Roman Shirokov is a famous Russian footballer who became famous for his successful performance in the St. Petersburg Zenit. What is interesting about his biography and the personal life of an athlete?
Biography of Shirokov
The future footballer was born in the city of Dedovsk, Moscow Region on July 6, 1981. From the very birth, the boy's father decided to make him a football player. Roman's dad worked at the factory as an ordinary worker, but he devoted all his free time to his son and played football with him.
After reaching a certain age, Shirokov was sent to the Moscow Torpedo football school. But the injury interfered with his studies, and Roman was forced to suspend training. So he ended up in another football school "CSKA-2".
After graduation, Roman became a player in the Torpedo-Zil football club. As part of the team, Shirokov played only one match against Moscow Lokomotiv. Roman always had problems with discipline, and therefore he treated his physical form carelessly. For this reason, Shirokov mainly played for the teams of the lower divisions of the country: FK Vidnoe, Saturn, Istra.
In 2007, Roman signed a contract with the Khimki football team, which became members of the Russian Premier League. From the first games he began to stand out on the field and won an invitation to the Russian national team. At this time, the footballer played as a midfielder.
After a successful performance for Khimki, Shirokov bought Zenit St. Petersburg. These were the most successful years in Roman's career. He first played as a center-back and then became an attacking midfielder. It was as part of Zenit that Roman began to be regularly called up to the Russian national team, and with his game he earned respect from fans and specialists.
In total, Shirokov played for Zenit for six years and during this time he spent more than 130 matches. He became the champion of Russia twice and won the UEFA Cup once. As part of the Russian national team, he won bronze medals at the 2008 European Championship. In 2012, he was recognized as the best footballer in the country.
After leaving Zenith in 2014, Roman's career began to decline. In three years he managed to play in Krasnodar, Spartak and CSKA. But nowhere did he become a real leader of the team. After that, Shirokov decided to end his football career.
But Shirokov did not go far from football. At first, he simply participated in various sports events as a guest. And then he got a job at Dynamo Moscow as a sports director. In addition, Roman has appeared on television many times as an expert.
Personal life of Shirokov
In his youth, Roman led a rather stormy life and very often met with various girls. But then everything changed when the footballer took up his mind and began to train hard.
Shirokov met his future wife in his native Dedovsk. Catherine immediately made a pleasant impression on the football player and soon they officially signed. The girl gave birth to Roman two children: a son and a daughter. Shirokov is a very happy father and devotes a lot of time to his family.
