Pavel Pogrebnyak

Pavel Pogrebnyak is the kind of forward I instinctively root for. At 187 cm he had the frame to bully defenders, but what I appreciate is that he came up the hard way through Spartak Moscow and then tested himself abroad in Germany and England, where neither the language nor the culture cuts a striker any slack. Players who travel like that need real mental toughness, and his university education in sport hints at someone who thought about the game rather than just running on instinct. He was never a glamour name, but a grafter who scored ugly, necessary goals. I admire that durability.

Name (English)

Pavel Pogrebnyak

Name (Japanese)

パヴェル・ポグレブニャク

Reading

ぱゔぇる・ぽぐれぶにゃく

Born

November 8, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

Origin

Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player

University

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%96%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF

Tags

• Moscow Governorate
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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