Full name: Alexander Anatolyevich Kerzhakov
Place of birth: Kingisepp, Leningrad region, USSR
Year of birth: November 27, 1982
Role: striker
Kerzhakov Alexander Anatolyevich is a Russian football player, the best scorer in the history of Russian football, as well as the Zenit club.
The boy’s father played for Khimki, so his love for this sport was passed on to his son, his mother’s name is Tatyana Veniaminovna. The guy grew up with his younger brother Mikhail, and in the future he also became a professional player. The father himself trained Alexander, long and hard, so that he would become the best of the best, he invested a lot of strength and patience in his son, as it turned out, not in vain. Kerzhakova was sheltered by the Zenit children's sports institution, where Sergei Romanov turned out to be a mentor.
Then, the guy’s ascent in terms of his club career began. After leaving Zenit, Alexander was recruited to Svetogorets, from which town do you think? Yes, Svetogorsk.
At the end of the twentieth century, Zenit itself offered Kerzhakov a place. In 2001, he began his ascent to the Russian Championship with Rotor, but ended without results. Scored a new goal for Spartak, Alexander Kerzhakov evened out the numbers, allowing the team to win with a pair of goals. Visited the World Championships in Korea and Japan.
Kerzhakov moves to a European club
Further in his career, in the winter of 2006, an agreement was concluded between Kerzhakov and Sevilla for 5 and a half years, the transfer cost 5 million euros. He played the opening match at the beginning of 2007, scoring the starting goal for the Levante club. Alexander opened the gate, thanks to which he brought victory in the UEFA Cup game to the spite of Tottenham Hotspur. Won three bronze medals.
2008 was memorable for the following: Kerzhakov went to Dynamo, the transfer cost 8 euro lemons. Russian Championship, in the fight against “Moscow”, Kerzhakov scored a goal, it ended in a draw. Initially, he held on rather weakly, 27 games, and scored seven goals, despite this, this outcome helped the team win bronze medals in the Russian Championship, in which, in 2009, Alexander showed himself better: 24 games and 12 hits on goal, the first goal from it was received by the Moscow club
Kerzhakov attended several matches in the Champions League, and in the Europa League he faced CSKA, where he hit the ball straight into the goal.
Winter of the tenth year, the outstanding striker returns back to his roots, to Zenit for up to 4 years. The transition required - 6.5 euro lemons. In the summer, when he faced Auxerre, he showed that there are no limits to his capabilities and rolled in his hundredth can. In the Europa League from 2010 to 2011, he scored a hat-trick, in the war with Anderlecht, and later, in the Russian Championship, he scored 3 goals against Saturn.
In the spring of 2011, he already scored 79 goals at the Russian Championship, and later, competing with Spartak, he showed the enemy the 101st goal. In the summer, the star striker again scored a hat-trick against Krasnodar, the final score was 5:0
Autumn 2012, the talented football player managed to score the 200th ball that Anderlecht caught. In the fall of 2013, Kerzhakov scored a goal against Spartak, winning the title of top scorer in the history of Russian football, it was the 208th goal.
Farewell to football player Alexander Kerzhakov with fans
In the middle of the hot summer season of 2017, Alexander Kerzhakov finished his rise, a farewell took place in August, support came from his wife, daughter and sons, who came to say goodbye to the hero, and he himself said through tears:
“Thank you very much for coming today... Thanks to your support every year, whether I played or not, I always felt that the team needed me, that the fans needed me. Believe me, I tried to pay you in the same coin. I think I have succeeded a little... I will go to all the matches. And if there is no such support as today, I will be very upset. I love you very much. "Zenit is a champion!"
Alexander Kerzhakov in the Russian national team
Well, now, let’s look separately at Alexander for the national team. At the age of 19, Kerzhakov was given the opportunity to create a dream in the Russian national team. He started in a friendly game with the Estonia national team, where he lost. It was Alexander who scored the starting goal for the Swedes, the scoreboard was 1:1. At the Euro 2004 qualification, the footballer scored two goals and played against Portugal.
A year later, the footballer was again called up to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, where Finland received two goals on goal. Scored a goal for Macedonia and one for Ireland. In the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, Kerzhakov sent a deuce to the Israeli national team in a friendly game, and won, scoring 4 goals on his side, the opponent 0. They beat Portugal with a winning goal.
Video where Kerzhakov scores 28 goals for his team
Alexander coach of the youth team
Alexander went to the Higher School of Coaches and in March 2018 became the head coach of the Russian youth team; the contract was agreed for 2019.
