Zenit. A 100-Year History

The name of the football club "Zenit" has probably been heard by everyone born and raised in Russia. Its rich history, full of loud victories and painful defeats, and the incredible rise after decades that "Zenit" spent on the sidelines of domestic football, will leave no football fan indifferent. But what lies behind the match results? How do the famous team's training sessions go? What happens in the locker room of "Zenit"? Famous coaches, talented players, renowned club owners, and loyal fans — all of them write the history not only of the team but also of its home city, St. Petersburg. After all, "Zenit" is its true football soul, inextricably linked with the people of St. Petersburg by the bonds of shared history. The century-long history of "Zenit" through the eyes of the author, who has walked alongside the club for fifty years, with comments from players and coaches of the team from the city on the Neva! Matches, events, titles through the eyes of witnesses and the main figures of "Zenit"!