Andrey Arshavin is the pride and disappointment of Russian football. Football player Arshavin. Biography

The love of football came to the boy almost from birth, which was greatly facilitated by his father.

Already at the age of 7, the sports career of the future captain of the Russian national team and Honored Master of Sports began. Andrei received his first football training at the Smena school, where Sergey Gordeev and Viktor Vinogradov became his coaches. There, the young footballer continued to develop his talent. And his skill, perseverance and determination led to the fact that at the age of 16 he became a full-fledged player in the adult squad of Smena.

However, football was not Andrei's only hobby. In addition to sports, he was seriously fond of playing checkers and even received a youth rank in them. During this period, little Arshavin already had a very serious choice with which of his hobbies to connect his fate, because he achieved success in both classes. And yet, despite the persistent persuasion of his coach in the drafts section, Andrey preferred football.

Footballer's career

The first important breakthrough in the career of a young football player was his acceptance in 2000 to the Zenit team, where Arshavin's career developed until 2009. During his stay with Zenit, Andrey won the Russian Super Cup, the UEFA Cup and the European Super Cup. At the same time, he was recognized as the best player in the UEFA Cup final. Being a Zenit player, Arshavin played 310 official matches and scored 71 goals against the enemy. He also brought his team gold, silver and bronze medals of the championship of Russia.

Andrey appeared in the Russian national team already at the age of 20 in 2002. But only two years later, the football player was firmly entrenched in the main team of the national team. In 2005-2006, Arshavin showed the best results and became the obvious best striker of the national team. Therefore, it is not surprising that in 2006 the football player took the place of honor of the team captain, which he still is.

On February 21, 2009, Andrei made his debut in the Arsenal team, where he played for several years, until in 2012 the athlete returned for some time to his native Zenit. The St. Petersburg club rented the player and later “returned” to Arsenal, where Arshavin continued to play after playing at the 2012 European Championship.

In 2013, Andrei returned to Zenit again, but did not perform well enough, because of this, the football player only occasionally entered the field as a substitute. In the summer of 2015, the contract with Zenit was completed, and the club decided not to renew cooperation with the athlete.

On July 13, Arshavin became a player of the Kuban, but already in February 2016, the footballer terminated the contract with the club.

In March 2016, Andrey moved to the Kazakh FC Kairat.

Andrey Arshavin's personal life

In 2003 Andrey met his future wife Julia. After 2 years, the couple had their first child, Artem, and in 2008, a girl, Alina. Some time later, in 2012, Yulia and Andrei decided to have another child. On August 14, another son appeared in their family.

In 2013, the civil marriage broke up, followed by long legal proceedings between Andrey and Yulia.

On September 1, 2016, Arshavin married his beloved Alisa Kazmina, for whom he left Baranovskaya with three children. After the wedding, it became known that Alice was expecting a baby. On February 11, 2017, the couple had a daughter, Yesenia. In October 2017, Alice announced that she was filing for divorce. She did not voice the reason for this decision, according to rumors, Kazmina could not forgive Arshavin for treason. However, the couple soon reconciled.

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About 6-7 years ago, all the Russian press actively discussed the resonant gap between Andrei Arshavin and Yulia Baranovskaya. The young and promising footballer, who so delights the Russian audience with numerous victories, not only left a seemingly prosperous family and left three children, but also completely refused to support his former common-law wife. Then many were surprised by the unprecedented persistence of the athlete, who in every possible way avoided meeting with his two sons and daughter. Who is Yulia Baranovskaya? And why, after parting with Arshavin, did she herself become a media person and host of the program on Channel One?

Biography

Julia was born in Leningrad on June 3, 1985 in a simple but intelligent family. His mother was a teacher at school, his father worked as an engineer all his life. The girl grew up in a normal environment, went to an ordinary school. Moreover, the mother wanted to develop independence in her daughter from an early age, therefore, on principle, she sent the child to another institution, where her performance could not be affected by the presence of a parent.

At school, the future Yulia Arshavina proved herself to be a diligent student. She actively participated in the life of the class and was even elected headman several times. The big tragedy for the girl was the departure from her father's family. At the age of 10, Julia felt betrayed and did not communicate with her dad for a long 15 years.

Soon the mother remarried, and two younger sisters were born in the new marriage: Ksenia and Alexandra. Julia received the sisters well, took part in their upbringing and still has warm, friendly relations with them.

