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Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is a Russian former professional
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who played as a
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. Denisov spent most of his career from 2002 to 2013 at his hometown club
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, playing 354 games, scoring 29 goals and winning honours including three
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titles and the
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in
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. He then played for
Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
,
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and
Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...
, winning a further Premier League and two Russian Cups with the last of those clubs. He made his debut for Russia in 2008, playing 54 games over the next eight years and featuring at
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and the
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. He has been the subject of controversy, courting numerous arguments at the club and international level during his professional career.


Club career


Zenit

Denisov was born in Leningrad (now
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) and started his footballing career with Turbostroitel before going to Smena, the youth team of
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. Denisov signed his first professional contract with Zenit, St. Petersburg's only professional team, after graduating school in 2002. At the age of 18, Denisov made his debut for Zenit in a league match against
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in 2002. He made his breakthrough with the club the following year, scoring twice in 19 appearances. Under Dutch manager
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, Denisov blossomed as a player, developing into an advanced midfield role behind
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and
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, becoming an influential member of the Zenit squad that won their first
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title in
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. On 3 April 2008, Denisov scored Zenit's fourth goal in their 4–1 first leg defeat of
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in the quarter-finals of the
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match at the
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. Denisov's performances helped Zenit reach the
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against Scottish side Rangers on 15 May, after defeating
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5–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. In the final, Denisov played the full ninety minutes and opened the scoring in the 72nd minute after being played in by winger Andrei Arshavin. Zenit went on to win the match 2–0 and lift the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history. In the resulting
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, Denisov played the full ninety again, assisting
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's headed goal as Zenit upset
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heavyweight
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2–1 on 29 August 2008. On 29 June 2010, Denisov extended his contract with Zenit for a further five years. Six months later, on 22 December, Denisov was voted by the fans as the club's "Player of the Year", beating out the likes of playmaker
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and goalkeeper
Vyacheslav Malafeev Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev ( rus, Вячесла́в Алекса́ндрович Малафе́ев, p=vʲɪtɕɪˈslaf ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ məlɐˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 4 March 1979) is a Russian football official and a former player ...
. On 27 October 2011, Denisov featured in his 300th competitive fixture for Zenit, in the 3–0 defeat of
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, including 217 matches in the Premier League, 55 in European competition and 28 matches in domestic cup competitions. Denisov finished as runner up behind Malafeev as the club's MVP for the 2011–12 campaign, playing 57 games (starting all of them) whilst scoring one goal and providing eight assists. During the
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awards ceremony on 26 May, Denisov was voted as the "Player of the Year" in the Russian Premier League and Zenit won five more club awards for 2011–12 including "Team of the Year." On 11 August 2012, Denisov provided two assists in Zenit's 5–0 defeat of
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. On 3 September, Denisov was voted as Zenit's "Player of the Month" for August after playing all five league games and providing those two assists. Three weeks later, Denisov was demoted to the reserve team for improper behavior according to the club. Following more than a month with the youth side, Denisov was reinstated to the senior squad and began training with them again on 1 November. He made his return to the first team a day later, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for
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in Zenit's 2–1 defeat of
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. Denisov's first full match since his return from exile with the youth team came on 6 November in a Champions League group game against
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, playing the full ninety minutes in a 1–0 loss in Belgium.


Anzhi

Denisov announced his move to
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club
Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
for a fee of 15 million euros on 21 June 2013.


Dynamo Moscow

On 15 August 2013, Denisov moved along with fellow Anzhi players
Yuriy 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 ...
and
Aleksandr Kokorin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokorin ('' né'' Kartashov; russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Коко́рин, ; born 19 March 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Aris Limassol ...
to FC Dynamo for an undisclosed fee. Denisov played in only three matches for Anzhi before the cash-strapped club began to sell its players. In April 2015, Denisov was put up for sale by Dynamo and told to train on his own for insulting head coach
Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (russian: Станислав Саламович Черчесов, ; os, Черчесты Саламы фырт Станислав, Ĉerĉesty Salamy fyrt Stanislav; born 2 September 1963) is a Russian football ma ...
. He returned to Dynamo's lineup in July 2015, after Cherchesov was dismissed as Dynamo's manager and replaced by
Andrey Kobelev Andrey Nikolayevich Kobelev (russian: Андрей Николаевич Кобелев; born 22 October 1968 in Moscow) is a Russian retired footballer who played as a midfielder and a current manager. Playing career During his career Kobelev ...
.


Lokomotiv Moscow

On 31 August 2016, he moved on loan to
FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...
for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. On 2 February 2017, he signed a permanent deal with Lokomotiv that started at the end of the season upon the expiration of his Dynamo contract. On 27 May 2019, he left Lokomotiv by mutual consent. On 29 May 2019, he announced through his lawyers that he retired from playing.


