Since those early days she's been passionately following the blue-white-sky blues and today still cheers on the team watching every game on TV. For a number of years Valentina has collected detailed statistics for each game and a large proportion of her work she's donated to the Zenit museum.
"All my life I've loved and will always love Zenit!" says Valentina. "The team are the calling card of our city and I'm always happy when I watch the team and see our desire to win."
The whole of Zenit Football Club congratulate Valentina and all our blue-white-sky blue supporters on International Women's Day. We wish you as much happiness, joy and smiles as possible!