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Aleksandr Kerzhakov

1982 - Today

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Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Кержаков [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kʲɪrʐɐˈkof]; born 27 November 1982) is a Russian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He used to be the most prolific goalscorer in the history of Russian football from 2013 to 2025, with the number of goals scored in competitive games standing at 233. He is described as a forward who likes to "drop deep to link with the midfield, expecting players to break beyond him" for whom he creates space. A full international since 2002, Kerzhakov earned 90 caps for Russia and played at two World Cups and two European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandr Kerzhakov is the 5,583rd most popular soccer player (down from 4,176th in 2019), the 2,401st most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,171st in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Russian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Aleksandr Kerzhakov ranks 5,583 out of 21,273. Before him are Zisis Vryzas, Lucas Leiva, José Sosa, Gerónimo Rulli, Satoshi Hashida, and Yohan Cabaye. After him are Dionizije Dvornić, Carlos Aguilera, Alen Avdić, Yahiro Kazama, Cobi Jones, and Renato Augusto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Aleksandr Kerzhakov ranks 208. Before him are Alexa Davalos, Hong Yong-jo, Soraya Arnelas, Bridget Regan, Adebayo Akinfenwa, and Markus Rosenberg. After him are Kang Hye-jung, Koichiro Nagatomo, Maria Kalesnikava, Tamon Machida, Chyler Leigh, and Nenê.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Aleksandr Kerzhakov ranks 2,401 out of 3,761. Before him are Boris Berezovsky (1969), Igor Jijikine (1965), Pavel Pinigin (1953), Alexander Zhukov (1956), Alexey Okladnikov (1908), and Igor Presnyakov (1960). After him are Vladimir Rushailo (1953), Margarita Simonyan (1980), Nikolai Puchkov (1930), Yelena Baturina (1963), Vitaly Mutko (1958), and Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Russia

Among soccer players born in Russia, Aleksandr Kerzhakov ranks 72. Before him are Dmitri Alenichev (1972), Mikhail Ogonkov (1932), Gennady Logofet (1942), Boris Tatushin (1933), Manfred Schaefer (1943), and Boris Kuznetsov (1928). After him are Aleksandr Lenyov (1944), Yuri Falin (1937), Evgeny Lovchev (1949), Gennady Yevryuzhikhin (1944), Viktor Shustikov (1939), and Leonid Slutsky (1971).

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