Biography
Who is Roman Shirokov?
Early Career and Teams
Roman Shirokov was born in Dedovsk, Russia, and began his football path playing for various clubs before gaining major recognition. Before signing for Zenit Saint Petersburg, he played for FC Khimki, Rubin Kazan, Saturn Moscow Oblast, FC Vidnoye, FC Istra, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow, and CSKA Moscow's farm club.
During his time with Zenit Saint Petersburg, he started his first season as a centre-back due to team injuries and departures. He later moved to Spartak Moscow as a free agent on 18 July 2014, and also spent time on loan at FC Krasnodar before returning to CSKA Moscow.
International Career
Roman Shirokov represented the Russian national team in major international tournaments. He was called up for UEFA Euro 2008 and started the opening group match against Spain in the centre of defence under manager Guus Hiddink.
He later scored the second goal of Russia's opening game at UEFA Euro 2012 against the Czech Republic in a 4-1 win. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, though he was later excluded due to injury.
Post-Playing Career
After finishing his playing career, Roman Shirokov moved into administrative and coaching roles in football. On 5 June 2018, he was appointed by Dynamo Moscow as the deputy general director in charge of sports, leaving the position on 1 May 2019.
On 6 March 2023, he took over as the general director of Saturn Ramenskoye and later became the club head coach on 31 August 2023. His career also included a role as a football official and general director of Leon Saturn Ramenskoye.
Birthday and age
Roman Shirokov was born on July 6, 1981, which makes Roman 45 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Roman shares the date with 42 other famous people.
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