Roman Pavlyuchenko (football player) photo, biography, Pavlyuchenko with his wife 2020

Childhood

Soon after Roman’s birth, the family moved from the Krasnodar Territory to the city of Ust-Dzheguta in Karachay-Cherkessia.
The family is very friendly, the parents, father Anatoly and mother Lyubov Pavlyuchenko, raised their children with love. Roman has an older sister Oksana. Roman was lucky with his family. He has a loving and strong family. He dedicates all his victories and goals to them. Always calls after matches to share the joy of victory or the bitterness of defeat. Like most world football stars, his passion for this sport began in childhood, in backyard battles. Roman's football career began in Cherkessk at the Pobeda children's and youth sports school under the guidance of the honored coach Khasan Kurochinov, where his father took him. Pavlyuchenko played for this team for 7 years.

Later he transferred to Stavropol to the Olympic reserve school SDYUSHOR, played for the team of the Stavropol youth club “Dynamo”. The young forward often attracted the attention of selectors from the major leagues - CSKA, Shinnik and Volgograd Rotor.

FC Rotor

The latter turned out to be more convincing in 2000 and took the young footballer. Together with Roman, the whole family moved to Volgograd; his father got a job as a bus driver at the club.

Football is his passion and calling

At first, the lack of experience and team play affected him, and he practically did not play in the first team. But Roman studied hard and of the three seasons spent at Rotor, the last one was the most successful. At the same time, Roman began playing for the Russian national team in the youth team.

Spartak Moscow

During the 2002 Russian Championship, a contract was signed with Spartak Moscow, with the condition that Pavlyuchenko would play for Rotor until the end of the 2001/02 season. In November 2002, with a transfer of 700 thousand euros, Pavlyuchenko finally moved to Spartak Moscow.

The new forward replaced Vladimir Beschastnykh, who moved to Fenerbahce.

In the 2002/03 season, Pavlyuchenko remained the only forward in the red-white team. With each match in the squad, he became more confident and overall the season turned out to be successful - 16 goals scored. 10 of them in the 2003 Russian Championship, 3 in the Russian Cup, 2 in the Premier League Cup and 1 in the UEFA Cup. Together with the team he won the Russian Cup. According to the Russian rating of scorers, he became third after Kerzhakov and Bulykin.

In 2004, he scored 10 goals, again becoming Spartak's top scorer.

In 2005, at the Russian Championship, Pavlyuchenko scored 11 goals and took second place with the club. The productive season of 2005 drew the attention of the Russian national team coaches to Roman; he was invited to qualifying matches, after which he became a member of the national team.

In 2006, the Russian Championship was held. With 18 goals, Pavlyuchenko was recognized as the top scorer. The first player in Spartak to receive this title. Champions League in the match against Slovan and the first goal in the major league.

This is a sweet victory!

2007, in a match against Kuban, was marked by Pavlyuchenko’s first hat-trick in his career. He shared the title of “Best Scorer of the Russian Championship” in 2007 with Roman Adamov, scoring 14 goals.

5 goals in the 2007 UEFA Cup and the second hat-trick in his career against Hacken. In 2008, Pavlyuchenko scored 6 goals in 14 matches. In total, in the Russian championships, playing for Spartak Moscow, he played 141 matches and scored 69 goals.

LAST MATCHES

Tottenham

On August 30, 2008, with a transfer of 14 million pounds sterling, Pavlyuchenko moved to the English club Tottenham Hotspur in London. The contract was signed according to the 4+1 scheme, the salary increased to 2 million euros per year. In the English club, Pavlyuchenko chose jersey with number 9. Roman thought for a long time about the transition and move, and only after personal communication with Juande Ramos, the team coach, agreed.

Pavlyuchenko’s debut for the club took place in a match with the Aston Villa club, in the fourth round of the English championship. The debut was unsuccessful, the team lost 1:2, and the forward himself was lost on the field. The speed characteristics had an impact. He scored his first goal for Tottenham against Newcastle in the League Cup match, which the team won with a score of 2:1.

