Sergey Mironov (footballer)

Sergey Nikolayevich Mironov (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Миронов; born 13 March 1988) is a Russian football defensive midfielder.

Sergey Mironov
Personal information
Full name Sergey Nikolayevich Mironov
Date of birth (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988
Place of birth Novgorod, USSR
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1999–2002 SDYuShOR of Novgorod[1]
2003–2004 Smena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 0 (0)
2008 → TP-47 (loan) 8 (0)
2008 → OFC Sliven 2000 (loan) 3 (0)
2009 FC Smena-Zenit St. Petersburg 34 (1)
2010 FC Dynamo Vologda 26 (1)
2011 JK Kalev Sillamäe 30 (1)
2012 FC Ufa 8 (0)
2012 FC Avangard Kursk 18 (0)
2013–2014 FC Piter Saint Petersburg 8 (1)
2014–2015 FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg 28 (0)
2015 FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 15 (0)
2016–2017 FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 31 (1)
2017 PFC Spartak Nalchik 17 (0)
2018 FC Murom 9 (0)
2018 FC Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki 10 (0)
National team
2005 Russia U-17 8 (0)
2005 Russia U-19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2018

Club career

Zenit

Mironov started playing football at the age of eleven in his native Novgorod and did not plan to become a pro until his coaches told him he had talent.[2] In 2003, he moved to Saint Petersburg to train in DYuSSh Smena and in 2005 he was accepted into FC Zenit reserves, signing a professional contract with the club. He had a bright start and played 66 games for reserves over three years, scoring once, but after that it was decided that he isn't good enough to join the first team.[3]

Before 2008 season he tried to find himself a new club in the two top Russian leagues, namely having a trial with Zvezda Irkutsk, but failed and was loaned to Ykkönen (Finnish second tier) team TP-47. There during two months he played under the guidance of Russian coach Sergey Butenko, and then went on another loan to Bulgarian club OFC Sliven 2000 where he made 3 A PFG appearances.[4]

Smena-Zenit

After returning to Russia he resumed training with Zenit reserves before their head coach Anatoly Davydov persuaded him to go trial with Vladimir Kazachyonok's FC Smena-Zenit. He signed for Smena-Zenit before 2009 season and was chosen as the young team's captain.

After the end of the season in which the team finished at low 16th place, Zenit implemented another change in the club's structure, resulting in FC Smena-Zenit being dissolved and its functions being passed to DYuSSh Smena-Zenit team of U-18s. Mironov thus had to pursue his career elsewhere.

Dinamo Vologda

In 2010, he joined another Russian Second Division zone West team Dinamo Vologda alongside his former Smena-Zenit teammates Anton Arsenyev and Oleg Babenkov.

JK Kalev Sillamäe

In February 2011, Mironov signed a one-year deal with Meistriliiga side JK Kalev Sillamäe, reuniting with coach Vladimir Kazachyonok from FC Smena-Zenit.[5][6]

Dynamo Saint Petersburg

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg on 6 July 2014 in a game against FC Tom Tomsk.

International career

Mironov was a captain of Russia national youth football team of his age since 2003, also playing for team of 1987-born on occasion.[1] He played his last youth international game for Russia U-19 in 2006.

Playing style and potential

Back in December 2006, Zenit reserves coach Aleksey Strepetov rated Mironov as a talented defensive midfielder, noting his hard work and commitment. He has, however, blamed an overuse in youth international football for slowing down Mironov development, also adding that his limited offensive abilities may be a stumbling block for the footballer to play at the highest level.[7]

References
  1. Официальный сайт ФК "Зенит" / Сергей Миронов (in Russian). Zenit official site. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
  2. Сергей Миронов: "Осталось найти свою игру" (in Russian). Zenit official site. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. Спортивный директор ФК "Зенит" Александр Бокий: "Зениту" нужны свои воспитанники (in Russian). Спорт День За Днем. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. "ОФК Сливен 2000 Сезон 2008/2009" (in Bulgarian). Sliven official site. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009.
  5. Сергей Миронов в "Калеве" [Sergey Mironov joins Kalev] (in Russian). JK Kalev Sillamäe. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  6. "Sillamäe sõlmis lepingu endise Zeniidi mängijaga" [Sillamäe made a deal with former Zenit player] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  7. Алексей Стрепетов о зенитовских дублерах (PDF) (in Russian). Наш Зенит. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  • (in Russian) Profile at stats.sportbox.ru
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