“It’s time to move on.” Vyacheslav Malafeev announced his departure from Zenit

Deputy Sports Director of Zenith Vyacheslav Malafeev left the St. Petersburg club.

“It’s time to move on. What associations arise when you hear the number 25? Some will say – youth, carelessness, all life ahead. Others – a silver wedding, a long journey, a long period of time.
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I have Zenit. I am 41 years old, and I spent more than half my life in this club. In 1995 he entered into the first contract. Since 1999 I have been playing in the first team, and for the last three years I have been working as a sports manager.
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Turning back, I reason as a spouse with 25 years of experience. Behind a lot of ups and downs, joy and sadness, there are good and bad moments, mistakes and experience.
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Looking forward, I turn into a young man who boldly looks to the future. He knows that 25 years of his life have been passed for a reason, there is a lot of interesting and promising ahead.
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The past remains the past. The future will inevitably come. In the present I want to thank everyone who made it possible to prove themselves in a new business. I am grateful that I participated in the life of my beloved club, I was able to contribute to the development of youth football and the main team!
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I am grateful to the management, colleagues, football players and Zenit fans for their understanding and support. It’s time to get new knowledge and experience.
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See you, Zenit! ” – wrote Malafeev on Instagram.

You can see the photo in the “instagram” of Vyacheslav Malafeev.

Malafeev played for Zenit from 1999 to 2016. As part of the blue-white-blue goalkeeper, he became the four-time champion of Russia (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015), the three-time winner of the Russian Cup (1999, 2010, 2016), the owner of the UEFA Cup and Super Cup (2008).

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