Roman himself was not delighted with his first matches for the club; he did not like the training system even more. The training scheme practiced in England involves frequent physical strength exercises to train muscles, which exhausted Pavlyuchenko 100%.

In the 2009/2010 season, Pavlyuchenko remained on the bench for most of the matches. For this reason, agent Oleg Artyomov began negotiations with the administration about the sale of the football player. An important aspect was the price; it had to suit the British. Many clubs became interested in Pavlyuchenko - Italian Roma and Milan, English Liverpool, Portuguese Sporting, etc.

Among the Russian clubs were Lokomotiv Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg. Moscow Spartak was also interested in Pavlyuchenko’s return. Pavlyuchenko himself was very worried that the Tottenham coach did not let him into the main squad and did not give him the opportunity to leave the team.

In February 2010, Pavlyuchenko, after a long break, scored 2 goals in a Premier League match with Wigan. After three games in the main team, Pavlyuchenko abandoned his complaints against the coach, played three more productive games and refused to move to Liverpool. But with the appearance of Emmanuel Adebayor in the major league for the English club, Roman no longer played, playing in the second team in the FA Cup.

Career[ | ]

Born on December 15, 1981 in the village of Mostovskoy; parents Anatoly Andreevich[4] and Lyubov Vladimirovna Pavlyuchenko[5]; The family also had a daughter and Roman’s older sister, Oksana[6]. A few days after the birth of their son, the family moved to Karachay-Cherkessia, to the city of Ust-Dzheguta[7]. In 1990, Roman’s father took his son to the honored coach of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic Hasan Kurochinov[8], the head of the republican children’s and youth sports school “Pobeda”[7]. Anatoly Pavlyuchenko told Kurochinov: “Do what you want with him, but make him a football player.”[7] Pavlyuchenko spent 7 years in this team, playing with players who were two years older than him[7].

"Dynamo" Stavropol[ | ]

When Pavlyuchenko was in the 9th grade, after the Pobeda game in Stavropol he was noticed by the leaders of the local Olympic reserve school[7]. There he studied, while simultaneously playing for the youth team of the Stavropol club Dynamo. Under the guidance of coaches Vladimir Tokarev and Vladimir Kitin[9], Roman grew professionally, although he did not stand out among the other Dynamo players[9], and in 1998, together with the team, he became the champion of Russia in his age group[9]. In 1999, Fyodor Gagloev, head coach of the Dynamo main team, invited Pavlyuchenko to the first pre-season training camp[7]. As part of the main team, Pavlyuchenko made his debut in the match of the 2nd round of the first division of the Russian Championship with the Torpedo-ZIL club, where he came on as a substitute after the break, but did not save his team from defeat with a score of 0:1[10]. In the 10th round match, Pavlyuchenko made two assists, the goals from which brought Dynamo a victory over Lokomotiv from Chita 2:1[11]. In total, he spent only a season for the club, playing 31 matches and scoring 1 goal, in an away match with the Lokomotiv club from St. Petersburg. The club itself also performed unsuccessfully, taking penultimate place in the first division and relegated to the second division. Despite this, Pavlyuchenko entered the symbolic team of the best juniors of the first division according to the Sport-Express newspaper[12].

"Rotor" Volgograd[ | ]

In 2000, Pavlyuchenko, having concluded a long-term contract, moved to Rotor Volgograd[13], with whom he signed a preliminary agreement in the summer of 1999[14], despite the fact that Dynamo several times refused the transfer to the team’s technical director, Rochus Schoch [15]. His family moved to Volgograd with him; his father got a job as a driver at the club. Pavlyuchenko had offers from Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Kyiv, but preferred Rotor, while the people of Kiev even offered Rotor to buy out Pavlyuchenko’s transfer[14].