Let's move on to achievements and club statistics using the example table:
| Club | Year | Cups | Eurocups | League | Russian team | |
| games/goals | games/goals | games/goals | year | games/goal | ||
| ZENITH | 01 | 2/1 | — | 28/6 | 02 | 7/3 |
| 02 | 5/1 | 2/2 | 29/14 | 03 | 8/0 | |
| 03 | 2/3 | — | 27/13 | 04 | 7/0 | |
| 04 | 2/5 | 7/6 | 29/18 | 05 | 10/4 | |
| 05 | 5/1 | 8/3 | 25/7 | 06 | 5/0 | |
| 06 | 7/5 | 6/4 | 21/6 | 07 | 7/6 | |
| SEVILLE | 06/07 | 5/0 | 8/2 | 15/5 | 09 | 6/2 |
| 07/08 | 4/0 | 6/1 | 11/3 | 10 | 2/2 | |
| DYNAMO | 08 | 2/1 | — | 27/7 | 11 | 5/0 |
| 09 | 2/2 | 4/1 | 24/12 | 12 | 11/5 | |
| ZENITH | 10 | 3/0 | 5/4 | 28/13 | 13 | 8/2 |
| 11/12 | 3/0 | 7/1 | 32/23 | 14 | 11/5 | |
| 12/13 | 2/0 | 8/1 | 23/10 | 15 | 2/1 | |
| 13/14 | 1/0 | 11/3 | 19/6 | 16 | 1/0 | |
| 14/15 | 1/0 | 6/1 | 14/3 | — | ||
| 15/16 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | — | ||
| 16/17 | 1/0 | 3/1 | 14/1 | — | ||
| ZURICH | 15/16 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 17/5 | — | |
And here is a list of personal achievements:
- was among the top recognizable people in St. Petersburg;
- best young player of the Russian Premier League;
- nine times found himself in the 33 excellent players of the Russian Championship;
- repeatedly became the top scorer in Russia.
Personal life of Alexander Kerzhakov
And for dessert, a rather informative private life of a football player:
February 2005, Alexander married Maria Golovaya, she gave him a daughter, but five years later the couple separated, and immediately the football player began spending time with Ekaterina Safronova.
She had a daughter aged five. Three years later, the lovers had a son, Igor. After 12 months, Kerzhakov condemned Catherine, wanted to deprive her of the right to raise her son, and got what he wanted.
In 2015 he married Milana Tyulpanova, in 2017 another son Artemy appeared, in May 18 the relationship ended.
He listens mainly to Russian rock, and specifically “Leningrad”. He published two books, “The Best” and “Up to 16 and Over.” He opened the Lukomorye cafe in 2005. He starred in “Freaks” and “ProjectorParisHilton”.
Video interview about Alexander’s life (2017)
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On November 27, 1982, the famous football player Alexander Kerzhakov was born in the small town of Kingisepp, Leningrad Region. Since childhood, Sasha’s father was fond of football and also began to instill in his son a love for this sport.
There is one more child in the Kerzhakov family, Alexander’s younger brother’s name is Mikhail. For him, Sasha has always been an example of the implementation of career-related plans, so there is one more football player in the family. Mikhail is the goalkeeper.
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Biography
The biography of Alexander Kerzhakov, like his personal life, is very rich in both joyful moments and loud scandals. Every time he enters the field, Kerzhakov is greeted by his army of fans with stormy emotions.
Children's photos of Alexander KerzhakovAlexander Kerzhakov’s club career began in 1999 for the Svetogorets team, where he played for only a year and then accepted an invitation from St. Petersburg Zenit, where he had been building his career for 5 years. In 2007, Alexander received an offer to play for the Spanish professional club Seville; Kerzhakov spent only a year in one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. Further, Alexander played for Dynamo Moscow and then returned to Zenit St. Petersburg. Before announcing his retirement, he defended the football honor of Zurich.
Football player in the Dynamo football club From 2002 to 2016, Alexander Kerzhakov played for the Russian national football team.
Alexander Kerzhakov has earned the call of many football coaches. He is considered the best scorer in the history of Russian football. In 90 games played as part of the national team, he scored 30 goals. He scored 161 goals for Zenit.
Alexander Kerzhakov during a football match Alexander entered the top 90 football players in the Russian Premier League in 2013, who have the highest salaries. Kerzhakov's income was approximately 3 million euros.
