Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев; born 25 March 1977) is a retired

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n football player. Unable to recover from a string of injuries, he finished his career in 2008 aged 31.Тренер СДЮШОР "Смена-Зенит" Дмитрий Васильев: "Свой выбор сделал и не жалею о нем"
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DYuSSh Smena-Zenit DYuSSh Smena-Zenit (russian: ДЮСШ "Смена-Зенит"), also known as FC Zenit academy or formerly DYuSSh Smena, is a Russian youth football academy based in Saint Petersburg. It is currently headed by Dutchman Henk van Stee. History T ...

Career

A DYuSSh Smena graduate and a former captain of Rubin, Vasilyev is also a record holder as he is the first defender to score a hat-trick in

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. Since retiring, he briefly appeared for amateur side FC Zapad in St. Petersburg football championship, playing three games.

International career

Vasilyev played his only game for the

on 28 August 2003 in a friendly against

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1977 births Living people Russian footballers Russia international footballers FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Rubin Kazan players Russian Premier League players DYuSSh Smena-Zenit alumni Association football midfielders FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub