
The football club Chelyabinsk has added defender Aleksandr Zhirov to its ranks. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The player has joined the new team as a free agent. Zhirov's previous team was Akhmat from Grozny.
The defender previously played for five years at the German club Sandhausen, as well as having played for Baltika, Anzhi, Yenisey, and other Russian clubs. He is a graduate of the Dinamo club in Barnaul.
The Chelyabinsk club will participate in the PARI league in the upcoming football season. At the end of last season, the South Ural team defeated Volgar from Astrakhan in the play-off matches, advancing to Russia's strong second division.
This is an important achievement for the club, which aims to achieve high results in the new season. The Chelyabinsk team is strengthening its roster and preparing for the new season.
The arrival of Aleksandr Zhirov will further strengthen the team's defense line. Football fans are expected to find Chelyabinsk's games in the new season interesting.