Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a goalkeeper.
10 Facts About Vyacheslav Malafeev
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Vyacheslav Malafeev is a one-club man, having spent all 17 of his professional seasons with Zenit.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev worked as an assistant director of sports for Zenit from 2016 to 2020.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev started attending the Smena football school at the age of nine.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev got the chance to play for Zenit in the Premier League in 1999 during the suspension of Roman Berezovsky.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev eventually became the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Kamil Contofalsky and won the UEFA Cup in 2008 after keeping a clean sheet against Rangers in the final.
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On 19 November 2003, Vyacheslav Malafeev debuted as a goalkeeper for the national team in a Euro 2004 qualifiers play-off against Wales.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev was chosen as the second choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinnikov and ahead of Igor Akinfeev.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev participated in Euro 2004 coming on after Ovchinnikov's red card against Portugal and starting against Greece.
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Vyacheslav Malafeev was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.