Vyacheslav Malafeev Russian Footballer Born in 1979

Vyacheslav Malafeev, born 4 March 1979 in Saint Petersburg, is a Russian footballer. He is listed with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (1999–2016) and Russia men's national football team (2003–2012) among his teams.

Career

On the field, he is listed as a goalkeeper. The earliest team listed is FC Zenit-2, from 1997. His 3 listed teams include FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and Russia men's national football team. The longest stint listed is 17 years with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. At FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (1999–2016), his team-mates on record include Andrey Arshavin, Roman Shirokov and Axel Witsel. Russia men's national football team team-mates from the same years include Andrey Arshavin, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Roman Shirokov.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Marina Malafeeva (2001 to 2011, widowed). He has 3 children on record.