Personal life
Alexander Kerzhakov’s personal life is in full swing, many tabloids and online media write about him with enviable consistency, he is discussed on the radio, in general he is a much-discussed personality and his biography is closely followed by fans and journalists.
Alexander's first marriage was registered in 2005 in the city on the Neva with student Maria. In the same year, the couple had a daughter, who was named Daria.
There were rumors that before the divorce itself, the family lost a huge amount of 330 million rubles, but after another 5 years, the money was found, it was proven in court that Kerzhakov suffered at the hands of scammers.
With ex-wife Ekaterina Safronova The ex-spouses are currently on good terms, and Maria sometimes defends her ex-husband from attacks from the press.
The second, Ekaterina Safronova became the wife of Alexander Kerzhakov, but not the official one. They started dating when they were both married. The first wife, Maria, told the media that she learned about Alexander’s infidelity with Catherine, which became the reason for the divorce. The couple did not hesitate to appear in public while still in an official relationship. But soon after everyone found out about everything, Alexander and Catherine began to live together. They did not register the relationship. Three years after they got together, in 2013 the couple had a son, they named him Igor.
Kerzhakov fought for this relationship and even admitted that for the sake of Catherine, he stopped communicating with his parents, as they spoke unflatteringly about her.
The relationship did not last long, only four years. And in 2014, many Kerzhakov fans were dumbfounded by the news that the family broke up not easily because of domestic disagreements, but because the common-law wife took drugs, became heavily addicted to alcohol and endangered her son.
Alexander Kerzhakov with his wife Milana Tyulpanova This story was like a new page in the personal life and in general in the biography of Alexander Kerzhakov, since documents for divorce were not easily filed, the main sensation was that the football player wants to deprive the mother of his child, Ekaterina, of parental rights. Many federal channels conducted interviews and devoted entire programs to this story, where they allowed both sides to tell their truth.
According to Ekaterina Safronova, she became a victim of domestic tyranny and when she became undesirable, she was simply sent to a psychiatric hospital and was deprived of the opportunity to communicate with her child.
Alexander told in detail how Catherine could drive drunk at night with her one-month-old baby and go to country hotels to walk and relax.
Famous football player with his wife and children In addition, such details were exposed to the public that a young mother, immediately after giving birth, could drink right in the maternity hospital. The footballer said that he struggled with Catherine’s addictions for a long time, but, unfortunately, he gave up and left.
But he only lost this battle. Alexander still prosecuted Igor’s son and proved in court that his now ex-wife still uses drugs. The examination showed this.
In May 2014, the court decided to limit Ekaterina Safronova’s parental rights.
At the beginning of 2015, information appeared in various media that the personal life of Alexander Kerzhakov was taking a new turn. He was seen with a young girl, who was recognized as the senator's daughter, Milana Tyulpanova. She was born in 1993, a student at the Faculty of Journalism of St. Petersburg University.
The famous athlete is involved in charity work with his wife and children. A short time later, on June 27 of the same year, the couple formalized their relationship. This was not big news, since on social networks, long before the official trip to the registry office, the couple had a status that announced their engagement.
The footballer admitted that he was very worried about how Milan would perceive his past, which is connected with his ex-wives. But despite everything, the girl took everything very easily and calmly.
In 2017, on April 10, the couple had a son, Artemy. The couple very actively shares with their subscribers on social networks photos from their holidays, family photos and much more related to the Kerzhakovs.
Alexander Kerzhakov today Football career today
In July 2017, Alexander officially announced that he was retiring from his playing career. The information was confirmed by club president Sergei Fursenko. In the same month, Kerzhakov was appointed to the position of coordinator of Zenit youth teams. Now his responsibility includes working on the promotion of youth players to the main team.
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Alexander Kerzhakov was born on November 27, 1982 in the city of Kingisepp, Leningrad Region. His father Anatoly Rafailovich Kerzhakov in his youth played football for the second league team “Khimik” (Dzerzhinsk). Mother - Tatyana Veniaminovna. Alexander was the first child in the family - he has a younger brother Mikhail, also a professional football player and goalkeeper.
Alexander’s first coach was his father, then the boy was accepted into the St. Petersburg Sports School “Zenith” and, as an exception, at the age of 11 he was placed in a boarding school. At the Zenit school, Kerzhakov trained with Sergei Romanov.
After graduating from the Zenit Sports School, Alexander began playing for the amateur team Svetogorets from the city of Svetogorsk, Leningrad Region, headed by Vladimir Kazachenok, the former head teacher of the Zenit school.