Education

From an early age, the girl showed creative abilities and already dreamed of becoming a presenter or journalist. But her mother insisted on getting a more prestigious education, so after graduating from school, Yulia applied to the faculty of management at a prestigious university.

Despite perseverance and good preparation at school, Yulia Arshavina could not finish her studies. Already from the first course, she realized her mistake, the dry laws of sales turned out to be uninteresting to a young girl. After the birth of her son Artem, she went on maternity leave, after which she never returned to the university.

Acquaintance with Andrey

The fateful meeting took place in the summer of 2003. Julia herself describes this day in this way. She and her friend decided to take advantage of the hot sunny day and sunbathe, but did not calculate the time and both were badly burned. And on the way home, the girl noticed that someone had scratched the car. Annoyed by this, the friends went for a walk along Nevsky Prospekt, where Arshavin and Yulia Baranovskaya met.

At that time, Andrey was still only a budding player of the St. Petersburg "Zenith". The sympathy between the two people was instant, after a few months they lived together, and 2 years later their first child, son Artem, was born.

Life with Arshavin

After 10 years, Yulia will talk about her marriage to a famous football player on the “Let them talk” program. Then many took pity on the abandoned woman with 3 children. She complained about the frequent betrayals and suspicions of Arshavin, inattention to her and the children.

But in the early years, their civil marriage was like a fairy tale. Andrey had a successful career in Russian and world football. In 2009, Arshavin became a player in the London club Arsenal and moved to London with his family. By that time, Yulia had also given birth to a daughter, Yana, and the birth turned out to be difficult, she had to undergo a caesarean section.

Yulia Arshavina got used to the unusual life of the British for a long time. Once, in an interview with a local newspaper, the girl expressed her inability to stay in London society, which is why for some time she became the subject of ridicule from the press. But life gradually improved, Yulia learned the language, the children adapted to the unusual environment. Feeling more confident, Arshavina decided to create a club or community where she and other specialists could help those who had just arrived in the country to quickly adapt to new living conditions.

Parting. Causes

Yulia Arshavina was already expecting her third child when Andrei was called back to Zenit. The game at Arsenal did not stick, he often sat on the bench, so he happily agreed to the move. Julia, due to her position and because of the children's studies, could not return with her husband, so Arshavin flew alone.

In St. Petersburg, far from his family and wife, the young striker found himself a new object of love and announced this to Yulia by phone. Is it worth talking about the condition of a woman who finds herself in such a position. She gave birth to her second son already alone.

Fight for child support

Almost the main page in the biography of Arshavin's wife Yulia is called the complex and lengthy process of depositing alimony. The athlete himself refused to support his former family and, moreover, avoided meetings and calls from children. This behavior is difficult to explain, although Arshavin's fans claimed that Julia herself was to blame.

By law, she could not claim his property, since the marriage was never registered, so she had to file a lawsuit to recover funds for the maintenance of common children. This process became demonstrative, it was carried out in parallel in England and in Russia. Then in our country the rights of spouses in a civil marriage were actively discussed, so the Arshavin case had such a resonance. As a result of the analysis, the court ordered Andrei to pay Yulia Arshavina and her children half of their income until 2030. Then this case was unprecedented, since not only the needs of the children were taken into account, but also the needs of the wife, who was not such from the official point of view.

Community discussion

All the details of the breakup of a famous couple quickly leaked to newspapers, social media magazines and television. While the process lasted, notes periodically flashed about Andrei's act and Yulia's fate. Opinions about both heroes of these events diametrically diverged. Most women and young mothers sympathized with the story of Arshavin's abandoned wife, Yulia Baranovskaya. Leave a pregnant woman with two children. Such an act seemed the height of cynicism. Yulia herself added fuel to the fire, appearing on federal channels and speaking on famous talk shows.

But there were defenders and Andrei. Someone began to note the hysteria and anger of the young woman, the scandalousness of her statements and behavior, and they decided that Arshavin left on purpose, tired of the grumpy woman.

Work on television

Be that as it may, the divorce turned out to be "in the hands" of Baranovskaya. Her face increasingly began to flicker on television, all the journalists tried to break up to take an exclusive interview with Yulia and Arshavin about the divorce. The woman became a frequent guest at closed secular parties. At one of them, she met a famous producer who decided to promote the young journalist on television.