“I also received a call from Dynamo Kyiv. But somehow all this was not serious. The people of Kiev offered me, a 16-year-old boy, to come to their location and prove my worth on the spot. “Rotor” acted more actively. Let’s say, in addition to the fact that I was invited to the team, my father was also hired - he became a club bus driver.”[16]

In the first game for the club, against Uralan, Pavlyuchenko received a red card for hitting an opponent in the face, who hit Roman in the legs[8]. On July 8, in a match with Rostselmash, Pavlyuchenko opened his scoring account for the club, scoring a total of 5 goals in 16 games during the season. The club took 11th place in the Russian Championship that year. The following season, Pavlyuchenko again scored 5 goals, and Rotor finished 10th. In 2002, Pavlyuchenko played 21 matches in the championship and scored 4 times.

"Spartak" Moscow[ | ]

Roman Pavlyuchenko as part of the Moscow “Spartak”
In November 2002, Pavlyuchenko moved to the Moscow “Spartak”, which paid 700 thousand euros for the forward’s transfer[17]. As part of the club, he replaced Vladimir Beschastnykh, who left for Fenerbahce. On March 15, he made his debut for Spartak in a match with Torpedo-Metallurg. In his second game he scored the first goal for Spartak, hitting the goal of Alania. In total, he scored 10 goals during the season, becoming the top scorer of the team that took 10th place. In the same year he won the Russian Cup, in the final of which he played 87 minutes. He also played in the UEFA Cup, where he scored 1 goal. In 2004, Pavlyuchenko was again Spartak's top scorer, scoring 10 goals. In 2005, he took second place with the club in the national championship, in which he scored 11 times. In 2006, he became the top scorer of the Russian Championship with 18 goals, becoming the first Spartak player to win this title. That same year, he scored his first goal in the Champions League, hitting the gates of Slovan, and then scored twice more - against Inter and Sporting. On August 19, 2007, Pavlyuchenko scored the first hat-trick in his career, hitting the Kuban goal three times[18]. In total, he scored 14 goals in the 2007 championship, becoming the top scorer of the championship together with Roman Adamov. That same year he scored 5 goals in the UEFA Cup, including a hat-trick against Hacken. In 14 matches in 2008 he scored 6 goals. In total, he scored 69 goals in 141 matches for Spartak in the Russian championships.

Tottenham[ | ]

On August 30, 2008, Pavlyuchenko moved to the Tottenham Hotspur club[19], signing a contract under the 4+1 scheme[20] with a salary of 2 million euros per year[21]. The transfer amount was 14 million pounds[22], which made Pavlyuchenko’s transfer the most expensive transfer of a football player at that time who left the Russian championship for a foreign club[23]. In the new club, Pavlyuchenko chose game number 9[24]. The decisive factor for the move to Tottenham was personal communication with the team’s head coach, Juande Ramos, who called the forward[25].

He made his debut with Tottenham on September 16 in the match of the 4th round of the English Championship with the Aston Villa club, where he spent 90 minutes, and his team lost 1:2[26]. At the same time, some sports journalists noted that Pavlyuchenko played this match unsuccessfully, often falling short due to his speed characteristics[27][28]. Pavlyuchenko himself did not like the first matches for the club; he was also surprised by the training system that was used in England, especially in terms of physical activity[29]. On September 25, in a League Cup match with Newcastle, Pavlyuchenko scored his first goal for Tottenham; his club won 2:1[30][31].

While playing for Tottenham, Pavlyuchenko received an injury, due to which he missed the Russian national team’s games with Germany and Finland. On November 13, 2008, in a League Cup match against Liverpool, he scored the first double of his foreign career, which allowed his club to win 4:2. Then there was a match with Blackburn Rovers in the English Championship, where Pavlyuchenko’s only goal brought victory to the Spurs. On January 2, 2009, he played for the first time in the FA Cup, where Spurs met with Wigan Athletic, in this match Pavlyuchenko scored two goals: one from the penalty spot, the other from outside the penalty area; Spurs eventually won 3:1.

