Vladimir Granat

Vladimir Vasilyevich Granat (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Гранат, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ grɐˈnat]; born 22 May 1987) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rubin Kazan.[2]

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Granat.
Vladimir Granat
Granat with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Vasilyevich Granat
Date of birth (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987
Place of birth Ulan-Ude, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back / Left back
Club information
Current team
 Rubin Kazan
Number 14
Youth career
1994–2003 Lokomotiv Ulan-Ude
2003–2004 Zvezda Irkutsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Zvezda Irkutsk 5 (0)
2005–2015 Dynamo Moscow 188 (3)
2006 → Sibir Novosibirsk (loan) 7 (0)
2015 → Rostov (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 Spartak Moscow 14 (0)
2016 → Spartak-2 Moscow 9 (1)
2016–2017 Rostov 12 (0)
2017– Rubin Kazan 41 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Russia U-21 10 (0)
2011–2012 Russia-2 4 (0)
2013– Russia 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:53, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Career

Club

On 11 May 2014, during the Russian Premier League match against Zenit St. Petersburg, Granat was attacked by a Zenit fan who had invaded the pitch, resulting in Granat being hospitalized with concussion and a broken jaw.[3]

In March 2015, Granat agreed to move from FC Dynamo Moscow to rivals FC Spartak Moscow during the 2015 Summer transfer window.[4]

On 10 June 2017, after one season with FC Rostov, he moved to FC Rubin Kazan.[5]

International

On 11 May 2012, Granat was named in the Russia's provisional squad for the UEFA Euro 2012. It was the first time Granat had been called up to the national team. On 25 May 2012 Granat was confirmed as in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2012.[6] Granat made his debut for the national team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Luxembourg on 6 September 2013. On 2 June 2014, Granat was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[7]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[8] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[9] He made one appearance at the tournament as a half-time substitute in the Round of 16 defeat of Spain for injured Yuri Zhirkov.

Personal life

His grandparents from father line came from Ukraine; the family name Granat is also of Eastern European Jewish origin. Vladimir Granat was raised in a big family. He is married with two children.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Zvezda Irkutsk 2004 PFL 5000–50
FC Dynamo Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 0000–00
2006 0000–00
FC Sibir Novosibirsk 2006 FNL 7010–80
FC Dynamo Moscow 2007 Russian Premier League 27050–320
2008 11000–110
2009 2702040330
2010 22120–241
2011–12 39060–450
2012–13 2513020301
2013–14 29200–292
2014–15 901040140
Total (2 spells) 18941901002184
FC Rostov 2014–15 Russian Premier League 0000–00
FC Spartak Moscow 2015–16 14010–150
2016–17 00000000
Total 1401000150
FC Spartak-2 Moscow 2016–17 FNL 91––91
FC Rostov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 1200090210
Total (2 spells) 1200090210
FC Rubin Kazan 2017–18 Russian Premier League 27010–280
Career total 26352201903045

International
As of 1 July 2018[11]
Russia
YearAppsGoals
201340
201451
201840
Total131

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2014Arena Khimki, Moscow, Russia Azerbaijan4–04–0Friendly

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24.
  2. Гранат Владимир Васильевич. Sportbox.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. "У Граната сотрясение мозга". www.sports.ru/ (in Russian). Sports.ru. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  4. "ГРАНАТ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В СПАРТАК". spartak.com/ (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. Владимир Гранат: «Ростов» останется в моем сердце (in Russian). FC Rostov. 10 June 2017.
  6. "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
  7. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  8. "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  9. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  10. http://gazeta-n1.ru/news/63758
  11. "Vladimir Granat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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