Yuri Alexandrovich Gazinsky was born on July 20, 1989 in the Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where he started playing football at the local youth school at the age of 6. Having matured, he began to train with the double of the Smena club, and when he was barely 18 years old, in August 2007, he made his debut in the first team. That season, he came on as a substitute in five matches in the East zone of the Second Division.
The following season, Gazinsky, who then played both in attack and in midfield, became one of the main players in Smena. In total, over the three years spent in the team from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Yuri played 75 matches in which he scored 10 goals.
In the summer of 2010, Gazinsky received an invitation to Luch-Energy, accepted it and played for the next two years in the First Division for a team from Vladivostok. In 2011, as part of the FNL team, he took part in a friendly match against the Italian Serie B team, which ended in the defeat of the Russians with a score of 1: 2. In that game, held in Astrakhan, he played "from start to finish", as, by the way, the current goalkeeper of Krasnodar Andrei Sinitsyn.
At the end of the 2011/2012 season, Luch-Energia, which experienced serious financial problems, flew out of the First Division, and Gazinsky changed his club registration - went to another FNL club, Moscow Torpedo. In the 2012/2013 season, he regularly played in the starting lineup of the car factory, played 31 matches, in which he scored 3 goals. Already being a torpedo player, the attacking midfielder played in the second leg of the FNL and Serie B teams, this time in Italy. The meeting ended in a draw 0:0, and Yuri played 71 minutes, after which he was replaced.
In June 2013, the football player signed a personal contract with FC Krasnodar for a period of 3 years, which was later extended several times. Since 2016, Yuri Gvzinsky has been called up to the Russian national team, he made his debut in its composition on August 31, 2016 in a match against the Turkish national team, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Became the totor of the first goal of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, scoring the winning goal against the Saudi Arabian team (5:0).

Playing career of Yuri Gazinsky

years	Team	Division	Games	goals	Goal. per.
	"Change" Koms.-on-Amur	East Zone, Division 2
	"Luch-Energy" Vladivostok	1 division/FNL
	Torpedo Moscow
	"Krasnodar"	Premier League
	FNL team	Friendly matches
	Russian team

All data are given taking into account the matches of the Cup of Russia and the UEFA Europa League

Achievements

Silver medalist of the Championship of the zone "East" of the Second Division of Russia 2008

Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship 2014/2015, 2018/2019

Finalist of the Cup of Russia 2013/2014

Quarter-finalist of the 2018 World Cup in the Russian team

Honored Master of Sports of Russia

Name: Yuri Alexandrovich Gazinsky
Place of birth: Komsomolsk-on-Amur, USSR
Date of birth: July 20, 1989
Position: defensive midfielder

Gazinsky Yuri Alexandrovich - Russian midfielder of the Russian national team

The way the player himself described his childhood:

“Yes, my father left us. Mom alone pulled us, and we are very grateful to her for that. Neither I nor my older sister felt we needed anything. Obviously, we didn't have much of what the other guys had, but if I asked for something, my mother always tried to do it. When my sister started working, it became easier.”

While still very small, he became interested in the future of sports for him. Already in 07, he got into the "Change", 2nd division. After 3 years, Yuri Gazinsky left him and went to Luch-Energy. This club got into the 2nd division, and a talented footballer ended up in Torpedo (M), he played for them from 12 to 13 years old.

Initially, the midfielder planned to join the ranks of the Kuban, but he was not at the starting gathering, and he didn’t want to go to the second one, so he signed an agreement with the car factory.

Football player Yuri Gazinsky moves to FC Krasnodar

In 2013, Yuri entered into a contract with the Krasnodar club for a period of 3 years. In 2014, he played in the Europa League, opposing the Estonian Kalev, scored a leather one into the net, which scored well, according to the results, the score was four / zero.

Spring 2017/2018 - Yuri Gazinsky in Krasnodar

Gazinsky's performances for the Russian national team

And here is the debut for the Russian national team, which took place in 2016, where Yuri played as a deputy in a friendly game with Turkey. There was also a defensive midfielder enrolled in the SR at the home Confederations Cup 2017, he was never at the tournament, and when asked if it brought any benefit, Gazinsky replied:

"- Certainly. These are competitions where you play for the country, and in whatever capacity you hold them, there can be no benefit. Each session with such partners, where the level of intensity is higher than in the championship, is progress. Watching the game of such rivals - too. Everything goes into your piggy bank, and you better understand what awaits us now. And the World Cup is even cooler. The motivation is outrageous, and now you can see by the guys - you don’t need to explain anything to anyone once again. ”

He also showed himself at the 2018 World Championship, where he hit the gates of Saudi Arabia, which was the first successful hit in the main international competition.

