Yuri Zhevnov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Zhevnov.

Yuri Zhevnov

File:DinamoM-Ural (17).jpg Zhevnov with Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Yuri Vladimirovich Zhevnov
Date of birth	(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981
Place of birth	Dobrush, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	MPKC-96 Mozyr	5	(0)
1997–1999	RUOR Minsk	54	(0)
1998	→ Smena-BATE Minsk (loan)	5	(0)
2000	BATE Borisov	6	(0)
2000	RShVSM-Olympia Minsk	2	(0)
2000–2004	BATE Borisov	74	(0)
2005–2009	Moscow	128	(0)
2010–2013	Zenit St. Petersburg	15	(0)
2014–2015	Torpedo Moscow	29	(0)
2015–	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	11	(0)
International career‡
2000–2004	Belarus U21	41	(0)
2003–	Belarus	58	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2015

Yuri Zhevnov (Belarusian: Юры Жаўноў; born 17 April 1981) is a professional football player from Belarus who plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Russian Premier League.

Career

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Zhevnov signing autographs in 2010

Zhevnov started his career at third division. In 2000, he was signed by BATE Borisov. During UEFA Cup 2001/02 qualification match against FC Dinamo Tbilisi Zhevnov scored a goal from his own half. In 2005, was signed by FC Moscow. On 23 February 2010 Zenit St. Petersburg signed the Belarus international goalkeeper from FC Moscow on a four-year deal.

International career

Zhevnov is the current Captain of the Belarus national football team and has made over 30 appearances. On 3 September 2010, Zhevnov captained Belarus to a shocking 1-0 victory over France at the Stade de France."This is definitely one of the biggest wins in our history, but it's going to take a bit of time before we realise what we've done," said Zhevnov. "Victories give you strength and confidence so we hope to build on this." Belarus have never appeared in a major tournament, and Zhevnov has set qualification out of Group D for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament as the team's primary goalkeeper.

Personal life

He has Belarusian and Russian citizenships.

Career honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

• Russian Cup (1): 2010