The first debut on TV for Yulia was participation in the program "Girls" on "Russia-1". This project was a repeat of the successful TV program on Channel One, ProjectorParisHilton. The format remained the same, the hosts read newspapers and joked funny about the news. But here was a view from a female point of view. "Girls" successfully came out 4 years in a row.

Baranovskaya also participated in the show on TNT, becoming the host of the next season of the Reloaded program. Julia has always been distinguished by a sophisticated style in choosing clothes, so she easily took up the help in transforming women of different ages and shapes.

In 2016, Yulia took part in the popular show on Channel One "Ice Age". Baranovskaya paired up with the famous figure skater Maxim Shabalin.

"Masculine and feminine"

Most viewers learned about Yulia Arshavina from the Male and Female program. This project was unusual from the very beginning, because Alexander Gordon himself, one of the smartest people in Russia, took part in it. Why Gordon agreed to host a show about family squabbles, DNA issues and underage pregnancy remains a mystery. But it is quite natural that the somewhat naive and emotional mother of many children, Yulia Baranovskaya, was taken as co-host to the cynical and insightful Alexander.

The duet turned out to be strange and very contrasting. Where Gordon goes too far with his conclusions, Julia remains humane and open. Indicative was the first issue of the program, the theme of which was the problem of the fate of children after divorce. As a child, Julia herself experienced the departure of her father and the use of the child as a bargaining chip. Despite numerous negative reviews, the show "Male and Female" has been successfully continuing to air on the country's main channel for more than a year.

On the program, Yulia is highly emotional, she always takes everything that happens on the site to heart. Many even began to call her a hysteric who too quickly draws conclusions about the nature of what is happening. The program often reveals human weaknesses, terrible vices and curiosities. Many criticize "Masculine and Feminine" for being too explicit themes.

Scandals

Life with Arshavin passed under the guns of cameras, many in Russia liked to discuss our athlete in London, his privileges and sports failures. Before parting with Andrei, Yulia practically did not give interviews, but after her husband's sudden departure, she began to actively discuss his behavior with a million audience.

In 2010, she came to Andrey Malakhov's show "Let them talk", where she spoke about the difficult fate of a rich and reckless athlete.

Today, photos of Arshavin's wife Yulia are increasingly appearing with the caption "TV presenter", "expert", information about her first husband and the scandal associated with their separation has practically been erased from the memory of the audience. Julia was able to become a standard of style, elegance, a good example for young mothers. She proved that even having three children, you can achieve a lot in life.

People's opinions

The parting of Yulia Arshavina and Andrei Arshavin made a lot of noise in the country. The very situation that the beloved striker of Russia for no reason left his pregnant wife with two children discouraged not only football fans, but all people. Interest in this story was fueled by numerous articles about how Andrey refuses to see the children, hangs up when they call, and generally denies the fact of his paternity.

Moreover, Arshavin's further behavior confirmed his weakness for the female sex and lack of responsibility. He repeatedly cheated on his women, his official wife, did not speak very well of his colleagues and fans.

Julia, on the contrary, devotes all her free time to children. The elder Artem is actively engaged in acting, even went on stage at the Bolshoi Theater. Yana dances in the famous Fidget ensemble. According to the mother, her children are loaded more than her, they attend various circles and classes.

Personal life today

After Arshavin, Yulia Baranovskaya became an enviable bride. At many secular parties and on vacation, she was noticed with Andrei Chadov, a famous Russian actor. Despite numerous rumors, Julia still denies a love relationship with the actor, saying that they are only close friends. But numerous pictures with hugs on the shoulders and gentle strokes tell a different story.

In 2015, everyone was talking about her romance with stylist Yevgeny Sedym, but this information was not confirmed either.

In the open, she does not call anyone her boyfriend. Most often, the girl is with children and among her fans has acquired the title of the best mother. But Julia is still young and, perhaps, her prince just has not yet appeared on the horizon.

Fans of a young woman want to know how old is Yulia Arshavina? The girl will soon be 33 years old. Now she actively talks about herself on social networks, where she often shares everything that happens with her subscribers. The girl became an icon of style and an example of a successful woman, a good mother.

And in 2016, Yulia Baranovskaya published the book “All for the Better”, where she not only talked about the most difficult period in her life, about her husband’s betrayal and the difficulty of parting, but also about the happy years lived together.

