Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
23 Facts About Pavel Pogrebnyak
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Pavel Pogrebnyak is nicknamed The Pog, Pogreb or Velikiy Po, the latter popularized by his former Zenit teammate Andrei Arshavin.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak started playing football at the age of six for the Spartak Moscow football school.
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In 2003, Pavel Pogrebnyak played 40 matches and scored 15 goals while on loan with Baltika Kaliningrad.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak played 16 times and scored two goals for Spartak Moscow the next season.
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In 2005, Pavel Pogrebnyak played for Shinnik Yaroslavl and scored four goals in 23 matches.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak made his true breakthrough during the 2006 season with Tom Tomsk scoring 13 goals in 26 matches and became one of the favorites amongst the local fans.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak was signed in the off-season by Zenit St Petersburg.
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However, Pavel Pogrebnyak was to miss the final because of suspension following a third tournament booking in the semifinal's second leg win over Bayern Munich.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak ended his first season in German football scoring eight goals.
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On 31 January 2012, Pavel Pogrebnyak moved to Premier League side Fulham and signed a contract until the end of the season.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak announced that whatever happens over his contract he will remain in England.
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On 8 July 2012, shortly after UEFA Euro 2012, Pavel Pogrebnyak signed a four-year contract with Reading on a free transfer.
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On 27 August 2015, Pavel Pogrebnyak moved back to Russia, signing a three-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak said he will demand the compensation for the full length of his contract through the Russian Football Union.
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On 24 July 2020, Pavel Pogrebnyak was released from the club.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak debuted for the Russian national team on 16 August 2006 in a friendly match against Latvia, where he scored his first goal.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak was initially called up as part of the Russian squad for UEFA Euro 2008, but because of a knee injury he picked up in a friendly match versus Serbia, he was replaced by Oleg Ivanov before Russia began the tournament.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.
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On 12 May 2014, Pavel Pogrebnyak was called up to the provisional 30-man Russian World Cup squad, however four days later he was replaced by Denis Cheryshev as the squad was cut down to 25 players.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak is the brother of Kirill Pogrebnyak and Nikolai Pogrebnyak, they are both free agents as of June 2021.
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In March 2019 Pavel Pogrebnyak was accused of racism after saying it was "laughable" for black players to represent the Russian national team.
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Pavel Pogrebnyak is the subject of the song "My cousin looks like Pavel Pogrebnyak" by Kunt and the Gang, a song focusing on how much the singer's cousin looks like Pavel.