Background
He was born in Leningrad, now Saint St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR, grew up in the Soviet Union and later gained Luxembourg citizenship through marriage.
He was born in Leningrad, now Saint St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR, grew up in the Soviet Union and later gained Luxembourg citizenship through marriage.
Zaritskiy spent most of his career in Luxembourg, starting with Football Club Avenir Beggen and having two spells at Football Club Sporting Mertzig, either side of a spell in Germany and Greece. In his seven years playing in the Luxembourg National Division, Zaritskiy was the league"s top goal-scorer four times. He was named Luxembourgian Football player of the Year twice.