Vladimir Vasilyevich Granat ( rus, Владимир Васильевич Гранат, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡrɐˈnat; born 22 May 1987) is a Russian former professional

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who played as a centre-back.

Career

Club

On 11 May 2014, during the

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match against

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, Granat was attacked by a Zenit fan who had invaded the pitch, resulting in Granat being hospitalized with concussion and a broken jaw. In March 2015, Granat agreed to move from

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to rivals

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during the 2015 Summer transfer window. On 10 June 2017, after one season with

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, he moved to

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

. Two years after last appearing on the field, on 18 February 2021 he joined third-tier PFL club Olimp-Dolgoprudny. He left the club at the end of the 2020–21 season and then returned to it in February 2022.

International

On 11 May 2012, Granat was named in the

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's provisional squad for the

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. It was the first time Granat had been called up to the national team. On 25 May 2012 Granat was confirmed as in the final squad for

. Granat made his debut for the national team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against

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on 6 September 2013. On 2 June 2014, Granat was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. He remained on the bench in all three games Russia played at the tournament. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He made one appearance at the tournament as a half-time substitute in the Round of 16 defeat of

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for injured

Yuri Zhirkov Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov ( rus, Ю́рий Валенти́нович Жирко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj vəlʲɪnˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrˈkof; born 20 August 1983) is a Russian footballer. A left-sided player who can play full-back or winger, Zh ...

Personal life

His grandparents from father line came from Ukraine; the family name Granat is also of Eastern European Jewish origin. Vladimir Granat was raised in a big family. He is married with two children.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Granat, Vladimir 1987 births Living people People from Ulan-Ude Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's B international footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players UEFA Euro 2012 players 2014 FIFA World Cup players FC Zvezda Irkutsk players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Rostov players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny players Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Russian Jews Sportspeople from Buryatia