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November 20, 2025

Advocaat Fired by Zenit After Poor Run and Internal Feud

Dick Advocaat was fired by Zenit Saint Petersburg in August 2009 after a poor run and public clashes with sporting director Igor Korneev, despite having already agreed to manage Belgium. Zenit sat seventh in the league after a humiliating 2-0 loss to Tom Tomsk.

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