Denis Yuryevich Zhukovskiy (russian: Денис Юрьевич Жуковский; born 19 July 1980) is a former Russian professional

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player.

Club career

A product of

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' youth system, Zhukovskiy began his professional career playing for the club in the

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before joining local rivals FC Metallurg Lipetsk where he played in the Russian Football National League and Russian Second Division.

Honours

Zone Center top scorer: 2007 (17 goals).

References

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* 1980 births People from Yelets Living people Russian footballers Association football forwards FC Metallurg Lipetsk players FC Salyut Belgorod players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Sokol Saratov players Sportspeople from Lipetsk Oblast {{Russia-footy-forward-1980s-stub