2. • Vyacheslav Malafeev is a
footballer who plays as a
goalkeeper for Zenit Saint
Petersburg
• Malafeev played for Zenit more
than 400 matches
• He is a one-club man, having
spent all 14 of his professional
seasons with Zenit.
• Vyacheslav is vice-captain of the
Zenit.
3. • Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev was born on
the 4th of March, 1979 in Leningrad.
• He started attending the Smena football school at
the age of nine.
• In 1997, Vyacheslav began to play for the farm
club of FC Zenit, Zenit-2.
• He got the chance to play for Zenit in the
Premier League in 1999 .
4. • Malafeev became the main goalkeeper
for Zenit in 2001 and won a bronze
medal of the Premier League.
• In 2003 he won a silver medal of the
Premier League, Russian Premier
League Cup and prize «Goalkeeper of
the year».
• In 2007 Zenit won Premier League and
Vyacheslav took his second prize
«Goalkeeper of the year».
5. 2008 was a triumph for Malafeev. Vyacheslav won Russian
Super Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup with Zenit.
• In 2009 he won only a bronze medal of the Premier
League, but 2010 was lucky for him and Zenit: they won
Premier League and Russian Cup.
• In 2011 Malafeev won Russian Super Cup and ranked in
the top of five best goalkeepers in the world according to the
sports channel ESPN.
• In 2012 he won Premier League and took his third prize
«Goalkeeper of the year».
• In 2013 Vyacheslav won silver medal of Premier League.
6. •Malafeev played for Russia national
football team between 2003 and 2012.
• On 19 November 2003, Malafeev debuted
for the national team in a Euro – 2004
qualifiers play-off against Wales.
• After Euro 2004, Malafeev, became the
first choice goalkeeper for Russia, but quikly
lost his place in the goal.
• In 2008 he won bronze medal of
UEFA European Football
Championship.
• In 2012 he played 3 matches on Euro2012.
• After the Euro-2012 he announced
that he is retiring from the national team
to spend more time with his children.
7. Malafeev is not only professional football player.
• He is a businessman: he has his own realty
agency.
• He was the producer of the film «All life in
gloves», in which the best goalkeepers of the
world told about keepers craft.
•He is a kind man, because he involved in charity
auctions.
•He has three children and I think he is a good
father.