In the 2009/10 season, Pavlyuchenko did not take to the field for most of the matches, remaining on the bench, which did not suit the Russian striker[32]. After this, the player’s agent Oleg Artyomov spoke with the team’s head coach Harry Redknapp and team president Daniel Levy, receiving consent to sell the player if the price suits the club[33]. Pavlyuchenko was interested in Russian clubs Lokomotiv (Moscow)[34], Zenit (St. Petersburg)[35], Italian Roma[36] and Milan[37], German Hertha[38], English Birmingham City[39], West Ham United[40], Liverpool[41], Spanish Valencia[42], Portuguese Sporting[43], Turkish Galatasaray[44], also wanted to return Pavlyuchenko to Moscow "Spartak"[45]. Pavlyuchenko himself said that he has the feeling that Tottenham head coach Harry Redknapp is mocking him by not letting him into the squad and not giving him the opportunity to leave the team[46].

On February 21, 2010, Pavlyuchenko scored for the first time after a long break in a Premier League match; in the same game against Wigan he scored the second goal[47]. In the next match, against Bolton in the 1/8 of the FA Cup, he scored a double again[48]. In the third game in a row, against Everton, Pavlyuchenko scored a goal[49]. Roman said that he felt trust from Redknapp[50]. On March 13, Pavlyuchenko scored two goals against Blackburn Rovers[51]. In the next game, on March 20, he suffered a hamstring injury[52], which forced him to come off the bench in the FA Cup quarter-final match. But this did not stop him from scoring the match-winning goal[53].

On August 31, 2010, on the final day of the summer transfer window, Liverpool wanted to sign Pavlyuchenko, but he refused the offer[54].

In the 2010/11 season he became the main player of the main team, scoring more than 10 goals during the season.

On September 29, in the Champions League match against the Dutch Twente, he scored two goals from the penalty spot; Tottenham won this game with a score of 4:1[55]. On November 2, in a Champions League match, he scored a goal against Inter Milan[56]. On December 12, he opened the scoring in the match against Chelsea; the match ended in a 1:1 draw. On February 22, he scored a goal against Blackpool; this ball did not affect the outcome of the meeting, Tottenham lost 1:3. On May 22, in the last round, he scored two goals against Birmingham[57].

At the beginning of the next season, Tottenham hired Emmanuel Adebayor, which led to rumors that Pavlyuchenko could leave the team and move to Espanyol[58]. However, he remained on the team. Pavlyuchenko started the League Cup match with Stoke City from the first minutes, and in the penalty shoot-out, which resulted in his team losing with a score of 6:7, he missed his shot. After that, Pavlyuchenko completely stopped appearing in the Premier League, playing only in the Europa League, where Tottenham played as the second team, and scored two goals. On December 18, 2011, he managed to score for the first time in the championship, in a match against Sunderland, setting the final score 1:0.

"Lokomotiv" Moscow[ | ]

On February 3, 2012, he signed a contract with Lokomotiv Moscow for a period of 3.5 years[59].

He made his debut for Lokomotiv in a match against Kuban, in which his club won with a score of 2:0, and the footballer himself took part in one of the scoring attacks. He scored his first goal for Loko in the 36th round match against CSKA, and also scored an assist in this match.

However, Pavlyuchenko never became a player in the main team, often losing his place in the starting lineup to Dame N'Doye and Felipe Caicedo. [ source not specified 1504 days

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"Kuban"[ | ]

On July 16, 2020, he signed a contract with Kuban for a period of 1 year[60].

"Ural"[ | ]

On June 25, 2020, he signed a contract with Ural for a period of 1 year[61]. In the first match against Ufa he scored a goal.

"Ararat" Moscow[ | ]

On May 30, 2020, he signed a contract with the PFL championship team “Ararat” Moscow[62].

On November 17, 2020, Ararat terminated the contract with Pavlyuchenko. Previously, the club decided to reduce bonuses by 99% because he allegedly went on vacation without permission without warning anyone at the club. At the same time, the player himself stated that he agreed on this with the management[63].

Roman Pavlyuchenko in the Russian national team

Roman Pavlyuchenko started in the Russian national team under coach Valery Gazzaev. The first match between Russia and Israel in 2003.

A total of 45 matches for the Russian national team, 6 of them full. Scored 20 goals - 7 doubles, 5 penalties.

The 2006 World Cup, a match with the Luxembourg national team, brought Roman his first goal in the national team.

