Denys Smirnov

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Denys Smirnov
Personal information
Full name Denys Smirnov
Date of birth (1975-06-18) 18 June 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Ukraine, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 Torpedo Zaporizhzhia 95 (12)
1998–2002 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 72 (5)
1998–2002Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 15 (6)
2003 Tavriya Simferopol 27 (2)
2004 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 4 (0)
2004 Tavriya Simferopol 11 (0)
2005 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 27 (2)
2006–2009 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 7 (0)
2006–2009Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 6 (1)
2011 Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denys Smirnov (born 18 June 1975) is a Ukrainian former professional football midfielder.

Career

Denys Smirnov is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth school system, where he was trained by V. Ischenko. Smirnov gave his debut for the Metalurh Zaporizhzhia senior team on 13 March 1998 during a match versus rivals Nyva Ternopil during the Soviet Cup. Denys later moved to play for Tavriya Simferopol and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, and during the 2008 season summer transfer moved back to play for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia during the month of July. For Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, Smirnov played 82 matches and scored 5 goals in addition to scoring 2 goals in 7 matches for the Ukrainian Cup.


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