Aleksandr Anyukov

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Aleksandr Anyukov
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov
Date of birth September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 25)
Place of birth    Samara, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 22
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2005
2005–present		 Krylia Sovetov Samara
Zenit Saint Petersburg		 71 (3)
45 (3)   
National team2
2004–present Russia 32 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22 June 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Aleksandr Anyukov (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Анюков) (born 28 September 1982 in Samara) is a Russian international football defender. He plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Aleksandr Anyukov attended football school in Samara since the age of six. In 2000 he started playing for the reserve team of Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Second Division. He was noticed by Aleksandr Tarkhanov and invited to the first team. Anyukov debuted in the Russian Premier League on 14 October 2000 in a match against Zenit Saint Petersburg. He has played in Krylia Sovetov until mid-2005. During this time he became an international player. He has also appeared at Euro 2004.

In July 2005 Anyukov transferred to Zenit Saint Petersburg. He reached the quarterfinal of UEFA Cup 2005-06 and the final of UEFA Cup 2007-08 with them.

He is a right-back with traditional qualities of this position such as stamina, effective overlapping and defensive know-how. He can also play as wide midfielder.

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Russia squad - UEFA Euro 2004
1 Ovchinnikov • 2 Radimov • 3 Sychev • 4 Smertin • 5 Karyaka • 6 Semshov • 7 Izmailov • 8 Gusev • 9 Bulykin • 10 Mostovoi • 11 Kerzhakov • 12 Malafeev • 13 Sharonov • 14 Anyukov • 15 Alenichev • 16 Evseev • 17 Sennikov • 18 Kirichenko • 19 Bystrov • 20 Loskov • 21 Bugaev • 22 Aldonin • 23 Akinfeev • Coach: Georgi Yartsev
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Russia squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Akinfeev • 2 V. Berezutskiy • 3 Yanbayev • 4 Ignashevich • 5 A. Berezutskiy • 6 Adamov • 7 Torbinsky • 8 Kolodin • 9 Saenko • 10 Arshavin • 11 Semak • 12 Gabulov • 13 Ivanov • 14 Shirokov • 15 Bilyaletdinov • 16 Malafeev • 17 Zyrianov • 18 Zhirkov • 19 Pavlyuchenko • 20 Semshov • 21 Sychev • 22 Anyukov • 23 Bystrov • Coach: Hiddink
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FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – current squad

1 Čontofalský • 2 Radimov • 4 Križanac • 5 Kim • 6 Lombaerts • 7 Domínguez • 8 Pogrebnyak • 9 Tekke • 10 Arshavin • 11 Šírl • 14 Hubočan • 15 Shirokov • 16 Malafeev • 17 Lee • 18 Zyrianov • 20 Fayzulin • 22 Anyukov • 25 Ricksen • 27 Denisov • 40 Lapin • 44 Tymoschuk • 57 Ionov • 88 Gorshkov • Manager: Advocaat