1. Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a striker.
33 Facts About Roman Pavlyuchenko
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Roman Pavlyuchenko started his career at Dynamo Stavropol, and Rotor Volgograd, before transferring to Spartak Moscow in 2003.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko was named in the Team of the Tournament at Euro 2008, with Russia reaching the semi-finals, and was in their squad for Euro 2012.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko was born in the village of Mostovskoy, Krasnodar Krai.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko began his football career when he joined Victory Sports School and stayed there for seven years before joining another youth club, Dynamo Stavropol.
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Under the guidance of coach Vladimir Tokarev and Vladimir Kitin, Roman Pavlyuchenko did not stand out among the rest of the Dynamo players.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko moved to Rotor Volgograd in 2000, although the move was made in the summer of 1999, despite president Rochus Shohu rejecting the offer.
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On 8 July 2000, Roman Pavlyuchenko scored his first goal against Rostov where in his first season, he made 16 appearances and scored 5 goals.
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On 15 March 2003, Roman Pavlyuchenko made his debut for the club against Moscow.
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Unhappy at coming off, Roman Pavlyuchenko stormed down the tunnel rather joining his teammates on the bench.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko's actions were criticised by Harry Redknapp, saying that he let the players and fans down.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko then apologised for his actions, saying it wasn't his best performance and was angry at himself after coming off the pitch and not at the decision to replace him.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko has scored in every English domestic cup competition game he has played in, except for the 2009 Football League Cup Final.
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However, Roman Pavlyuchenko says that he cannot understand why the club didn't let him leave the club, without any explanation.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko's promising form in this tournament continued with two second-half penalty strikes against FC Twente in Tottenham's second group match, followed by a decisive third goal as Spurs beat cup holders Inter Milan on Matchday 4.
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On 22 May 2011, Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a brace against Birmingham City, to relegate them to the EFL Championship, on the 38th Match Day.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko announced he will be with the team on part-time basis and play only in home games.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko then returned to Ararat for 3 months in 2019 and then back to Znamya, both at amateur fourth-tier.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko was joined at Znamya by former Russian internationals Aleksandr Samedov, Renat Yanbayev and Aleksandr Sheshukov.
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On 19 October 2022 in a game against FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny, Roman Pavlyuchenko was sent off after trying to fight an opponent and swearing at him.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko was named in Guus Hiddink's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008, and scored in warm-up victories against Serbia and Lithuania.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko 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.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko scored his first international hat-trick on 4 June 2011 in a European qualifier against Armenia in Saint Petersburg.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko come on as a substitute against Poland and Greece, which caused the team to be eliminated from the group.
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On 24 July 2013, Roman Pavlyuchenko announced his retirement from international duty.
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On 11 April 2024, Roman Pavlyuchenko was hired as a forwards' coach by Rodina-2 Moscow.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko was born and raised in the North Caucasus region of the Southwestern Russia and has a Ukrainian family name.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko has a sister-in-law, Svetlana, who is his wife's twin and had studied with them in school.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko is a Christian and attends the church on a weekly basis.
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In early 2012, Roman Pavlyuchenko was among several hundreds of Russian celebrities contacted by Vladimir Putin's election campaign to endorse Putin for president ahead of the 2012 Russian presidential election.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko is involved in several real property and restaurant businesses across Russia.
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Roman Pavlyuchenko has named Spartak Moscow and Real Madrid his favorite teams.