European Championship 2008, Pavlyuchenko, who did not participate in the main team in the qualifying round, played only 5 games and scored 2 goals in the match with England. Before the European Championship final, the scorer was in bad shape and attacked little. Pavlyuchenko explained this by emotional depression. Guus Hiddink blamed Pavlyuchenko's physical fitness problems. The coach often accused the player of laziness. The famous nickname “Sleeping Giant” personifies these qualities of Pavlyuchenko. Pavel Pogrebnyak became the national team's starting line-up, but was seriously injured in a match with the Serbian team. And Pavlyuchenko joined the main team of the Russian team.

Three goals in the final of the European Championship - against Spain (1:4), Sweden (2:0) and the Netherlands (3:1) made Pavlyuchenko a popular favorite. Based on the results of the meeting with Greece, he received the title “Best Player of the Match” and entered the symbolic team of the best players of the 2008 European Championship.

By the start of the 2010 World Cup qualifying games, he was one of the best players in the national team. In 7 matches played he scored 5 goals. But the Russian team, having lost to the Slovenian team at the World Cup, did not qualify once again.

In the qualifying games, Roman almost does not play in the starting lineup. In the match with Armenia on June 4, 2011, he scored a hat-trick. The Russian national team qualified for Euro 2012, Roman Pavlyuchenko was announced in the starting lineup.

Achievements[ | ]

Team[ | ]

Spartak Moscow)

• Silver medalist of the Russian Championship (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
• Russian Cup winner: 2002/03

Locomotive

• Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship: 2013/14
• Russian Cup winner: 2014/15

Russian team

• Bronze medalist of the European Championship: 2008

Personal[ | ]

• The lists of the 33 best football players of the Russian Championship (2): No. 1 (2006); No. 2 (2007)
• Top scorer of the Russian Championship (2): 2006 (18 goals), 2007 (together with Roman Adamov, 14 goals each)
• Top scorer of the 2008/09 Football League Cup (6 goals) [ source not specified 979 days
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• Spartak's top scorer in the Russian championships (5): 2003—2007
• Author of the 10,000th goal in the Russian championships[84][ source not specified 979 days
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• Top scorer and best player of the Channel One Cup 2007
• Member of the Club of 100 Russian scorers, and the Grigory Fedotov Club. He scored his 100th goal in a home match against Olympique Marseille in the 1/16 finals of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup
• Top scorer of the Russian national team (3 goals) at the 2008 European Championship (shared 2-5 places in the list of scorers with Hakan Yakin, Semih Şentürk and Lukas Podolski)
• Record holder of the Russian national team for the number of goals at the European Championships: 4
• Joined the symbolic team of the 2008 European Championship according to UEFA
• Tottenham Player of the Month (2): November 2008, February 2010
• Honored Master of Sports of Russia
• Member of the Igor Netto Club

Personal life of Roman Pavlyuchenko

Pavlyuchenko, in the image and likeness of his parents, is a faithful and loving husband. An exemplary, caring father. I have known my wife Larisa since school; we were classmates and even roommates. After graduating from school, they continued dating and soon got married.

With my beloved wife

They recently became parents, are raising their daughter Christina and are planning more children.

The family tradition of going to church before the game and lighting a candle for a victory is observed by all family members and Roman’s parents and his own family.

Personal life[ | ]

Pavlyuchenko with his daughter Kristina
He met his future wife Larisa at the age of 12, when he went to study in the sixth grade of secondary school No. 6 in the village of Moskovsky in Karachay-Cherkessia[76][77]. We got married in November 2001. Three daughters: Christina (born 08/24/2006), Mila (born 01/03/2014) and Eva (born 08/17/2018). [ source not specified 654 days

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Together with Pavlyuchenko, Sergei Serdyukov studied at the Sports and Youth Sports School. Their wives, Larisa and Svetlana, are twins.[78]

On October 12, 2008, based on the election results, he entered the Stavropol City Duma from the United Russia party, on whose lists he was listed sixth[79]. On February 6, 2012, he was officially registered as a proxy of Russian Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin[80].