Passion for football in the biography of Arshavin manifested itself at the age of seven. It was then that he began to play football at a sports school under the coaching of Gordeev, Vinogradov. Andrey entered the Institute of Technology and Design in the chemical-technological department. In 1999, Andrei Arshavin was accepted into the Zenit reserve. Due to absences at the institute (I had to train a lot with the team), I moved to the department of technology, fashion design.

At the age of nineteen, he began to play in the main team. Since then, footballer Arshavin, being part of the Zenit team, has scored 71 goals.

In 2002, in the biography of Andrei Arshavin, he made his debut in the Russian national team, the next year he played for the youth team. At the end of Euro 2004, he began to participate in all Zenit games.

In 2007, football player Andrei Arshavin became the captain of Zenit. And a little later - the Russian team. At Euro 2008, despite a not very good start, he was named the best player in the match against Holland. In general, throughout his career, he received the title of the best football player many times.

Arshavin met his future wife in 2003. Now two children are brought up in the family of Andrei Arshavin: a son (born in 2005), a daughter (born in 2008).

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Biography, life story of Andrei Sergeevich Arshavin

Childhood

Andrey Sergeevich Arshavin was born on May 29, 1981 in Leningrad. Andrey Arshavin studied (elementary classes) at school number 18 in St. Petersburg. Interest in football was instilled in Arshavin by his father, who was a good player in the past.

As a child, Arshavin, in addition to football, was also fond of checkers and had a youthful rank in them. His coach in the checkers section of the House of Pioneers and Schoolchildren of the Vasileostrovsky District persuaded Arshavin to connect his life with a professional game of checkers, in which he prophesied a great future for his student, but Arshavin preferred football.

Since childhood, Arshavin has been a fan of the Spanish "Barcelona".

The appearance of a football star

At the age of nineteen, he began to play in the main team. Since then, footballer Arshavin, being part of the Zenit team, has scored 71 goals. The legendary Soviet coach Yuri Morozov was attracted to the games for the main team of Arshavin, who noted that the player needs to grow up in order to become a real star:

"Andrey began to feel like a star too early. He played all the time in children's and youth teams in the position "under the attackers", and was not burdened with any other duties, did not feel any responsibility. Others scratched the ball, delivered it to Arshavin, and he handed out passes, scored - all that was required of him. He still needs to grow up".

Morozov used Arshavin on the right flank of midfield, but then the football player returned to the position under the strikers, which he considered his favorite on the field. However, the Czech mentor Vlastimil Petrzhela, who came to the coaching bridge of Zenit, and the Dutch specialist Dick Advocaat, who replaced him, preferred to use Arshavin as a pure striker in the position of the second forward.

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The main playing advantages of Arshavin are high speed combined with outstanding dribbling and excellent vision of the field. Arshavin could beat any opponent in a limited space, make a sharp pass or complete an attack. He had a well-placed strike, was not afraid to take the game upon himself.

From 2001 to 2006, Arshavin formed, together with Alexander Kerzhakov, a “golden bunch” at Zenit, which broke up after Kerzhakov left for Sevilla.

Andrei does not hide the fact that in 2002 he could have ended up in Spartak Moscow, but the negotiations ended when Spartak head coach Oleg Romantsev told Andrei that he only sees him as a right midfielder.

In 2002, Andrei Arshavin made his debut in the Russian national team. Oleg Romantsev, who coached the national team at that time, did not include Arshavin in the application of the Russian national team for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, in which the Russian team could not reach the playoffs. After this failure, Romantsev left his post, and Valery Gazzaev, who replaced him, attracted Arshavin to the national team only occasionally, despite the fact that the St. Petersburg forward played consistently at a high level. Arshavin scored his first goal in the Russian national team on February 13, 2003 in a friendly match with the Romanian national team, which ended in a victory for the Russians with a score of 4: 2

In 2003, Arshavin played for the youth team. On November 1, 2003, Arshavin made the first hat-trick in his career in a match with Saturn near Moscow. The match ended with the score 3:1.

In 2004, the footballer was considered one of the candidates for a place in the Russian national team in the final tournament of Euro 2004, but the team's head coach Georgy Yartsev, like Romantsev two years earlier, decided not to resort to the services of the Zenit leader. At the same time, the Sport-Express edition called Arshavin the best player in the country in the position of the second striker, and the readers of the Soviet Sport newspaper voted for him as the best football player in Russia.

