Grigori Chirkin
footballer from Russia
Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin (Russian: Григорий Александрович Чиркин; born 26 February 1986) is a Russian former professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder.
Career
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 12 November 2005 in the Russian Cup game against FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.
He appeared in every game in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage for the Latvian club FK Ventspils which was making its debut in the group stages of European competitions.
On 2 July 2014, Chirkin signed a two-year contract with Anzhi Makhachkala.
After spending the first 12 seasons of his career mostly in the second-tier Russian Football National League (other than portions of two seasons spent in Czech top division), he made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Orenburg on 28 July 2018 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow. He returned to the FNL after one season on the top level.
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