Roman Shirokov
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Shirokov with FC Krasnodar in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dedovsk, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | CSKA-2 Moscow | 54 | (3) |
| 2001 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Istra | ||
| 2004 | Vidnoye | 17 | (4) |
| 2004 | Istra | ||
| 2005 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 18 | (3) |
| 2006 | Rubin Kazan | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Khimki | 27 | (7) |
| 2008–2014 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 130 | (29) |
| 2014 | → Krasnodar (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Moscow | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Krasnodar (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2016 | CSKA Moscow | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2016 | Russia | 57 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2016 |
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Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (Russian: Рома́н Никола́евич Широ́ков [rɐˈman nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ ʂɨˈrokəf]; born 6 July 1981) is a retired Russian international footballer. He is described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitude for getting forward to score goals".
Before signing for Zenit, Shirokov played for FC Khimki, Rubin Kazan, Saturn Moscow Oblast, FC Vidnoye, FC Istra, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow and CSKA Moscow's farm club.
Shirokov started his first season for Zenit as central back, as then-head coach Dick Advocaat was forced to fill the gaps left in the centre of defence after the departure of Martin Škrtel to Liverpool and severe injury to Nicolas Lombaerts. He adapted to the new position fairly well and featured as a centre-back in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final victory over Rangers, pairing with Ivica Križanac. In 2009 he was moved back to midfield.
On 30 June 2014, Shirokov announced that after almost 200 games in six-years for Zenit, that he wouldn't be signing a new contract and will continue his career at another club.
On 18 July 2014 it was announced that Shirokov signed a contract with Spartak Moscow as a free agent. After a long recovery from an injury he made his debut for Spartak on 26 October 2014 in a game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow, scoring a late equalizer in an 1-1 game. On 13 January 2015, he was loaned back to FC Krasnodar.
Despite being one of the most important players of the team, Shirokov was benched during the 2015-16 season, in order to not pay him the amount due to him by contract if he plays a certain amount of minutes.
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