Here are some of the midfielder's accomplishments:

• silver medalist "East" of the 2nd division (2008);
• finalist of the Cup of Russia (12/13);
• bronze medalist of the Czech Republic (14/15).

And of course club statistics:

Club	Year	League	League	Cup	Eurocup
			games/goals	games/goals	games/goals
Change	07	PFL	5/0	—	—
	08		24/3	4/0	—
	09		23/5	—	—
	10		18/2	1/0	—
Beam-Energy (V)	10	FNL	14/1	—	—
	11/12		37/1	3/0	—
Torpedo (M)	12/13	FNL	29/3	2/0	—
Krasnodar	13/14	Premier League	29/1	4/0	—
	14/15		21/0	2/0	11/1
	15/16		21/0	3/0	10/1
	16/17		29/2	3/0	12/0
	17/18		28/2	—	3/0
	18/19		1/0	—	—

Personal life of Yuri Gazinsky

He is married to a girl named Alexandra, the couple got engaged back in 2015, and they had a daughter. Gazinsky completed his studies at FEFU with a degree in physical education, a bachelor's degree, and in 2013 a master's degree in adaptive physical education. education.

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Yuri Alexandrovich Gazinsky. Born on July 20, 1989 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Khabarovsk Territory). Russian footballer, midfielder.

Yuri Gazinsky was born on July 20, 1989 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory. His parents still live there.

At the age of six, he began playing football in his native Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

In August 2007, he made his debut as part of the local club Smena in the Second Division. He recalled about that period: “There are good coaches there who love their job, put their soul into the boys. In “Change”, attention was paid to the backup team, the coach always came to games, to training. They gave a chance to train with the base, and many got it ... In Smena, conditions are quite good for the second league. They did everything they could for the team."

In the summer of 2010 he joined the team "Luch-Energy". Played for the club in the 2011/2012 season.

After the team's relegation to the Second Division, he joined the Moscow "Torpedo", for which he played throughout the 2012/13 season.

Then he tried out for FC Kuban, however, after spending one training camp with the club, he refused to go to the second one.

May 31, 2013 "Krasnodar" announced the signing of a three-year contract with the player. On July 17, 2014, he made his debut in the Europa League in a match against the Estonian club Kalev from Sillamäe (4: 0), managing to score a goal.

“It’s more comfortable for me to play the second defensive midfielder, who walks forward and works back. But I’m ready to play where I’ll be more useful - as the coach decides,” Yuriy said about his role.

On August 31, 2016, he made his debut in the Russian national team, coming on as a substitute in a friendly match against the Turkish national team.

“Playing for the national team is a big responsibility. You are defending the honor of the country,” Gazinsky noted.

The growth of Yuri Gazinsky: 184 centimeters.

Personal life of Yuri Gazinsky:

Married. Wife - Alexandra Gazinskaya (nee - Ivanova), stylist, image maker. Alexandra collaborates with the program "Fashionable Sentence". We got married in June 2015.

Yuri Alexandrovich Gazinsky is a Russian footballer from the Far East, currently playing as a midfielder in FC Krasnodar and the national team.

Childhood and youth

Yuri was born and raised in the distant and harsh Khabarovsk Territory, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where his mother, sister and grandmother still live. The boy grew up without a father, so from an early age he got used to being responsible and independent. Mom taught geography and biology at school, and tried to make her children grow up as educated, well-rounded people.

Yura studied well, loved to read adventure novels and from an early age was seriously fond of sports. At the age of six, he entered a children's sports school, where he began boxing, swimming and football. Over time, it became difficult for the boy to combine training, and he chose football.

At the age of 13, Gazinsky moved to the youth team of the local club Smena, and five years later he was invited to the main squad, which played in the Second Division. By that time, Yuri had already successfully graduated from school and entered the Pedagogical University. The young man decided to follow the advice of his grandfather, who believed that the age of a football player is short, and higher education will always come in handy.

Sports career

Gazinsky stayed in Smena until 2010, played seventy matches in which he scored ten goals. But Yuri understood that in his hometown he had little chance of achieving serious results.

He dreamed of playing in the Russian national team, but his teammates only laughed at his ambitions.

When Yuri received an invitation from representatives of Luch-Energy, he gladly took advantage of this opportunity and moved to Vladivostok.

In this club, he played for two years, took part in fifty matches and scored two goals. Club coach Sergei Pavlov decided that Gazinsky would be an excellent defensive midfielder. Previously, the football player did not play in the center of the field - he had to learn how to defend himself.

Unfortunately, the 2011/12 season was not the best for Luch, and the team was relegated from the First Division. This situation did not suit Gazinsky, and he moved to the Moscow "Torpedo", accepting the club's invitation. At the new location, he retained his position in the support zone.

