Mikhail Zaritskiy (Russian: Михаил Зарицкий; born 3 January 1973) is a retired Luxembourgish professional footballer.[1] He was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR, grew up in the Soviet Union and later gained Luxembourg citizenship through marriage.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marisca Mersch (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Zenit Leningrad | 10 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
| 1993–1996 | Avenir Beggen | 67 | (42) |
| 1996–1998 | Sporting Mertzig | 38 | (48) |
| 1998–1999 | Fortuna Köln | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Agios Nikolaos | 20 | (10) |
| 2000–2002 | Sporting Mertzig | 32 | (29) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Luxembourg | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Berdorf-Consdorf | ||
| 2014–2015 | Blue Boys Muhlenbach | ||
| 2015–2016 | Vinesca Ehnen | ||
| 2017–2020 | Daring-Club Echternach | ||
| 2020 | CS Grevenmacher | ||
| 2020–2021 | Daring-Club Echternach | ||
| 2022– | Marisca Mersch | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zaritskiy spent most of his career in Luxembourg, starting with Avenir Beggen and having two spells at Sporting Mertzig, either side of a spell in Germany and Greece.[2] In his seven years playing in the Luxembourg National Division, Zaritskiy was the league's top goal-scorer four times. He was named Luxembourgish Footballer of the Year twice.
Honours
edit- Luxembourg National Division: 1994
- Luxembourgish Footballer of the Year: 1997, 1998
- Luxembourg National Division top scorer: 1996 (18 goals), 1997 (19 goals), 1998 (29 goals), 2001 (23 goals)
References
edit- ↑ Михаил Зарицкий: "Меня спросили: "Аршавин сыграет?" sport-express.ru
- ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
External links
edit- Mikhail Zaritskiy at WorldFootball.net
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