Aleksandr_Shirko
Aleksandr Shirko
Russian footballer and scout
Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko (Russian: Александр Петрович Ширко; born 24 November 1976) is a Russian football scout and a former player.
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Shirko in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-11-24) 24 November 1976 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academy Torpedo Moscow (director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Spartak Moscow | 127 | (40) |
| 2001–2003 | Torpedo Moscow | 61 | (22) |
| 2004 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 27 | (7) |
| 2005 | Terek Grozny | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 34 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Tom Tomsk | 28 | (3) |
| 2009 | FC MVD Rossii Moscow | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 292 | (79) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Russia U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Russia U-21 | 9 | (8) |
| 1999–2001 | Russia | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Khimki (scout) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Academy Khimki (director) | ||
| 2021–2024 | SSh Olimp Fryazino (director) | ||
| 2024– | Academy Torpedo Moscow (director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shirko started his professional career with Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to 2001, and become one of the top scorers of the UEFA Cup in the 1997/1998 season, before leaving for city-rivals Torpedo.
In 2004 Shirko joined Shinnik Yaroslavl as part of a loan deal from Torpedo, but then extended his stay at the club by two years.
In 2006 Aleksandr Shirko was involved in a fight with Shinnik fans, after a disappointing 1–6 defeat to Rostov. That accident earned him a ten-match ban.
At the start of 2007, Shirko signed with Tom Tomsk, in club's attempt to replace Pavel Pogrebnyak, who left for Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Shirko scored 78 goals in 281 Russian league matches. Shirko won the 1997–98 Russian Cup with Spartak and was awarded Master of Sports of Russia.[1]
During his professional career, Shirko earned six caps for Russia national football team from 1999 to 2001, scoring one goal in a 3–0 win over Faroe Islands in 2001.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 2001-09-05 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 0 – 3 | 0–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- Mereminsky, S.G. "ШИРКО́". old.bigenc.ru (in Russian). Great Russian Encyclopedia.
- Player profile (in Russian)
- Aleksandr Shirko at National-Football-Teams.com