Andrei Arshavin
Birth Name: Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin
Date of Birth: May 29, 1981 (age 28)
Place of Birth: Leningrad, Soviet Union
Present Club: Arsenal
National Team: Russia
Playing Position: Striker
Brief History
Andrie Arshavin was born to a normal working class family in Russia. His father had a love for football and was very exeperienced at playing football, but amateurly. Arshavin went through a very hazardous accident as a kid which nearly killed him, but he survived that accident although he was very young at that time.
As a kid, Arshavin joined a football trianing center of his hometown football team when he was seven years old. Things became harder for Arshavin when his parents divorced when he was 12 years old. He had to live with his mother on the floor of her one-room apartment.
He was already enrolled into a football club’s trianing center, but this is when his father insisted on improving Arshavin’s future career by putting his football skills and love to the nexdt level.
Before concentrating fully on football, Arshavin concentrated on board games such as a draught and was a very experienced player in the game.
The Starting Experience
Arshavin was included in the starting first team of the club Zenit and he made his debut entry with a win over the opponent team of 3-0.