Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (Russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков [rɐˈman nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ʂɨˈrokəf]; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player. He is the general director of Leon Saturn Ramenskoye.
 Shirokov with FC Krasnodar in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dedovsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Torpedo Moscow | ||
| 1987–1998 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | CSKA-2 Moscow | 54 | (3) |
| 2001 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Istra | ||
| 2004 | Vidnoye | 17 | (4) |
| 2004 | Istra | ||
| 2005 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 18 | (3) |
| 2006 | Rubin Kazan | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Khimki | 27 | (7) |
| 2008–2014 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 130 | (29) |
| 2014 | → Krasnodar (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Moscow | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Krasnodar (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2016 | CSKA Moscow | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 297 | (54) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Russia | 57 | (13) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Leon Saturn Ramenskoye (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he played as a midfielder.
Club career
editEarly career
editBefore signing for Zenit Saint Petersburg, Shirokov played for FC Khimki, Rubin Kazan, Saturn Moscow Oblast, FC Vidnoye, FC Istra, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow and CSKA Moscow's farm club.[citation needed]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
editShirokov started his first season for Zenit Saint Petersburg as a centre-back, as then-head coach Dick Advocaat was forced to fill the gaps left in the centre of defence after the departure of Martin Škrtel to Liverpool and severe injury to Nicolas Lombaerts.[citation needed]
Spartak Moscow
editOn 18 July 2014, it was announced that Shirokov had signed a contract with Spartak Moscow as a free agent.[1] After a long recovery from an injury he made his debut for Spartak on 26 October 2014 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow, scoring a late equalizer in a 1–1 game. On 13 January 2015, he was loaned back to FC Krasnodar.[2]
Shirokov was benched during the 2015–16 season, in order to not pay him the amount due to him by contract if he plays a certain number of minutes.[3] The President of the RFU, Vitaly Mutko, commented: "He's one of the best footballers in our country. I don't understand why he's not playing. If it's due to the contract clause that's just dishonest."[4] On 23 January 2016, his Spartak contract was dissolved by mutual consent.[5]
CSKA Moscow
editOn 9 February 2016, he returned to his first club, CSKA Moscow, signing a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season with an extension option.[6] His contract was not extended at the end of the season.[7]
International career
editHe was called up for the Euro 2008 and started in the opening group match against Spain, being deployed in the centre of defence as then-manager of Russia Guus Hiddink decided to follow the footsteps of his compatriot Advocaat, thus relegating experienced Sergey Ignashevich to the bench. This move proved unsuccessful as Russia were beaten 1–4 with Shirokov at fault on the number of occasions, including Spaniards' first[8] and third[9] goals. After the game Hiddink slammed his team's performance in defence[10] and revamped the squad, leaving Shirokov out of the first team for the rest of the tournament.
After a string of assuring performances in the centre of Zenit's midfield, he was called back to the national team in 2010 for a friendly against Bulgaria. He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[11] He scored the second goal of Russia's opening game of this tournament against the Czech Republic in a 4–1 win.[12]
On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[13] He was excluded from the squad on 6 June due to injury.[14]
Style of play
editShirokov was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitude for getting forward to score goals".[15]
Post-playing career
editOn 5 June 2018, Shirokov was appointed by Dynamo Moscow as the deputy general director in charge of sports.[16] He left Dynamo on 1 May 2019.[17]
During an amateur game in August 2020 he attacked a referee with punches to his face and kicks once he had knocked the referee to the ground, causing the referee to be hospitalized for three weeks.[18][19][20] He was reported to the police for assault.[21] He was tried and found guilty by a Moscow court.[20] He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service.[20] He was also suspended by his employer, Match TV.[20]
On 2 March 2022, Shirokov supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, adding that those Russians, who are ashamed of the war, were welcome to leave the country.[22]
On 6 March 2023, Shirokov was appointed general director of Saturn Ramenskoye.[23] On 31 August 2023, he took over as the club head coach as well.[24]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 9 April 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Istra | 2003 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 29 | ||
| Vidnoye | 2004 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 15 | ||
| Istra | 2004 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 8 | ||
| Saturn Ramenskoye | 2005 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Khimki | 2007 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 9 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2008 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2009 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | – | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 14 | |
| 2012–13 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | – | 19 | 10 | ||
| Total | 130 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 43 | |
| Krasnodar (loan) | 2013–14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2014–15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Krasnodar (loan) | 2014–15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | |
| CSKA Moscow | 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 222 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 306 | 66 | |
- ^ One appearance in Russian Super Cup, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ^ a b One appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
edit- Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shirokov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-08-11 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 2010-10-08 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | 3–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 3 | 2011-11-11 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 2012-02-29 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 2012-06-01 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 2012-06-01 | Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 2012-06-08 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 | |
| 8 | 2012-09-07 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 2012-10-16 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 2012-11-14 | Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 2013-02-06 | Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 2013-10-11 | Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 13 | 2015-11-14 | Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editZenit Saint Petersburg
- UEFA Cup: 2007–08
- UEFA Super Cup: 2008
- Russian Premier League: 2008, 2011–12
- Russian Cup: 2009–10
- Russian Super Cup: 2008, 2011
CSKA Moscow
Russia
- UEFA European Football Championship bronze medal: 2008
Individual
- List of 33 top players of the Russian league: 2013–14 (best central midfielder).[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ ШИРОКОВ: «ОТЕЦ ВСЮ ЖИЗНЬ БОЛЕЛ ЗА "СПАРТАК"» (in Russian). Spartak.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Roman Shirokov to Defend the Colors of FC Krasnodar Again. Official site FC Krasnodar" Роман Широков снова будет защищать цвета «Краснодара» (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 13 January 2015.
- ^ ""Спартак" против Широкова. Кто во всем виноват?".
- ^ "Виталий Мутко: "Поговорю с руководством "Спартака" о Широкове. Ситуация тревожит"". Sports.ru.
- ^ «СПАРТАК» И ШИРОКОВ РАССТАЛИСЬ ПО ОБОЮДНОМУ СОГЛАСИЮ (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 23 January 2016.
- ^ Роман Широков — в ПФК ЦСКА (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 9 February 2016.
- ^ ПФК ЦСКА желает успехов Широкову и Оланаре (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Player Ratings: Spain 4-1 Russia | Goal.com".
- ^ "Villa vanquishes Russians". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Hiddink slams naive Russia - Russia Team News from football.co.uk". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Russia 4 Czech Republic 1". BBC Sport. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
- ^ В Бразилию без Широкова (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (31 May 2012). "Euro 2012 Preview: Russia". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ Роман Широков – замгендиректора по спортивным вопросам (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 5 June 2018.
- ^ Роман Широков покинул «Динамо» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 1 May 2019.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (15 September 2020). "Ex-Russia Football Captain Shirokov Charged With Punching Ref". The Moscow Times.
- ^ "Ex-Russia Captain Roman Shirokov Could Be Tried For Attempted Murder After Sickening Referee Attack". www.sportbible.com.
- ^ a b c d "Former Russia and Zenit star Roman Shirokov sentenced to community service after assault on referee". Eurosport. 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Russia's Euro 2016 captain hospitalises referee after brutal attack". Daily Mirror. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Роман Широков: "Поддерживаю действия Путина и армию России. Кому стыдно быть русским – валите на Запад"". sports.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Роман Широков назначен генеральным директором "Сатурна"" (in Russian). Championat. 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Широков занял пост главного тренера" (in Russian). Leon Saturn. 31 August 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website (in Russian)
- Roman Shirokov at Russian Premier League
- Roman Shirokov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian Profile