Sergey Mironov (footballer)

Sergey Mironov

Personal information
Full name	Sergey Nikolayevich Mironov
Date of birth	(1988-03-13) 13 March 1988
Place of birth	Novgorod, USSR
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
Youth career
1999–2002	SDYuShOR of Novgorod
2003–2004	Smena
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	FC Zenit St. Petersburg	0	(0)
2008	→ TP-47 (loan)	8	(0)
2008	→ OFC Sliven 2000 (loan)	3	(0)
2009	FC Smena-Zenit St. Petersburg	34	(1)
2010	FC Dynamo Vologda	26	(1)
2011	JK Kalev Sillamäe	0	(0)
2012	FC Ufa	8	(0)
2012	FC Avangard Kursk	18	(0)
2013–2014	FC Piter Saint Petersburg	8	(1)
2014–2015	FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg	28	(0)
2015	FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	15	(0)
2016–	FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
International career
2003–2006	Russia youth (1988-born)
2005–2006	Russia youth (1987-born)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015

Sergey Nikolayevich Mironov (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Миронов; born 13 March 1988) is a Russian football defensive midfielder. He plays for FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo.

Club career

Zenit

Mironov started playing football at the age of eleven in his native Novgorod and did not plan to become a pro until his coaches told him he had talent. In 2003 he moved to Saint Petersburg to train in DYuSSh Smena and in 2005 he was accepted into FC Zenit reserves, signing a professional contract with the club. He had a bright start and played 66 games for reserves over three years, scoring once, but after that it was decided that he isn't good enough to join the first team.

Before 2008 season he tried to find himself a new club in the two top Russian leagues, namely having a trial with Zvezda Irkutsk, but failed and was loaned to Ykkönen (Finnish second tier) team TP-47. There during two months he played under the guidance of Russian coach Sergey Butenko, and then gone on another loan to Bulgarian OFC Sliven 2000 where he made 3 A PFG appearances.

Smena-Zenit

After returning to Russia he resumed training with Zenit reserves before their head coach Anatoly Davydov persuaded him to go trial with Vladimir Kazachyonok's FC Smena-Zenit. He signed for Smena-Zenit before 2009 season and was chosen as the young team's captain.

After the end of the season in which the team finished at low 16th place, Zenit implemented another change in the club's structure, resulting in FC Smena-Zenit being dissolved and its functions being passed to DYuSSh Smena-Zenit team of U-18s. Mironov thus had to pursue his career elsewhere.

Dinamo Vologda

In 2010 he joined another Russian Second Division zone West team Dinamo Vologda alongside his former Smena-Zenit team mates Anton Arsenyev and Oleg Babenkov.

JK Kalev Sillamäe

In February 2011, Mironov signed a one-year deal with Meistriliiga side JK Kalev Sillamäe, reuniting with coach Vladimir Kazachyonok from FC Smena-Zenit.

International career

Mironov was a captain of Russia national youth football team of his age since 2003, also playing for team of 1987-born on occasion. He played his last youth international game for Russia U-19 in 2006.

Playing style and potential

Back in December 2006, Zenit reserves coach Aleksey Strepetov rated Mironov as a talented defensive midfielder, noting his hard work and commitment. He has, however, blamed an overuse in youth international football for slowing down Mironov development, also adding that his limited offensive abilities may be a stumbling block for the footballer to play at the highest level.

External links

• (Russian) Profile at stats.sportbox.ru