At the beginning of 2000, Kerzhakov was recognized as the best striker of the pre-season tournament for the prizes of the St. Petersburg sports newspaper “Northern Forum”.
At the end of 2000, on the recommendation of Kazachenko, Zenit head coach Yuri Morozov invited Kerzhakov to Zenit.
Kerzhakov made his debut at Zenit on March 10, 2001 in the 1st round match of the Russian Championship with Rotor in Volgograd, appeared in the starting lineup and played 90 minutes. He scored his first goal for Zenit in his 13th match - against Moscow Spartak on June 30, 2001. In this game, Kerzhakov equalized the score - 1:1, in the end the St. Petersburgers won - 2:1.
He made his way into the main team of Zenit almost immediately, already in 2001 making it onto the list of the 33 best football players in Russia. He succeeded in this for 5 years in a row. In addition, in his debut season, Kerzhakov became a bronze medalist at the Russian Championship. In 2002, he was recognized as the best young player in the Premier League and took part in the World Championships in Japan and Korea. In 2003, Kerzhakov became the silver medalist of the Russian Championship. A year later, he scored 18 goals in the Premier League, becoming the tournament's top scorer. He was one of the club's best players in European competition. He scored several important goals, including against the Spanish Seville, who wanted to buy him. With the arrival of Dick Advocaat to Zenit, Kerzhakov lost his place in the starting lineup and decided to leave the club.
On December 28, 2006, Kerzhakov signed a contract with the Spanish club Sevilla for 5.5 years. The transfer amount was 5 million euros.
After Juande Ramos left for Tottenham Hotspur in October 2007, Manolo Jimenez became head coach of Sevilla. Kerzhakov began to receive less playing time and increasingly remained in the reserves. Tottenham, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain were interested in Kerzhakov.
In 2008, Kerzhakov returned to Russia - to Dynamo Moscow, led by Andrei Kobelev, with whom he played for Zenit in 2001. The transfer amount was 8 million euros.
Kerzhakov’s first season was not very productive: in 27 matches he scored 7 goals, but his play helped him win bronze medals at the Russian Championship.
In the 2009 Russian Championship, Kerzhakov’s performance was higher: in 24 matches he scored 12 goals.
On January 16, 2010, Kerzhakov returned to Zenit, signing a 4-year contract. The transfer amount was 6.5 million euros. On August 17, in a match with Auxerre, he scored his hundredth goal for Zenit.
On April 24, 2011, he scored his 79th goal for Zenit in the Russian Championship, breaking Lev Burchalkin's record. On May 29, in a match against Spartak Moscow, he scored his 100th and 101st goals in the Russian Championship.
In 2002, Oleg Romantsev invited 19-year-old Kerzhakov to the Russian national team. The footballer's debut in the national team took place in a friendly match with the Estonia national team in Tallinn on March 27, 2002. At the 2002 World Championships in Japan and South Korea, Kerzhakov played 7 minutes, replacing Valery Karpin in the game with the Belgians, to whom the team lost with a score of 2:3 and was unable to reach the playoffs. Kerzhakov scored his first goal for the national team under coach Valery Gazzaev in a friendly match with the Swedes on August 21, 2002.
Alexander is wound up, there is a daughter, Daria (born September 7, 2005).
He began his professional career in 2001 at Zenit. He played for the clubs Sevilla (Spain), Dynamo (Moscow).
He played 89 matches (30 goals) for the Russian national team. Participated in the world championships in 2002, 2014, European championships in 2004, 2012.
In the career of Alexander Kerzhakov there were only three professional clubs - Zenit, Sevilla and Dynamo.
Performances for various football clubs
Zenit (2001-2006)
In March 2001, at the age of 18, Kerzhakov made his debut as part of the St. Petersburg club. Of course, Zenit of those years is not the current leader of Russian football, but still making a debut in the top division at that age is really cool.
And Kerzhakov scored his first goal for the club not just anyone, but Moscow’s Spartak, the best team in Russia at that time, and even in a match where Zenit, losing 0:1, eventually won.
In general, the team of Yuri Morozov, where the young Malafeev, Kerzhakov and Arshavin started under the supervision of experienced “uncles” in the person of Andrei Kobelev and Alexander Gorshkov, could tear anyone apart.
Remember that famous match at Petrovsky in September 2001, when Valery Gazzaev’s CSKA scored first and received six goals in return? But that team lacked stability, so its main achievement was third place in the 2001 season.
