 2008

International [edit]

• UEFA European Football Championship Bronze medal : 2008

Individual [edit]

• Ballon d'Or Sixth place: 2008
• Premier League most effective player: 2009 ^[61]
• Premier League Player of the Month: April 2009
• Arsenal Player of the Month: March 2009, April 2009
• Russian Footballer of the Year: 2006
• Russian Premier League Player of the Year: 2006
• Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009
• UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament
• UEFA Champions League top assist runner-up: 2009–10^[62]
• UEFA Cup top assist: 2007–08^[63]
• Russian Premier League top assist: 2007^[64]
• 2008 UEFA Cup Final: Man of the Match
• UEFA Euro 2012 top assist^[65]

Personal life [edit]

Arshavin met his wife Julia during the summer of 2003. They have two children: a son named Artem and a daughter named Yana. On 14 August 2012 Arshavin confirmed on his official website that he and Julia had their second son, Arseniy, at 8:40am.

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Bibliography [edit]

• Marc Bennetts, 'Football Dynamo – Modern Russia and the People's Game,' Virgin Books, (15 May 2008), 0753513196

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Andrei Arshavin

• Official website (Russian) (English)
• AndrArshavuin23 Arshavin Twitter page
• Andrei Arshavin career stats at Soccerbase
• Andrei Arshavin – FIFA competition record
• Arsenal Profile
• RSSSF Russia – Record International Players
• Player profile (Russian)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Evgeni Aldonin Sergei Semak	Russia national football team captain 2007–2008 2009–present	Succeeded by Aleksei Berezutski -

Russia squads v t e Russia squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists 1 Akinfeev 2 V. Berezutskiy 3 Yanbaev 4 Ignashevych 5 A. Berezutskiy 6 Adamov 7 Torbinskyy 8 Kolodin 9 Saenko 10 Arshavin 11 Semak (c) 12 Gabulov 13 Ivanov 14 Shirokov 15 Bilyaletdinov 16 Malafeev 17 Zyryanov 18 Zhirkov 19 Pavlyuchenko 20 Semshov 21 Sychev 22 Anyukov 23 Bystrov Coach: Hiddink v t e Russia squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Akinfeev 2 Anyukov 3 Sharonov 4 Ignashevych 5 Zhirkov 6 Shirokov 7 Denisov 8 Zyryanov 9 Izmailov 10 Arshavin (c) 11 Kerzhakov 12 Berezutskiy 13 Shunin 14 Pavlyuchenko 15 Kombarov 16 Malafeev 17 Dzagoev 18 Kokorin 19 Granat 20 Pogrebnyak 21 Nababkin 22 Glushakov 23 Semshov Coach: Advocaat

Awards v t e Footballer of the Year in Russia Sport-Express 1991: Korneev 1992: Lediakhov 1993: Onopko 1994: Simutenkov 1995: Tsymbalar 1996: Tikhonov 1997: Alenichev 1998: Titov 1999: Smertin 2000: Titov 2001: Nigmatullin 2002: Loskov 2003: Loskov 2004: Sychev 2005: Carvalho 2006: Arshavin 2007: Zyryanov 2008: Vágner Love 2009: Domínguez 2010: Danny 2011: Doumbia Futbol 1992: Onopko 1993: Onopko 1994: Simutenkov 1995: Tsymbalar 1996: Tikhonov 1997: Alenichev 1998: Titov 1999: Smertin 2000: Titov 2001: Nigmatullin 2002: Loskov 2003: Loskov 2004: Sychev 2005: Carvalho 2006: Arshavin 2007: Zyryanov 2008: Zhirkov 2009: Domínguez 2010: Danny 2011: Doumbia 2012: Shirokov v t e Footballer of the Year in Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States 2004: Andriy Shevchenko 2005: Andriy Shevchenko 2006: Igor Akinfeev 2007: Andrei Arshavin 2008: Andrei Arshavin 2009: Andrei Arshavin 2010: Aleksandr Kerzhakov 2011: Andriy Voronin 2012: Henrikh Mkhitaryan v t e UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Edwin van der Sar Defenders José Bosingwa Philipp Lahm Carlos Marchena Pepe Carles Puyol Yuri Zhirkov Midfielders Hamit Altıntop Michael Ballack Cesc Fàbregas Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Lukas Podolski Marcos Senna Wesley Sneijder Xavi Konstantin Zyryanov Forwards Andrei Arshavin Roman Pavlyuchenko Fernando Torres David Villa

v t e Arsenal F.C. – current squad 1 Szczęsny 2 Diaby 3 Sagna 4 Mertesacker 5 Vermaelen (c) 6 Koscielny 7 Rosický 8 Arteta 9 Podolski 10 Wilshere 12 Giroud 14 Walcott 15 Chamberlain 16 Ramsey 17 Monreal 18 Squillaci 19 Cazorla 21 Fabiański 22 Coquelin 23 Arshavin 24 Mannone 25 Jenkinson 27 Gervinho 28 Gibbs Manager: Wenger

Persondata
Name	Arshavin, Andrei
Alternative names
Short description	Russian footballer
Date of birth	29 May 1981
Place of birth	Leningrad, USSR
Date of death
Place of death