He signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg on 30 June 2006, two days after Kim Dong-Jin, following their coach Dick Advocaat.
hiː sˈaɪnd fɔːɹ zˈɛnɪt sˈeɪnt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, tˈuː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ kˈɪm dˈɑːŋdʒˈɪn, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɛɹ kˈoʊtʃ dˈɪk ˈædvəkˌɑːt.