There he played the 2012/13 season, played thirty matches and scored three goals. The next step in Gazinsky's sports career was the Premier League and the Krasnodar Kuban, but, having gone to the first training camp with the club, the football player refused further cooperation, and in May 2013 signed a contract with Krasnodar, calculated until the summer of 2019. On June 10, he officially joined the team.

Yuri Gazinsky in the project "Outside the game"

In the summer of 2014, Yuri made his debut in the Europa League and scored a beautiful goal in a game against the Estonian Kalev. In August 2016, he replaced the injured Igor Denisov in the Russian national team, taking part in a friendly match against the Turkish team. And although Gazinsky failed to hit the opponent's goal, head coach Stanislav Cherchesov liked his game, and he included Yuri in the 2017 Confederations Cup squad.

In March 2017, he extended his contract with Krasnodar until the summer of 2021.

Personal life of Yuri Gazinsky

Gazinsky is noticeably different from other players in his thoroughness and determination. He knows exactly what he wants and systematically, step by step, climbs the career ladder. Having received a bachelor's degree in 2013, Yuri did not rush to leave the university, entered the master's program and defended his dissertation two years later. Now he can not only run with the ball around the field, but also work as a sports manager and hold responsible positions in serious organizations.

Gazinsky, Yuri A. Midfielder Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2018).

Pupil of the children's and youth school in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Clubs: Smena Komsomolsk-on-Amur (2007–2010), Luch-Energia Vladivostok (2010–2012), Torpedo Moscow (2012–2013), Krasnodar Krasnodar (2013–...).

Played 17 matches for the Russian national team, scored 1 goal.

Participant of the World Cup 2018

« WHEN I SAID THAT I DREAM ABOUT THE TEAM, THEY WERE LAUGHTERED AT ME»

One of the key players of Krasnodar spoke in an interview with Sport-Express about the upcoming meeting with Spartak, the chances of getting into the Champions League and his Far Eastern homeland.

In Krasnodar's game scheme, this 25-year-old midfielder is the most important link. Oleg Kononov has someone to replace Ari and Izmailov, Dikan and Akhmedov, but Gazinsky has no real competitors. His story is all the more surprising because this football player began his career far from Moscow, in the second league and as a striker.

Were you born in the Far East?

Yeah. In Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Beautiful places there.

They say you still fly there. We would move all relatives closer. What's keeping you there?

The parents live there. In general, the grandmother keeps us there. She cannot move. Health does not allow. Mom should be by her side.

How do you get there?

By plane to Khabarovsk. Then on the train. Firm. "Khabarovsk - Komsomolsk-on-Amur".

How much to go?

Night. The main thing is to fly to Khabara. Everything is easier there. Native places. Even the train is going faster.

There are fish spots. There are sturgeons, and also salmon, chum salmon. Apparently, you bring caviar to the Kuban from vacation in a special suitcase?

This stereotype. I took the guys from the team staff a couple of times, but only a few plastic containers. I'm not a fan myself. There are no fans of this product in the team either.

Is there a Sergey Ovchinnikov street in the city?

No, who is it?

The head coach of the Russian women's volleyball team, who tragically died in the summer of 2012. Your countryman.

Didn't know about it. Surname, of course, heard, but did not assume that he was born in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. I know that my countryman Yura Berezhko, the Olympic champion of London.

Whose poster hung on the wall of your room as a child?

Nobody. I bought football magazines. There were no posters.

In one of the interviews, you said that your idol is Andres Iniesta.

This is true. I was always interested in Barcelona, ​​which at that time was the best club in the world. Iniesta did the result in this team. A very helpful player!

When you moved to Krasnodar, Roman Shirokov soon began to enter the field with you. Andrei Tikhonov is now your coach. People you could only see on TV before.

At first it was unusual, but this is a normal reaction for a person who, one might say, had not played at a serious level before.

Could you imagine, watching Zenit matches on TV, that you would play together with Shirokov?

No. But I set high goals for myself.

For example?

Play for the national team, get into a strong club in the Premier League.

Are you seriously?

Absolutely. A lot of people laughed at me when I said it out loud. But I did not get upset, but worked to make these words a reality.

A year and a half ago you got to Krasnodar. And there are national team players, people known throughout the country. How quickly did you become your own in this company?

There were no problems. Yes, before the transition, I did not know anyone personally. I was interested in everything, I wanted to learn and understand a lot, becoming a partner of Shirokov, Granqvist, Izmailov. Those who played in big tournaments, in the Champions League.

- On Sunday - the match "Spartak" - "Krasnodar". The highlight of the tour. Shirokov vs Spartak. Do you agree with the opinion that this is a game of principle?

Fundamental? Why?

