Roman Pavlyuchenko

Russian footballer

Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko (Russian: Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко; born 15 December 1981) is a former Russian footballer who played as a striker.

Roman Pavlyuchenko
Pavlyuchenko with Ararat Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Full nameRoman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko
Date of birth (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birthMostovskoy, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2]
Position(s)Striker
Youth career
1990–1997Victory Sports School
1997–1998Dynamo Stavropol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999Dynamo Stavropol31(11)
2000–2002Rotor Volgograd65(14)
2000→ Rotor-2 Volgograd13(3)
2003–2008Spartak Moscow141(69)
2008–2012Tottenham Hotspur78(20)
2012–2015Lokomotiv Moscow71(15)
2015–2016Kuban Krasnodar10(2)
2016–2017Ural Yekaterinburg21(4)
2017Ararat Moscow11(9)
2020–2022Znamya Noginsk48(32)
Total489(179)
National team
2001–2003Russia U2112(5)
2003–2012[3]Russia51(21)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Russia
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2008
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started his career at Dynamo Stavropol, and Rotor Volgograd. Then he moved to Spartak Moscow in 2003. He then got a £13.7 million transfer to Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League in 2008. He spent three full seasons there before going back to Russia to play for Lokomotiv Moscow. After another full 3 seasons he moved to Kuban Krasnodar in July 2015.

Pavlyuchenko earned 51 caps for Russia, and scored 21 international goals. He was named in the Team of the Tournament at Euro 2008. In this, Russia got to the semi-finals. Russia was also in their squad for Euro 2012.

Personal life

Pavlyuchenko has Ukrainian ancestry. He is married to Larisa and has a young daughter named Kristina. In Russia, Pavlyuchenko is a local Duma (city council) deputy in Stavropol. He is a part of the United Russia party.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeOther[5]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Stavropol1999Russian First Division3111303411
Rotor2000Russian Top Division16511176
2001Russian Top Division28500285
2002Russian Premier League21410224
Total6514210000006715
Spartak Moscow2003Russian Premier League27105312213516
2004Russian Premier League26102053103413
2005Russian Premier League2511112612
2006Russian Premier League271860103104421
2007Russian Premier League22143086003320
2008Russian Premier League1460031177
Total141691741228142018989
Tottenham Hotspur2008–09Premier League2852366003614
2009–10Premier League16564212410
2010–11Premier League29101010843914
2011–12Premier League51211062144
Total78211181071460011342
Lokomotiv Moscow2011–12Russian Premier League921000102
2012–13Russian Premier League19410204
2013–14Russian Premier League24610256
2014–15Russian Premier League20320223
Total7215500000007715
Kuban Krasnodar2015–16Russian Premier League10200102
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast2016–17Russian Premier League21420234
Ararat Moscow2017–18Russian Professional Football League8920108
Career total4361454213119422020523187

International

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavlyuchenko goal.
List of international goals scored by Roman Pavlyuchenko
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 October 2005Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Luxembourg3–15–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
222 August 2007Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Poland2–02–2Friendly match
317 October 2007Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  England1–12–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
417 October 2007Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  England2–12–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
528 May 2008Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany  Serbia2–12–1Friendly match
64 June 2008Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany  Lithuania3–14–1Friendly match
710 June 2008Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria  Spain3–14–1UEFA Euro 2008
818 June 2008Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria  Sweden1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008
921 June 2008St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Netherlands1–03–1UEFA Euro 2008
1010 September 2008Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Wales1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1128 March 2009Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Azerbaijan1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1212 August 2009Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Argentina2–32–3Friendly match
145 September 2009Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Liechtenstein3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
159 September 2009Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales3–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1629 March 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar1–11–1Friendly match
174 June 2011Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Armenia1–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
184 June 2011Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Armenia2–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
194 June 2011Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Armenia3–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2011 October 2011Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Andorra3–06–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
218 June 2012Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw, Poland  Czech Republic4–14–1UEFA Euro 2012

Honours

Spartak Moscow

  • Russian Cup: 2002–03

Lokomotiv Moscow

  • Russian Cup: 2014–15

Russia

Individual

  • Russian Premier League top goalscorer: 2006 (18 goals in 27 matches), 2007 (14 goals in 22 matches)*
  • UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008
  • Football League Cup top goalscorer: 2008–09

(* Jointly shared with Roman Adamov)

References

Bibliography
  • Marc Bennetts, 'Football Dynamo – Modern Russia and the People's Game,' Virgin Books, (15 May 2008), 0753513196

Other websites