Yuri Lodygin: biography, photos and interesting facts

Yuri Lodygin - is a Russian footballer who currently plays for the St. Petersburg "Zenith". This year he will be 27 years old, so if you come from age, he is at the peak of his career. Yuri Lodygin playing the goalkeeper position.

Early career

Yuri Lodygin born May 26, 1990 in the city of Vladimir in the family of a Russian father and a Greek mother, which is why at the age of ten he moved for permanent residence to Greece.

Only at the age of fifteen he joined the football academy of professional club "Xanthi", where he was involved with other teenagers. He played for the youth team of the club until 2008, when he was eighteen years old, and he was able to sign a professional contract with the Greek club.

Interesting fact: it Lodygin became the first goalkeeper in the history of the club, signed a professional contract with the coming out of the club system. Previously, this has not happened, goalkeepers have always gone to other clubs, higher or lower level. Field players have signed the agreement, but goalkeepers - ever. And Lodygin in 2008 became the first in the history of "Xanthi". And this was definitely very happy.

Yuri Lodygin planned to play for the national team of Greece and spend his career here, but in the end everything turned out quite differently. During the first two years of professional contract Lodygin was listed as a young talent, but could not compete with the current goalkeeper. He did not get a single minute of match practice at the highest level, so it was decided to send it out.

For Rent

Goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin could not find a place at the heart in "Xanthi", so in the summer of 2010, he was shipped out to the club "Eordaikos" from one of the lower divisions of Greece. There he spent a full season and showed I was capable. He chalked up the first 27 games, which missed only ten goals. It was an impressive result, so Yuri Lodygin, photos of which gradually began to appear in sports publications in Greece, returning from a loan in "Xanthi" with great hope.

The game of "Xanthi"

But first he had to spend the season on the bench - he only made his debut in the last game, conceding two goals in it. Fortunately, the coach decided to still give Lodygin chance, and in season 12/13 Yuri became the main goalkeeper of the club, showing incredible results. In 24 games, he conceded just 15 goals, defended most of the matches to zero.

Naturally, it attracted the attention of bigger clubs, especially from Russia, where Lodygin born. In this country it is still pretty much tied, so he happily agreed to go to St. Petersburg "Zenith" in the summer of 2013 suggested that the Greek club 800,000 euros for the talented goalkeeper.

So the new goalkeeper of "Zenith" was Yuri Lodygin. Biography player includes the Greek period, but by the time he reached the end, and Yuri finally returned to Russia.

Go to the "Zenith"

In the "Zenith" Lodygin immediately found himself in the starting lineup in his first season played 42 games, conceding 52 goals in them. Starting the season was the worst in the career of George St. Petersburg team, later he played much better.

For example, in the 14/15 season, he missed only 28 goals in 44 matches - almost twice less than last year. For the full year, he defended the Zero 25 games, that is, more than half of all games played. It was really a rush goalie career. In that season, largely thanks to the efforts Lodygina team won the championship of Russia.

Next season is also remembered for a trophy, but this time the Cup of Russia - Lodygin same in 37 matches missed 37 goals, had already started to scold him against the background of his previous appearances. This season, the goalkeeper appeared on the field in the "Zenith" for 20 times, missing during this time, and 20 goals in exactly half of those games to keep their goal intact. Contract goalkeeper lasts until summer 2019, but so far the club there is no better option than Yuri, although it already appears nowhere near as impressive as in his finest season 14/15.

appearances for the national team

As you are well aware, Lodygin as a child went to Greece, and returned only in 2013, when he was 23. Of course, he was planning to perform in Greece, so in 2010, when he was summoned to the youth national team of Greece, he I agreed. He spent three games as a part of youth, when he was called into the adult team.

It is not known what would have been the fate of the goalkeeper, if he had entered the field in the starting lineup. After all, if a player plays at least one official match for the national team, he loses the right to play for any other national team, other than the one for which he acted for the first time. However, in that game, which was called Lodygin, he remained on the bench, so in October 2013, when he received an invitation from the Russian national team, he has agreed to play for the national team.

He made his debut a month later in a friendly against South Korea. Then he went to the World Cup - in 2014, but all three games stayed on the bench. At the European Championship - 2016 Lodygin also was summoned, but again did not get any chance to play at a major tournament. As a result, to date, he spent 11 games for the national team, missing them just 4 goals. In eight of the eleven games he has kept his goal intact.

Life

Yuri Lodygin with his wife Marianne met in his stay in Greece, in 2007. In the autumn of 2013 they had a daughter who was named Anastasia. This event triggered a couple of more serious actions, so in winter 2014 George and Marianna legalize their relationship through marriage. For a long time they have had some problems understanding from friends and relatives, as a woman living together with the 17-year-old boy - is not the most typical situation. However, as a result of it all came together more than good, and all the relatives eventually accepted their union, especially when Anastasia was born, followed by the Jury and Marianne were married. They still live in a happy marriage, and their relationship will be ten years old this year, and this is not a short period for each couple in love.