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Roman Anatolevich Pavlyuchenko (Russian: Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко; born 15 December 1981 in Mostovskoy) is a Russian footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League and for the Russian national team.
[edit] Club career[edit] Early careerPavlyuchenko made his first team debut for Dynamo Stavropol in 1999. He moved to Rotor Volgograd in 2000 where he stayed for three years. He scored 14 goals in 65 games for Volgograd, with his appearances being limited. [edit] Spartak MoscowPavlyuchenko moved to Spartak Moscow in the spring of 2003. During his time at Spartak, Pavlyuchenko was the club's most prolific goalscorer, scoring 77 goals in 147 games. His goalscoring, together with his loyalty to the rhombik (the club's emblem), earned him much respect and appreciation from the "Army of Red-White Fans". [edit] Tottenham HotspurOn 1 September 2008, Pavlyuchenko officially signed for Tottenham Hotspur[2] for a reported fee of £14 million.[3] He received the #9 shirt after Dimitar Berbatov signed for Manchester United. Initially, he struggled to adjust to the new environment at the English capital. After the arrival of new coach Harry Redknapp, he began to score on a more regular basis. Pavlyuchenko made his debut for the Spurs on 15 September against Aston Villa.[4] He scored his first goal on 24 September 2008, in the 2–1 League Cup 3rd round win against Newcastle United.[5] Pavlyuchenko went on to score his first league goal for the club in the 2-0 victory against Bolton Wanderers on 26 October 2008.[6] In the FA Cup third round, Pavlyuchenko scored two goals and was named man of the match against Wigan Athletic to put them through to the fourth round. The match ended 3–1. He also scored once in both legs of the Carling Cup semi-final including a crucial goal to send Tottenham through three minutes from full time against Burnley in the second leg.[7] He also scored the first goal in the FA Cup match against Manchester United, which Tottenham lost 2-1, with a glancing header passing Manchester United's Ben Foster. He has scored in every English domestic cup competition game he has played in, except for the 2009 Football League Cup Final. In the 2009-10 season Pavlyuchenko has been fourth choice striker for Tottenham with Harry Redknapp preferring Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch and Jermaine Defoe to the Russian. His first starting appearance being against Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup where he scored in a 5-1 win.Pavlyuchenko has since struggled to force himself into the starting line up, which has lead to indications he may leave the club in the near future [edit] International careerIn 2003, Pavlyuchenko was first called into the Russian national team and since 2005 has been consistently earning caps at the national level. [edit] Euro 2008Pavlyuchenko was in the spotlight when he scored both goals in Russia's 2–1 victory in a crucial Euro 2008 qualification match against England.[8] He was named in Guus Hiddink's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008.[9] He scored a late consolation goal in Russia's loss to Spain in their opening match of the campaign and the first goal in Russia's third match of the tournament against Sweden to send Russia through at Sweden's expense.[10][11] He was declared man of the match after the 1–0 game with Greece,[12] although he did not score in the game, and then scored the first goal of the match in Russia's 3–1 quarter final victory over the Netherlands.[13] After the tournament ended, he was named in the 23-man Team of the Tournament.[14] [edit] Career statistics
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[edit] Personal lifePavlyuchenko is married to Larisa and has a young daughter named Kristina. In Russia, Pavlyuchenko is a local Duma (city council) deputy in Stavropol, representing the ruling Vladimir Putin-led United Russia party,[16] although "because of my profession it won't be easy for me to take part directly in the workings of the city council - but I am ready to help with advice and with a concrete contribution to the development possibilities for exercise and sport".[17] [edit] HonoursSpartak Moscow
Tottenham Hotspur
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