In 2005, Arshavin became a player in the main team of Russia, which Yuri Semin began to coach. However, he became the real leader of the national team in 2006, when the national team was headed by the Dutchman Guus Hiddink. In the same year, Arshavin and Zenit claimed the gold medals of the Russian championship for a long time, but several unsuccessful matches at the end of the championship threw the St. Petersburg team to fourth place.

In 2006, Arshavin became the best football player according to the most authoritative sports publications in the country - the weekly "Football", the newspapers "Sport-Express" and "Soviet Sport". The best St. Petersburg forward was recognized by the Russian Football Union

In 2007, football player Andrei Arshavin became the captain of Zenit, and then put on the captain's armband in the Russian national team. However, in early April, the leader of the St. Petersburg team, along with teammates Alexander Anyukov and Igor Denisov, violated the sports regime while preparing for the Russian Cup match against Spartak Moscow, for which he was transferred by Dik Advocaat to the backup team and stripped of the captain's title. Without Arshavin, Zenit lost to Spartak 1:2, and subsequently dropped out of the Cup.

Under public pressure, Advocate returned Arshavin to the main team. Together with the team, he claimed the first gold medals of the Russian Championship in the Russian history of Zenit. In the Russian national team, Arshavin was a key player who entered the field constantly, regardless of the tactical scheme chosen by Guus Hiddink in matches with one or another opponent. The incident at Zenith had no effect on Arshavin's position in the national team.

It is noteworthy that the Zenit forward is one of the few players who did not hesitate to tell the truth about the state of affairs in the St. Petersburg or national team. In particular, before the key match of the Euro 2008 qualifying tournament with the England national team, Arshavin said that the British are a better team, which it is not a shame to lose. Hiddink did not react to the words of the football player, saying that in the national team he gives all his strength in every match and does everything to win.

November 11, 2007 Arshavin as part of the St. Petersburg "Zenith" became the champion of Russia. Wards of Dick Advocaat beat Saturn near Moscow with a score of 1:0. For the first time in the history of the club "Zenith" became the champion of the country.

On March 9, 2008, already in the rank of Russian champion, Zenit won the Russian Super Cup. In the match for the trophy, the St. Petersburg team beat the capital's Lokomotiv with a score of 2:1. The first goal against Lokomotiv in the 34th minute of the match was scored by the leader of the Russian champions Arshavin.

On May 15, 2008, in Manchester, Arshavin helped his team win the UEFA Cup, for which Zenit fought the Scottish club Glasgow Rangers. The leader of “Zenith” already in the fourth minute could open an account, but he did not succeed. The first goal after Arshavin's pass to the Rangers was scored by Igor Denisov.

After the end of the meeting, Arshavin was recognized as the best player of the match. The football player came out with his son Artem to receive the award. As Walter Smith, head coach of the Rangers, admitted after the final match, his team lacked such a player as Andrey Arshavin on the field.

Before the start of Euro 2008, the captain of the Russian national team, Andrei Arshavin, was suspended for two matches for kicking an opponent in a qualifying match against the Andorran team (1:0). His participation in the European Championship matches was in question. Moreover, in January 2008, Hiddink stripped Arshavin of the captain's armband.

However, 27-year-old Arshavin nevertheless went to the Euro. He was entered at number 10. For the first time at the tournament, he entered the field in the third meeting, the final in the group, against the Swedish national team. In this match, the Russian team won 2:0, having solved the problem of reaching the 1/4 finals, where the Russian team had to meet with the Dutch. Arshavin, who scored a goal in the 50th minute of the match, was recognized as the best player of the meeting according to UEFA.

In the quarterfinal game against the Dutch team at Euro 2008, in which the Russian team won (3: 1), Arshavin was also recognized as the best player in the match. Having beaten the Dutch, the team advanced to the semi-finals, where they met with the Spanish team, but the Russians failed to win. Arshavin as part of the Russian team became the bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship.

According to the results of the tournament, Arshavin entered the symbolic team of Euro 2008 according to UEFA. In addition, on July 4, he was awarded the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "For Honor and Courage".

Game at Arsenal

At the end of the European Championship, the leading European clubs began to be actively interested in the midfielder of the Russian national team Arshavin. A rare day started without another rumor about Andrei's transfer, but after the transfer window closed, he still remained a Zenit player, although negotiations with several clubs took place, and the player himself openly expressed a desire to change the situation.

