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Denied involvement in the 2008 UEFA Cup final through suspension, FC Zenit St. Petersburg striker Pavel Pogrebnyak nevertheless left his mark on the competition by scoring ten goals. A classic target man, he could be a trump card for Russia at UEFA EURO 2008.

A graduate of FC Spartak Moskva's academy, he struggled to make an impact with the first team – despite productive loan spells at FC Baltika Kaliningrad and FC Khimki.
Moved to FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in 2005 but managed just four goals in league; far more successful in 2006 at FC Tom Tomsk where he struck 13 times in 26 games and earned place in Guus Hiddink's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying squad.

Scored winner in his, and Hiddink's, first game for Russia – 1-0 v Latvia – and also on target in UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier against Estonia (2-0).

Joined Zenit in 2007 (his sixth club in as many years), scoring eleven goals to help club to Premier-Liga title. Key member of UEFA Cup-winning team despite absence from climax in Manchester.

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Although Pogrebnyak is credited as the joint-top scorer in the 2007\/08 UEFA Cup with FC Bayern München's Luca Toni, he actually scored one goal more than the Italian. However, as it came in a qualifying match, it does not count in the competition's official statistics.<\/P>","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"9","0FCC2F07B9D0EBFD":"FC Ural Yekaterinburg","A16D5E6475634BB1C2248B183B7E41495B218039EB2EF0A3":"1","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"2018-8-29","DA5E7C1A0F1CB829A66A16651D2472FD":"Russia","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1983-11-8","0A9B0394F31973591937C38F2F471911":"Tosno,Dinamo Moscow,Reading,Fulham[on loan],VfB Stuttgart,Zenit St.Petersburg,FC Tom Tomsk,Shinnik Yaroslavl,FK Khimki,Spartak Moscow,Baltika","30A86FC0880FF75E":"188\u0441mcm","18E9F76C307DDD99":"2978","C6E00DEB351621C4":"24918","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Pavel Pogrebnyak","9EBD0BFF9766B31DEF99430639A2F292":"Tosno","e_index":1};