1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. World Soccer

Euro 2008 - Russia Squad

The provisional and final squad lists for Russia at Euro 2008

By Alan Hylands, About.com

Russia

Russia

Public Domain

EURO 2008 - RUSSIA FINAL SQUAD

Midfield newcomers Alexander Pavlenko and Oleg Ivanov made way as Guus Hiddink trimmed his final Russian squad to 23 names but promised both young players that they were still very much part of his plans for the upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Amkar Perm)

Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Anyukov (Zenit St Petersburg), Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow), Renat Yanbayev (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow), Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow), Dmitry Torbinsky (Lokomotiv Moscow), Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Semak (Rubin Kazan)

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Dmitry Sychev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Roman Adamov (FK Moscow), Ivan Saenko (Nuremberg)

EURO 2008 - RUSSIA PROVISIONAL SQUAD

Former Sevilla striker Alexander Kerzhakov was the biggest name omission from coach Guus Hiddink's 25 man provisional Russia squad for Euro 2008 with the front man failing to refind his form after a move back to Dynamo Moscow in the Russian league.

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Amkar Perm)

Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Anyukov (Zenit St Petersburg), Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow), Renat Yanbayev (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow), Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow), Dmitry Torbinsky (Lokomotiv Moscow), Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Semak (Rubin Kazan), Alexander Pavlenko (Spartak Moscow), Oleg Ivanov (Krylya Sovietov Samara)

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Dmitry Sychev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Roman Adamov (FK Moscow), Ivan Saenko (Nuremberg)

Explore World Soccer

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. World Soccer
  4. International Soccer
  5. Europe
  6. European Championships
  7. Euro 2008
  8. Squad Lists
  9. Euro 2008 - Russia Squad

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.