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Aleksandr Anyukov

Personal information
Aleksandr Anyukov
Full name	Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov
Date of birth	September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 25)
Place of birth	Samara, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2005 2005–present	Krylia Sovetov Samara Zenit Saint Petersburg	71 (3) 45 (3)
National team²
2004–present	Russia	32 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Aleksandr Anyukov (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Анюков) (born 28 September 1982 in Samara) is a Russian international football defender. He plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Aleksandr Anyukov attended football school in Samara since the age of six. In 2000 he started playing for the reserve team of Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Second Division. He was noticed by Aleksandr Tarkhanov and invited to the first team. Anyukov debuted in the Russian Premier League on 14 October 2000 in a match against Zenit Saint Petersburg. He has played in Krylia Sovetov until mid-2005. During this time he became an international player. He has also appeared at Euro 2004.

In July 2005 Anyukov transferred to Zenit Saint Petersburg. He reached the quarterfinal of UEFA Cup 2005-06 and the final of UEFA Cup 2007-08 with them.

He is a right-back with traditional qualities of this position such as stamina, effective overlapping and defensive know-how. He can also play as wide midfielder.

Achievements

UEFA Cup
- Winner: 1 (2008)
Russian Premier League
- Winner: 1 (2007)
- 3rd position: 1 (2004)
Russian Cup
- Runner-up: 1 (2003/04)

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