International career

Denisov first featured in the Russian national set up, representing the Under-19 side against
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in the
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for the 2003 UEFA U-19 European Championships. He then went on to captain the Russia U-21 team. Denisov trained with
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in 2005 but did not get into the team. After a good run of performances at the club level with Zenit, many sports journalists called for Denisov to be included in the squad for the
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in 2008, but he did not make the initial squad and later refused to be called up for the provisional 25-man squad of players after a number of injuries. Denisov made his debut for Russia on 11 October 2008 in a
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qualifier against
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, a 2–1 loss at
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in Dortmund. He was confirmed for the finalized
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squad on 25 May 2012. He featured in all three Group A matches, as Russia picked up four points but ultimately failed to qualify for the knockout stage due to their head-to-head record with Greece. On 7 September 2012, Denisov was appointed by new Russia manager
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as the captain of the national team in the wake of Andrei Arshavin's absence. On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's
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squad. On 6 June 2016, Denisov was ruled out of
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with a thigh injury.


Controversies

Throughout his career, Denisov has earned a reputation for poor behavior both at the club level with Zenit and at the international level with Russia. In the run up to the
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in 2008, Denisov was left out of the original 23-man squad by then manager
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; Denisov was called into the squad after a number of injuries but took umbrage and refused to play as Russia reached the semi-finals losing to eventual champions
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. In August 2010, he was involved in a
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incident, where he fought a driving instructor after the learner driver in the instructor's car almost collided with Denisov's SUV. Denisov injured his foot in the incident and broke the instructor's nose. The instructor refused to press charges. In September 2010, Denisov was involved in a training ground bust up with coach
Vladislav Radimov Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov ( rus, Владисла́в Никола́евич Ради́мов, p=vlədʲɪˈslaf nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ rɐˈdʲiməf; born 26 November 1975) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played midfi ...
, the argument escalated from a call Radimov made in a practice game and reports claim that Denisov was readying to punch Radimov before teammates physically stopped him. Two months later in a match against
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, Denisov verbally abused Spartak's manager
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, subsequently leading to a brawl with both sets of players and a four match ban for the combative midfielder. On 22 September 2012, Denisov was left off the teamsheet for Zenit's 2–2 away draw with Krylya Sovetov. The following day, the club issued a statement that read, "The decision to send Igor Denisov to the youth team for an indefinite period... is connected to the fact that the player issued an ultimatum, refusing to take to the field against Krylya Sovetov after demanding a renegotiation of his contract." According to the Zenit website, Denisov's current contract runs to 2015 and that he is one of the highest earners in all of the Russian Premier League. Media speculation reported that this pay strike was a result of Zenit's overhaul in the transfer market, bringing in
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and
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on big contracts and in combined deals worth over $130 million. Denisov replied in an interview with Sport Express, stating that his stand-off with club management was over "The proper organisation of the team. And respect for the Russian players which Zenit has always relied upon." Two months after his protest, Denisov released a statement, telling the media that he was finished protesting over his pay strike and has apologised not only to the club but also to the fans, as he was wrong to walk out on the club. On 7 April 2015, he was removed from training with the main Dynamo Moscow squad and transfer-listed by the team for "interfering with the work of the head coach"
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. In November 2015, he was again moved to Dynamo's reserves squad by the new manager
Andrey Kobelev Andrey Nikolayevich Kobelev (russian: Андрей Николаевич Кобелев; born 22 October 1968 in Moscow) is a Russian retired footballer who played as a midfielder and a current manager. Playing career During his career Kobelev ...
after Denisov demanded that the club management fire the club's doctor whom Denisov called incompetent. On 16 April 2018, he was fined 1 million rubles by his club Lokomotiv Moscow for insulting a doping control official during a test.


Personal life

Denisov and his wife Elena have four children: Viktoria, born in 2005, Igor Jr., born in 2008, and twin sons Ivan and Daniil who were born on 18 December 2011. He owns two South African pitbulls and is known in Russia as being a very good chess player and for never giving interviews to reporters. Denisov has publicly opposed the
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by saying: "These events are a disaster. Complete horror. I don’t know, maybe I’ll be imprisoned or killed for these words, but I am speaking as it is."''Former Russia captain Denisov risks life with critical Ukraine war statement''
goal.com, 15 June 2022


Career statistics


Club

Notes


International


Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg *
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, 2011–12 * Russian Cup: 2009–10 *
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:
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*
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*
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: 2007–08 *
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:
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Lokomotiv Moscow *Russian Premier League: 2017–18 *Russian Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19


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