DYuSSh Smena-Zenit also known as FC Zenit academy or formerly DYuSSh Smena, is a Russia

Russia

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n youth football academy based in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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. It is currently headed by Dutchman Henk van Stee

Henk van Stee

Henk van Stee is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam and De Graafschap. He retired in 1990, and became a football manager, who worked for Sparta Rotterdam, VVV-Venlo, Feyenoord Rotterdam, AZ Alkmaar and Excelsior Rotterdam.-References:...

.

History

The sports school was founded in 1957 as a football section of Central DYuSSh GORONO of Leningrad. It was reorganized into Football SDYuShOR Smena in 1968.

Present

In 2008 Smena was included into club structure of FC Zenit and renamed Smena-Zenit. Since 2010 academy's main U-18 team plays the role of Zenit dissolved farm club FC Smena-Zenit, competing in the championship of Saint Petersburg as well as various international tournaments.

The list of academy's coaches includes former internationals Aleksandr Spivak and Dmitry Vasilyev.

Alumni

The best known alumni of Smena are Russia national football team

Russia national football team

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 players Vyacheslav Malafeev, Igor Denisov

Igor Denisov

Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is an association footballer who played midfielder. He currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and represents Russia at international level but he refused to be called up for the provisional 25-man squad of players for the Euro 2008.Denisov was part of the 2008 UEFA...

, Andrey Arshavin

Andrey Arshavin

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, Vladimir Bystrov

Vladimir Bystrov

Vladimir Sergeyevich Bystrov born 31 January 1984 in Luga, Leningrad Oblast) is an association football right winger who currently plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Russia.-Euro 2008:...

, Viktor Vasin

Viktor Vasin

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 and retired Vladislav Radimov

Vladislav Radimov

Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov is a retired association footballer who played midfielder. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He was previously the captain of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided...

 and Oleg Salenko.