In total, during that period, Kerzhakov played 209 matches for Zenit, in which he scored 95 goals, winning silver and bronze in the championship with the team.
Sevilla (2007-2008)
Personally, I really respect Kerzhakov for his decision to move to Sevilla. The fact is that at that time, stray oil and gas dollars had already appeared in Russian football, and Russian players, being protected by the rule of the limit on foreign players, had no economic sense in going to Europe.
If we leave out the cohort of Russian football players who went abroad after the success of the Russian national team in 2009, it turns out that during the entire “zero” years, two football players went abroad - Sergei Semak and Alexander Kerzhakov.
So Kerzhakov’s signing of a contract with Sevilla testified, first of all, to Alexander’s desire to try his hand at a strong foreign championship.
However, Kerzhakov failed to gain a foothold in Sevilla - over two seasons, Alexander played 49 matches for the club, in which he scored 11 goals. High competition with strikers such as Luis Fabiano and Frederico Kanoute, and a change in head coach also played a role here.
After all, Kerzhakov was invited by Juande Ramos, who soon after our forward’s transfer left the club and moved to Tottenham.
However, Kerzhakov contributed to Sevilla winning the UEFA Cup by scoring the winning goal against Tottenham in London (2:1) in the quarterfinals, and his winning goal in the national championship match with Barcelona is still remembered .
"Dynamo" (2008-2009)
As a result, Alexander returned to Russia, but not to Zenit, as many expected, but to Dynamo Moscow, led by Andrei Kobelev, with whom Alexander also had a chance to play on the field.
At Dynamo, Kerzhakov had constant playing practice, but did not score many goals - 23 goals in two seasons. However, the striker's goals helped the club win bronze medals in the championship.
Zenit (2010 - present)
In January 2010, Alexander returned to his native St. Petersburg and again became a Zenit football player, which gives him the opportunity to compete for gold championship awards and regularly play in the Champions League. And Kerzhakov’s goals bring Zenit a lot of points in the national championship.
It is this stage that is the most successful in the forward’s career - Alexander becomes the national champion three times, he is recognized as the best player of the championship (2010), and in addition, Kerzhakov breaks several club and Russian performance records.
- Alexander scored the most goals - 160 for Zenit.
- Kerzhakov is the best scorer in the history of Russian football (224 goals).
- He scored the most for the Russian national team (30 goals).
- Alexander is the best Russian scorer in European competition (29 goals).
Unfortunately, this season Kerzhakov stopped being part of the Zenit team and plays for the Zenit youth team.
Russian team
Oleg Romantsev invited 19-year-old Kerzhakov to the national team. Alexander’s debut came in a friendly match with the Estonia team, which the Russians lost 1:2.
As part of the national team, Kerzhakov went to the World Championships in Japan and South Korea. There, the forward spent two matches in reserve and was thrown into battle when the Russian team actually had nothing to lose. Alexander was released as a substitute in the match with the Belgian team with the score 1:3 7 minutes before the end of the match in a situation where the Russians needed a draw.
Kerzhakov did not disappoint, giving an assist to Dmitry Sychev, but this did not help the team. Who knows, if Oleg Romantsev had trusted the youth, maybe the team’s result at that championship would have been different.
After that, Alexander was regularly called up to the national team, and went with it to two European championships, as well as to the World Championships in Brazil. But in 2008, severe disappointment awaited him - Guus Hiddink, due to the forward’s low performance, did not take him to the Euro, and Kerzhakov was left without a bronze medal at the continental championship, left out of the biggest success of the Russian national team.
The last time Kerzhakov wore the Russian national team jersey was in June of this year, when he came on as a substitute in a match with the Austrian team, lost 0:1.
Achievements of Alexander Kerzhakov
Team
- Three-time Russian champion.
- Silver medalist of the Russian Championship.
- Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship.
- Winner of the Russian Cup.
- Winner of the Russian Super Cup.
- Winner of the UEFA Cup.
- Winner of the Spanish Cup.
- Winner of the Spanish Super Cup.
Personal
- Top scorer of the 2004 Russian Championship.
- Footballer of the Year in Russia according to the RFU in 2010.
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
Family and personal life of Alexander Kerzhakov
Father Anatoly and brother Mikhail
Alexander is a hereditary footballer, his father, Anatoly Kerzhakov, played football at a professional level, playing in the second, then allied league, for the Khimik team from the city of Dzerzhinsk, Novgorod region.
