| Vyacheslav Malafeev | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev | |
| Date of birth | 4 March 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Zenit St. Petersburg | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2000 1999–present |
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg Zenit St. Petersburg |
54 (0) 238 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003–present |  Russia |
16 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Малафеев; born 4 March 1979 in Leningrad, (present-day Saint Petersburg) is a Russian football goalkeeper currently playing for Russian Premier League team Zenit Saint Petersburg and Russia.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev started attending the Smena football school at the age of nine. In 1997, he began to play for the farm club of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit-2, in the Third Division. He got the chance to play for Zenit in the Premier League in 1999 during the suspension of Roman Berezovsky. Malafeev later became the first choice goalkeeper for Zenit in 2001, after Berezovsky left the club. Malafeev has since been the first choice goalkeeper ahead of Kamil Čontofalský and won the Uefa Cup in 2008 after keeping a clean sheet against Rangers FC.
On 19 November 2003, Malafeev debuted as a goalkeeper for the national team in a Euro 2004 qualification play-off against Wales. He was chosen as the second choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinnikov and ahead of Igor Akinfeev. Malafeev participated in Euro 2004 coming on after Ovchinnikov's red card against Portugal and starting against Greece.
After Euro 2004, Malafeev, became the first choice goalkeeper for Russia succeeding Ovchinnikov. After a long-term injury in May 2005, Malafeev lost his place in the goal for Zenit and Russia to Kamil Čontofalský and Igor Akinfeev, respectively. In 2007, played in two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia after Akinfeev's long term injury but was relegated to the bench in favor of Vladimir Gabulov. After Zenit's successful Uefa Cup campaign he lost a narrow battle with Igor Akinfeev for the first choice goalkeeper spot in Russia's Euro 2008 squad. Nonetheless, he stayed on the as the second choice goalkeeper ahead of Gabulov.
Vyacheslav has a wife named Marina and two children named Ksenia and Maxim.
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| Vyacheslav Malafeev | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev | |
| Date of birth | 4 March 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Zenit St. Petersburg | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2000 1999–present | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg Zenit St. Petersburg | 54 (0) 256 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003–present | Russia | 16 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Малафеев; born 4 March 1979 in Leningrad, (present-day Saint Petersburg) is a Russian football goalkeeper currently playing for Russian Premier League team Zenit Saint Petersburg and Russia.
He is a one-club man, having spent all 11 of his professional seasons with Zenit.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev started attending the Smena football school at the age of nine. In 1997, he began to play for the farm club of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit-2, in the Third Division. He got the chance to play for Zenit in the Premier League in 1999 during the suspension of Roman Berezovsky. Malafeev later became the first choice goalkeeper for Zenit in 2001, after Berezovsky left the club. Malafeev has since been the first choice goalkeeper ahead of Kamil Čontofalský and won the Uefa Cup in 2008 after keeping a clean sheet against Rangers F.C..
On 19 November 2003, Malafeev debuted as a goalkeeper for the national team in a Euro 2004 qualification play-off against Wales. He was chosen as the second choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinnikov and ahead of Igor Akinfeev. Malafeev participated in Euro 2004 coming on after Ovchinnikov's red card against Portugal and starting against Greece.
After Euro 2004, Malafeev, became the first choice goalkeeper for Russia succeeding Ovchinnikov. After a long-term injury in May 2005, Malafeev lost his place in the goal for Zenit and Russia to Kamil Čontofalský and Igor Akinfeev, respectively. In 2007, played in two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia after Akinfeev's long term injury but was relegated to the bench in favor of Vladimir Gabulov. After Zenit's successful Uefa Cup campaign he lost a narrow battle with Igor Akinfeev for the first choice goalkeeper spot in Russia's Euro 2008 squad. Nonetheless, he stayed on the as the second choice goalkeeper ahead of Gabulov.
He was the starting goalkeeper in the game that Russia lost to Portugal with a score of 1-7 in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. [1]
| Club | Div | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zenit SPb | D1 | 1999 | 8 | -10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | -10 | ||
| 2000 | 12 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | — | 17 | -11 | |||
| 2001 | 28 | -29 | 2 | -2 | — | — | 30 | -31 | ||||
| 2002 | 29 | -40 | 5 | -6 | 3 | -4 | — | 37 | -50 | |||
| 2003 | 27 | -23 | 2 | -2 | — | 3 | -1 | 32 | -26 | |||
| 2004 | 19 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -8 | — | 26 | -26 | |||
| 2005 | 11 | -13 | 6 | -3 | — | — | 17 | -16 | ||||
| 2006 | 26 | -21 | 5 | -2 | 5 | -7 | — | 36 | -30 | |||
| 2007 | 19 | -20 | 5 | -7 | 2 | -1 | — | 26 | -28 | |||
| 2008 | 30 | -37 | 1 | -1 | 15 | -15 | 1 | -1 | 47 | -54 | ||
| 2009 | 28 | -24 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -4 | — | 30 | -29 | |||
| 2010 | 15 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | — | 21 | -8 | |||
| Total | 252 | -249 | 29 | -24 | 42 | -44 | 4 | -2 | 327 | -319 | ||
Vyacheslav has a wife named Marina and two children named Ksenia and Maxim.
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