In fact, Krasnodar beat Spartak twice in a row with a score of 4:0.

We just do our job and try to do it well.

- Spartak is your direct competitor for a place in European competitions.

Three points are at stake in any match, right? We must not lose concentration in the remaining rounds. We want to get into European competition. This is our goal.

But the excitement around the upcoming match is huge.

This is wonderful. But I personally will not single out this game.

It is believed that in the second part of the championship, the calendar for Krasnodar is simpler than that of its competitors.

All teams play two matches with each other. All are on an equal footing.

There is an opinion that this season everything will be decided only in the last round. Do you agree with this point of view?

Partly. But I do not rule out that the match with Dynamo in Moscow will be of great importance.

- Dynamo, like Zenit, reached the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. Now our clubs will meet with Napoli and Torino, respectively. Can they go further and even win the tournament?

- Zenit can definitely reach the final. Yes, and Dynamo is able to get past Napoli and perform well in Europe.

- "Zenit is a champion?

The chances of St. Petersburg are good, but the experience of past years says that nothing has been decided yet.

Your partners have repeatedly said that they want to get into the Champions League.

- Krasnodar is determined.

Have you ever had the feeling that you will not get out of Komsomolsk-on-Amur and life will go on like this - trips to Blagoveshchensk and Nakhodka, Irkutsk and Bratsk?

No, it was not. Again, I set myself high goals.

You made your first attempt to get out by going to SKA-Energia from Khabarovsk to watch. And as a striker, not without makings.

It's true, they gave it a chance. But there are many such forwards with makings. Alas, not everyone turns into a good level players. They did not take me to SKA-Energy then.

How and when did you become a defensive midfielder?

In Vladivostok, the role was changed. The season at Luch began as an insider or an attacking midfielder, but Spaniard Paco Arcos, who worked with the team, was quickly fired. He was replaced by Sergei Pavlov. He immediately put me in the center of the field. I, he says, see the potential of a defensive midfielder in you.

Did you argue?

It’s hard to argue with Pavlov, but I tried to object: “Sergei Sanych, I don’t know how to take the ball away!”

What was the answer?

You will learn.

So it was Pavlov who determined your future as a player?

Yes. Admittedly, I didn't understand it at the time.

When did you understand?

When he moved to Torpedo and went to Kuban to watch. I was interested in these clubs only as a defensive midfielder.

To break through to the top, as you managed, is not possible for everyone. What is it like to play in the East zone all your life?

In fact, playing there, you do not understand that the difference in the professional level is very large. And in everything - from medicine and flights to training. But I realized that you can’t limit yourself to football, and I actively studied.

In Vladivostok, at the Far Eastern Federal University. My grandfather, may his memory be blessed, constantly emphasized: "Yura, do not forget that a football player's career lasts 15 years, and life is much longer."

Did you study seriously?

Tried. I understood that if I fail to play football at a serious level, I need to end and start a different life, learn to earn money differently. I still have a desire to continue my studies, having received a second education.

What interesting?

Legal. When I finish my master's degree, I can think about it seriously. But today football is the most important thing.

FIRST		OLYMPUS		UNOFFICIAL		DATE	MATCH	FIELD
And	G	And	G	And	G
1						31.08.2016	Türkiye - RUSSIA - 0:0	G
2						06.09.2016	RUSSIA - GHANA - 1:0	d
3						09.10.2016	RUSSIA - COSTA RICA - 3:4	d
4						10.11.2016	QATAR - RUSSIA - 2:1	G
5						24.03.2017	RUSSIA - Côte d'Ivoire - 0:2	d
6						05.06.2018	RUSSIA - Türkiye - 1:1	d
7	1					14.06.2018	RUSSIA - SAUDI ARABIA - 5:0	d
8						19.06.2018	RUSSIA - EGYPT - 3:1	d
9						25.06.2018	RUSSIA - URUGUAY - 0:3	d
10						07.07.2018	RUSSIA - CROATIA - 2:2	d
11						07.09.2018	Türkiye - RUSSIA - 1:2	G
12						10.09.2018	RUSSIA - CZECH REPUBLIC - 5:1	d
13						11.10.2018	RUSSIA - SWEDEN - 0:0	d
14						14.10.2018	RUSSIA - Türkiye - 2:0	d
15						15.11.2018	GERMANY - RUSSIA - 3:0	G
16						20.11.2018	SWEDEN - RUSSIA - 2:0	G
17						24.03.2019	KAZAKHSTAN - RUSSIA - 0:4	G
				1		03.06.2019	RUSSIA - "CHERTANOVO" Moscow - 6:0	d
FIRST		OLYMPUS		UNOFFICIAL
And	G	And	G	And	G
17	1	–	–	1	–