The epic continued in the winter, when the period of additional applications opened in Europe. And this time, only one club was associated with the name of Arshavin - London's Arsenal. For a long time, the press supplied the most conflicting information, and only on the night of February 2 to 3, after the transfer window closed, an agreement was signed between the clubs. And on the evening of February 3, the Football Association of England registered the contract of a football player who chose number 23. Thus, Andrey Arshavin became the tenth football player who changed the Russian Premier League to the English one.

The amount of the transaction, according to "Sport-express", amounted to " 16.5 million pounds sterling, of which 1.5 million is compensation for the early termination of Arshavin's contract with Zenit, and 0.5 million is the deduction of bonuses for last season. In dollars, the deal amounted to 24 million". On February 3, 2009, the management of Arsenal officially announced that Arshavin's transfer to Arsenal was completed.

Arshavin began to play in Arsenal successfully. The match of the English Premier League with Liverpool on April 22, 2009 was recognized as the most spectacular and productive performance of a Russian football player. Then Arshavin for the first time in his career scored four goals at once. They did not bring victory to Arsenal, as before the end of the match Liverpool managed to equalize (4:4).

However, after the game, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger called Arshavin a great player, pointing out that he scored seven goals in seven Premier League matches. Arshavin's success did not go unnoticed in Russia: on March 30, 2009, he received the title of Honored Master of Sports, and in June 2009 he again became the captain of the Russian team.

On May 2, Arsenal's semi-reserve line-up came out against Portsmouth, as three days later the team was to play the second leg of the Champions League semi-final. Arshavin did not participate in this semi-final, since he had already played for Zenit in the Champions League and was not eligible to play with Manchester United. In the game with Portsmouth, Arshavin came out as team captain. The match ended with the victory of the Gunners (3:0). May 8 was named the best player in the English Premier League in April. Arshavin became the second Russian legionnaire ever to receive this award. Andrey Kanchelskis achieved this before him in April 1996.

In May 2009, a number of media outlets spread the news that Arshavin allegedly intended to seek an increase in his salary, since when signing the contract he was not aware of some features of English legislation (in particular, tax increases of up to 50%) and as a result receives less than expected . In June, Andrei clarified that his difficulties were not related to taxes, and he hopes to solve certain problems within the next two weeks. A little later, information appeared that Arshavin refused the services of his agent.

On August 26, 2009, Andrei Arshavin scored his first goal in the Champions League, entering the field in the 72nd minute and hitting the Celtic goal in the 74th. On August 29, Manchester United hosted Arsenal in the fourth round of the English Championship. The first half ended with a score of 0:1 in favor of the Gunners, Arshavin became the author of the ball. However, a penalty goal and Diaby's own goal prevented Arsenal from taking points in this match, which ended 2-1. Arshavin spent 81 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced. Later it became known that Andrei played with an injury, due to which he could not spend all 90 minutes on the field.

On November 4, in the home match of the 4th round of the Champions League group stage against the Dutch champion, AZ Arshavin made 3 assists, which helped Arsenal win 4-1. Arsene Wenger praised Andrey's performance in this match: " Arshavin showed an outstanding game. Throughout the match, he made great passes. It's a sign of high class».

On November 7, 2009, in the away match with Wolverhampton, in the 66th minute, Arshavin scored his 10th goal in the English Premier League. It took him 21 matches to do this. On December 5, in a match against Stoke City, he scored his 100th goal at the highest level, thereby getting into the Club 100.

Arshavin started the 2010/2011 season as a strong base player, but by the middle of the season, with the return of a number of Gunners players, Andrey began to start matches from the bench. In total, in the championship, he scored 6 goals and gave 11 assists (becoming one of the leaders in this indicator). In the 1/8 finals of the 2010/2011 Champions League in the first match against Barcelona, Arshavin came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal, but Arsenal failed to reach the next round, losing 3:4 on aggregate.

However, since 2011, Arshavin has not been a player in the main team of the Gunners, he mainly comes out as a substitute at the end of matches, often receiving low marks for the game.

On January 22, 2012, Arshavin again came on as a substitute in the match against Manchester United, but failed to score useful actions, and it was after his mistake that United scored the winning goal. As a result, the Russian was recognized as the worst player of the match.