Brother - Mikhail Kerzhakov is also a professional football player. True, unlike his older brother, Mikhail does not score goals, but prevents Alexander’s colleagues from doing so. Mikhail is the second goalkeeper of Zenit St. Petersburg, and is currently the backup of Yuri Lodygin.
This season, after several mistakes by the main goalkeeper of the St. Petersburg team, Mikhail took a place in the Zenit goal in five matches of the Russian Championship and the Champions League, and in these games the club won 4 victories and 1 draw.
In 2005, Alexander married Maria Golova, and the famous figure skater Evgeni Plushenko was a witness at his wedding. Alexander and Maria had a daughter, Daria, but the couple divorced in 2010.
In the same 2010, Kerzhakov began an affair with Ekaterina Safronova and in 2013 their son Igor was born. However, 4 years later, Alexander Kerzhakov sued Safronova to deprive her of the right to raise their common son. This demand was motivated by Catherine’s drug addiction. On October 3, 2014, the court granted the football player’s application.
On June 27, 2015, Alexander married Milana Tyulpanova, who is the daughter of a politician - member of the Federation Council Vadim Tyulpanov. Currently, Alexander’s son, Igor, lives with him and his wife.
In July 2017, Alexander Kerzhakov announced his retirement from football. He will continue to work at his native Zenit as coordinator of the youth team system. It is also expected that Alexander Kerzhakov will try himself as an expert on the Match TV channel.
Sasha had a love of football instilled in him since childhood, since his father could not imagine his life without a ball. Alexander has a younger brother who continues the family tradition, plays football and is a goalkeeper. At first, Sasha was coached by his father and tried to make him a real football player, making every effort for this. After training at home, the child was taken to the Zenit children's and youth sports school (St. Petersburg). To do this, Sasha had to go to a sports boarding school at the school. Here, Sergei Romanov, who was his coach and developed a strong character in the athlete, had a special influence on the life of the football player.
The beginning of Kerzhakov’s football career at Zenit
After graduating from sports school, Alexander played for the Svyatogorets team and in 2008, after a successful debut in this team, Zenit coach Yuri Morozov invited Alexander to his team. This was done on the recommendation of Vladimir Kazachenko. Alexander made his first debut at Zenit in March 2001. He scored his first goal in a game with Moscow Spartak.
In 2002, Alexander was considered the best player in the Premier League. In 2004, he managed to score 18 goals.
The year 2006 was marked for Alexander by signing a contract for more than 5.5 years with the Spanish club Sevilla. The Spaniards bought him from Zenit for 5 million euros. In Seville, Alexander became a bronze medalist and winner of the UEFA Cup and Spanish Cup. In total, Alexander took part in 49 matches in this club over 2 seasons and scored 11 goals.
Return to native land
In 2008, Kerzhakov returned to his homeland and played for Dynamo Moscow. In the first season, he scored 7 goals in 27 matches and again won bronze as part of the Dynamo team. In 2010, Kerzhakov returned to Zenit again and signed a contract with the club for 4 years. Returning to this club, he immediately becomes the champion of Russia, wins the Russian Cup, and is recognized as the best Russian football player.
In 2012 he scores his 200th goal. In 2015, information appears that Kerzhakov wants to leave the club, and most likely continue his career as a forward for Moscow Lokomotiv or Samara Wings of the Council.
In 2015, Kerzhakov was loaned to the German club Zurich, where he played in 18 matches. Kerzhakov scores 5 goals. In the summer of 2017, Kerzhakov announced his retirement from his playing career and, in turn, received the position of coordinator of Zenit’s youth teams. Afterwards he will become an expert on the sports channel “Match TV”
During his football career, Alexandra Kerzhakov won the following titles: Zenit's top scorer in the club's history, top scorer of the Russian national team, top scorer in European competition.
Family life of Kerzhakov
Alexander's family life does not work out. He loved 3 women, but saw nothing but misfortune from them. From his first marriage to Maria Kerzhakova, he had a daughter, Daria. In 2010, Alexander begins a relationship with Ekaterina Safronova (ex-wife of hockey player Kirill Safronov). Kerzhakov and Safronova did not register their relationship. In 2011, their son Igor was born, and in 2014, Kerzhakov deprived Ekaterina of parental rights through the court. His third wife is Milana Tyulpanov, the daughter of the deceased senator Vadim Tyulpanov. In 2017, Kerzhakov’s son was born. And in July 2018, Alexander accuses his wife of drug addiction and Milana admits this fact that she uses drugs. She agrees to treatment so as not to lose her son.