Biography
About Alexandra Kerzhakov and teammates, and rivals responded as a stable and aggressive player. The football player completed his career, and in recent years, there was not the same way as the best Russian striker deserved. Fans can only regret, because it often lacks such a target at the gate and the desire to bring the attack to the logical end, for which Alexander and loved.Childhood and youth
Alexander Anatolyevich Kerzhakov appeared on November 27, 1982 in the small town of Kingisepp of the Leningrad Region. Parents in the face of Pope Anatoly Rafailovich, a football player, and Moms Tatiana Veniaminovna gladly met their firstborn. After 5 years, the second child was born in the family - Mikhail.
Father from early childhood instilled his love for football brothers and became their first teacher on a professional path. Efforts do not disappear. Regular serious workouts led to the fact that at 11 years old Sasha Kerzhakov was taken to the boarding school "Zenit". A coach Sergey Romanov, who determined the guy on the attacker's position was engaged in the future champion.
The boarding school was hard for a boy. Alexander missed himself, she was crying, she asked her parents to visit more often. There were no peers at school, but with those who older, Kerzhakov did not communicate. When it became very bad, I drove to the godfather, where "and fed tasty, and slept calmly."
Over time, the footballer allocated service housing, and Alexander transported Father and Mother from Kingisepp to St. Petersburg. When revenues allowed, I bought them an apartment in a new building and "sent a pension." Brother Mikhail Kerzhakov became a professional football goalkeeper. Now he acts as part of the Petersburg "Zenith".
Football Career
After graduating from sports school, Alexander Kerzhakov joined the Svetogorets amateur football club and trained under the former head of the Zenit School Vladimir Cossack. According to the results of the preseason tournament of 2000, Alexander is recognized as the best forward. He proven himself perfectly and received a long-awaited invitation to the St. Petersburg Club "Zenit". This team spoke for 6 years.
In 2000, in the Russian national football team, then the coach Oleg Romanentians invited Sasha. The first year of Kerzhakov briefly replaced the main players, went as part of the 2002 World Cup team in Japan, but at the field spent very little time. The next coach Valery Gazzayev gave a young athlete more freedom and game time, which appeared in the result of Alexander's first goals for the national team.
Almost immediately, Alexander, thanks to his pressure and character, he gave out into the main staff and, in 2001, first hit the list of 33 of the best players of Russia, where she lasted 5 years. As part of Zenit Kerzhakov in 2001 won the bronze championship of Russia, and in 2003 - silver.
In 2004, he became the best scorer of the Premier League. Also repeatedly hit the list of the best players of the club on the results of European Cups. However, with the arrival in Zenit, the new coach of Dick lawyer Alexander began to devote less playing time on the field, in many ways it was connected with the wishes of the player to change the club.
The Spanish Club "Sevilla" noticed not the very mighty (height - 176 cm, the weight is 75 kg), but the speed and cold-blooded striker still during the matches against Zenit and after a while wished to acquire a football player. According to the results of negotiations, Kerzhakov in 2006 signed a 5-year contract for the amount of € 5 million.
In the new environment, Alexander felt quite comfortable, perfectly holding the first matches. Made a considerable contribution to the victory of Seville in the Spanish Cup draw and the UEFA Cup 2006-2007. As part of this club, Kerzhakov won the Bronze Medal of the Championship of Spain. In a successful footballer 2006, he received the honorary title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
When Seville was headed by Manolo Himenes, a difficult period began in the sports biography of Alexander Kerzhakova - he was practically not released on the field. Most of the time the football player was sitting on the reserve bench, and sometimes remained at all in the reserve.
After several months of such Nam., the striker decided to return to Russia again, which did in 2008, intensifying the Moscow Dynamo, where the former Senitis was invited by "Zenit" Andrei Kobelev. Failure to play the first season was not effective, nevertheless, the Dynamo team took the bronze medals of the 2008 championship. The following year, Alexander Kerzhakov demonstrated all his talents, scoring 12 goals in 24 matches.
The beginning of 2010 was marked by the triumphant return of Forward in Zenit. It has become a triumphant not only because the striker returned to his native land, but also because already in his first season it turned out to be the best player of the Russian championship and brought the club the title of the country.
For Zenit on May 29, 2011, Alexander scored his anniversary 100th goal, after another 2 years in the opponent's gate flew the 200th day of Forward. And on September 28, 2013, Kerzhakov became the best scorer in the entire history of Russian football, scoring a total of 208 heads.
Despite an ambiguous career for the entire period of participation in the national team, qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup were held by Kerzhakov brilliantly. Especially remembered fans of 2 balls into the Gate of the Israeli team and the following deafening victory. Dear cost one, but the decisive goal in a duel with Portugal.
In December 2015, Alexander Kerzhakov concluded an agreement for rent until the end of the current season with the Swiss "Zurich", because in the summer he quarreled with the mentor "White-Blue" Andre Willas-Boash, and he forbade the athlete to appear in the location of Zenit.
Moreover, the salary of the player did not pay any of the parties. At this time, rumors appeared that Alexander would try the role of leading the "Match TV" channel. But the football player understood that it was impossible to lose the form, and it was not worth counting on another team. As part of Zurich, the striker became the winner of the Switzerland Cup, but the club flew out of the Higher National League.