Former Manchester United player Gary Neville expressed the opinion that it is time for Arshavin to leave Arsenal: " Arshavin looks like the most disinterested player in the league. He doesn't like our weather, he doesn't like our women. I think he wants to go back to Russia. Well, let him leave. Arsenal fans don't want him on the team».

Andrey Kanchelskis, a former player of the Russian national team, the champion of the Premier League in Manchester United, spoke in a similar way: “ I always said that Arshavin is an average player. At first in England they admired him, but now they just woke up and began to perceive him for who he is. What is unusual about the current situation? It’s just that it was promoted very well a few years ago, they began to talk a lot about it, but now everything is just falling into place. We must call a spade a spade. The problem is that Andrei became a hostage of the situation, he is not really to blame for the fact that he was taken to Arsenal. And in this regard, I can only support him. There is a share of guilt and press that promoted him so much and presented him as a great player. Everything ends sooner or later, Andriy is not an Arsenal-level player, and now this is clear to many. I said this a few years ago».

After that match, Andrei only appeared on the field once in the first team of Arsenal: in the away match of the championship against Sunderland, Arshavin entered the field in the 89th minute with a score of 1:1 and made an assist to Thierry Henry. This goal brought Arsenal victory. The author of the scored goal himself commented on it as follows:
« When you come on as a substitute, you always want to help your team and change the game. Usually all the credit goes to the scorer, but Arshavin's pass was just perfect».

On February 21, Arshavin, along with Marouane Chamakh, Yossi Benayoun and Park Chu Yong, played for the Gunners' reserve team in a match against Norwich City. Arsenal won with a score of 5: 0, and Arshavin himself scored a double and earned a penalty.

Return to Zenit

On February 24, 2012, two minutes before the transfer window closed in Russia, Arshavin was loaned to Zenit until the end of the 2011/2012 championship. Information about the transition on their official websites was confirmed by Arshavin and Zenit. At the same time, Zenit will fully pay Arshavin's salary and pay Arsenal 1 million euros.

Arshavin's debut match after his return was the meeting of the 33rd round of the Russian Championship against CSKA, which ended with a score of 2: 2. Andriy himself didn't score anything useful and was replaced in the 55th minute.

In the match of the 39th round against CSKA, Arshavin came on as a substitute in the second half, first starting a combination, after which Vladimir Bystrov opened the scoring, and at the end of the match he distinguished himself after Alexander Kerzhakov's serve, which Andrey closed with a rally. Zenit won with a score of 2-0 and practically guaranteed itself the title of Russian champion at the end of the season. In the next match against Kuban, Arshavin again managed to score a goal and start another scoring attack of the team, which helped Zenit to achieve a draw.

Civic and social activities

Arshavin is also known for his active social activities. In early 2007, he was included in the top three of the United Russia party list in the elections to the legislative assembly of St. Petersburg, but subsequently resigned as a deputy.

By decision of the rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, Archbishop Konstantin, in February 2008, Andrei Arshavin was awarded the sign of St. Tatiana as a person actively participating in the social life of young people. In addition, the football player has written several books, and also opened a BMW dealership in St. Petersburg on shares with the Moscow company BaltAvtoTrade. Apparently, everyone's favorite is seriously thinking about his future outside of football.

Andrey has a degree in design, he graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design. In 2008, Arshavin participated in an advertising campaign for a well-known company, and then developed his own clothing line, I love football.

In February 2012, Arshavin was included in the list of proxies, who at that time was running as a candidate in the presidential elections scheduled for March.

Personal life

Arshavin met his future wife in 2003. Until 2003, he lived in a civil marriage with his wife Yulia, and then legalized the relationship (according to other sources, however, the football player remained formally unmarried in 2009).

In December 2005, a son, Artem, was born in the Arshavin family, and in 2008, a daughter, Yana.

Personal achievements

In the lists of 33 best football players of the Russian Championship (7): No. 1 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); No. 2 (2001, 2002, 2004).

2001 - The best midfielder of the championship of Russia according to the newspaper "Sport-Express".

2004 - The best football player of the year according to the results of a survey of readers of the Sport-Express newspaper.

2004-2006 - The best second striker according to the Sport-Express newspaper.

2005-2006 - Top scorer of FC Zenit.

2006 - The best football player of the year according to the results of a survey of football players of the Higher Division by the Sport-Express newspaper.

