In August, it was thought that Kuffour had joined Russian Premier League side FC Khimki.
Before signing for Zenit, Shirokov played for FC Khimki, Rubin Kazan, Saturn Moscow Oblast, FC Vidnoye, FC Istra, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow and CSKA Moscow's farm club.
Andrei Viktorovich Smirnov (born 1980), Russian footballer for FC Khimki and FC Vityaz Podolsk
Ilya Maksimov (born 1987), midfielder for Russian side FC Khimki