Charity
It is known that Alexander Kerzhakov a lot of strength and energy gives charity. In the spring of 2015, he, together with his wife Milan and businessman Ivan Nikiforov, established the Star Children's Charitable Foundation. The activities of the Foundation are aimed at helping children from poor and disadvantaged families. The company's employees provided targeted assistance, organized a summer holiday, solved questions with education.
In addition, the Foundation actively helped the St. Petersburg Children's Hospice and was engaged in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. The activities of the institution constantly expanded. In 2016, Alexander Foundation signed an agreement with the State Hermitage and became its only corporate partner.
In 2018, when changes have occurred in the personal life of spouses, Milan Kerzhakov reported that the "Stars Children" would continue not to be connected with her name. The woman decided to cooperate with the Foundation "Life Line", which support Victoria Lockarev, Mitya Fomin, Figiefers Tatyana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov.
Personal life
In an interview with 2002, Alexander said that he was not going to associate himself to bond himself, although the girl had an attacker at that time. Choosing the name of Ksenia, and while Kerzhakov was established by Zenit Career, she studied at the Medical Institute. When and why the pair broke up, it is unknown.
In 2005, the famous striker married at the St. Petersburg student of Mary's head. At the wedding witness from the bridegroom, Evgeny Plushenko appeared. In the same year, Alexander and Mary had daughter Daria. 5 years later, the spouses for unknown reasons broke up.
Then Kerzhakov opened 2 restaurants in the northern capital 2 of the restaurant of Russian cuisine, and in 2017 Georgian. Oil business was not so successful. The athlete collided with Scherists who promised the share in the processing of hydrocarbons, and lost 300 million rubles at it. According to Alexander, not everyone is punished, although "someone is already sitting."
In 2010, Alexander Kerzhakov's personal life made a new round. The athlete had a romantic relationship with the former wife of Hockey player Kirill Safronova Catherine. At the time, Katya had already grown up the daughter of Sophia. In 2013, a couple who lived in civil marriage all this time, the son of Igor was born. In 2014, the scandal struck. Alexander Kerzhakov through the court deprived Catherine's rights to his son.
In the summer of 2015, the athlete legalized the Union with Milan Tulipanova, the daughter of the former chairman of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Vadim Tulipova. The girl took the surname of her husband, set a good relationship with Dasha and Igor. In Milan, Kerzhakov said, he met a person who did not like women with whom the fate was reduced before.
Both have coincided with the idea how family life should be folded. In addition, she did not wait anything and did not ask, but on the contrary, in many ways it was sought to help. Previously, Alexander did not observe this in relation to himself.
After a couple of years, Alexander Kerzhakov became the Father for the third time. The spouse presented the football player of the son of Artem. The joyful news striker shared with fans in "Instagram", where posted a photo with a newborn baby on his hands.
A week before the appearance of the kid, Milan's father died tragically. As "arguments and facts" wrote with reference to the friends of Tulipanova, the death of Senator "as if Alexander liberated from some obligations."
After 1.5 years, a loud proceedings were followed between the spouses, which took place in the end to the statement that Kerzhakov was divorced with the 3rd wife. The causes of separation are the same as in the case of Safronova. The football player again requires the sole guardianship over the child. And from the mother of the kid, Alexander, according to her, requires evidence of "social savers."
Alexander - the fan of Sergey Shnurov and the Leningrad Group. Athlete and musician are familiar personally. The cord struck Kerzhakova by playing on all tools and generally a versatile man.
On the account of Forward - cinematic and literary experiments. The footballer appeared in the comedy "Freaks", the Sitkom "Big Game" and the fantastic melodrama "What the French are silent". Alexander Alexander Alexander calls the first book "Up to 16 and older", and much of what is described there, it did not happen to him. The second, published in 2017, Kerzhakov offered to call the "scorer 11" or a personal motto "Bill, Bew and I will beat." But the editors chose the "best" option. In this book, according to the author, in contrast to the media, every word is true.
Alexander Kerzhakov now
In July 2017, it became known that the best scorer in the history of Zenit Alexander Kerzhakov completed the game career. The information was confirmed by the President of the Club Sergey Fursenko. On interest in the coaching profession, the striker was still in his youth. Skills began to drag in a computer game "Football Manager".
"You know how cool is to take a weak team and bring it to the champions!".
With an eye on the future, Alexander graduated from the University of Physical Education and Sports of Legasafta, in 2010 he became a student of the St. Petersburg Engineering and Economic University.
On July 13, 2017, the football player was appointed to the position of coordinator of the youth teams "Zenith". The competence of Kerzhakova included work on the promotion of youth players in the main team.
At the "Match TV", Alexander was still hit, but already in the rank of an expert reality "team for pumping". The creators went through provincial clubs, gave the form, repaired premises, gave master classes, worked on the motivation of players.
From March 2018, Kerzhakov occupies a new post - the senior coach of the U-17 national team. During the contract, before the end of 2019, Alexander will have to host the team through the qualifications of the Youth Championship of Europe and with a successful coincidence of circumstances to enter the final stage.
Awards
- Three round champion of Russia
- Three-time silver winner of the Russian Championship
- Three-time bronze medalist of the championship of Russia
- Two-time owner of the Russian Super Cup
- Winner of the Russian Cup
- Winner of the UEFA Cup (as part of Seville)
- Winner of the Cup and Super Cup of Spain (as part of "Seville")
- Switzerland Cup owner (as part of Zurich)