2006 - The best footballer of the year according to a poll of journalists by the weekly Futbol.

2006 - The best football player of the year according to the Russian Football Union.

2006 - The best player of the championship of Russia according to the newspaper "Sport-Express".

2006 - Winner of the "Leader of the National Team" prize.

2007 - Prize "The best football player of the CIS and Baltic countries" ("Star") from the newspaper "Sport-Express".

2008 - The best player in the final match of the UEFA Cup 2008.

2008 - He got into the symbolic team of the 2008 European Championship according to UEFA.

2008 - He was included in the list of contenders for the Golden Ball award in 2008 (6th place).

2008-2009 - Prize "The best football player of the CIS and Baltic countries" ("Star") from the newspaper "Sport-Express".

2009 - English Premier League Player of the Month: April 2009.

2009 - The most effective player in the English Premier League according to IMScouting.

2009 - Member of the Igor Netto Club.

2009 - Member of the Club of 100 Russian scorers.

2009 - Member of the Grigory Fedotov Club.

Honors

Honorary Citizen of the Municipal Formation "District Petrovsky" of St. Petersburg (2008).

Honored Master of Sports of Russia (December 25, 2008) - for services in the field of physical culture and sports.

Order "Honor and Courage" (2008, public fund "Honor and Courage").

In the Leningrad region, on the shores of Lake Otradnoe, the village of Arshavinka is being built, which will be named after Andrei Arshavin.

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On May 29, 1981, football player Andrey Arshavin was born in the northern capital of Russia. Little Andrey's father was very fond of football: both to play and to cheer. Andrei himself from childhood began to be interested in football. Andrei's first mentor was his father. Then, when the future star was 7 years old, he was sent to the Smena football school.
The talented athlete also had the ability to play checkers. He was able to easily get a junior rank. In this sport, he was also predicted a good future, but the “game of millions” won.
The choice in favor of football was the right one. When the football player Arshavin turned 18, he was taken to Zenit. And just a year later, he was able to enter the field with the main team. (Read also about)
It was when Yuri Morozov was at the helm of the St. Petersburg team that Andrey came to the club. Just then, the great career of the football player Arshavin took off. Zenit becomes the third team in the main championship of the country, and our hero becomes the best midfield player in the country and, in general, a discovery in Russian sports. In total, Arshavin was able to score 71 goals for St. Petersburg. His first match for Russia was scored in 2002. In 2005, he gets into the main team. It is also worth noting that Andrey has been the captain of Zenit since the age of 2, and also the captain of the national team.

2008 becomes a triumphant year for football player Andrei Arshavin. It was in this season that Zenit won the UEFA Cup, the Russian team received bronze at Euro 2008. Andrei was able to score goals and assists in both tournaments.
After such a successful season, the top teams in Europe became interested in the Russian player. But, despite the great turmoil around Arshavin, until 2009 he remained in St. Petersburg. In February 2009, he still leaves Russia and heads to London to become a player in the local Arsenal. The amount of the transition was 24 million dollars. (See)
At first, everyone could not get enough of the game of the Russian midfielder. A native of St. Petersburg has always been marked by a quick game, a good “vision” of the field, and perseverance. The best match for Andrei for the Gunners was probably the game with Liverpool. Then he managed to make his first "poker", but the team could not win, the Liverpool team were able to recoup.

But success turned into disappointment. Luck left football player Arshavin. The game of a football player has become not the same as everyone used to see it. He was no longer allowed on the field in the starting lineup, and then in the camp of substitutes, he also became the worst. As a result, from everyone's favorite player, he turned into the worst player on the team.
In 2013 he returns to his native Zenit. The contract was signed for a period of two years, after the expiration of the club did not renew it. Andrei becomes a Kuban footballer. In July 2015, he first went out to play for a new team. (See about)
There are also many white and black stripes in personal life. In 2003, he associates himself with Yulia Baranovskaya. They have three children, two sons and a daughter. But in 2012, something happened in the family and everything started to fall apart. Many acquaintances of the footballer say that he was not particularly faithful to Julia. After breaking off relations with Julia, Andrei is credited with a relationship with a famous model. From the latest rumors, you can find out that Arshavin has a relationship with former model Alisa Kazmina. The new girl of the footballer already has two children.

In the photo Arshavin with his ex-wife Yulia Baranovskaya