Aleksandr Panov

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Personal information
Aleksandr Panov
Full name	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Panov
Date of birth	21 September 1975
Place of birth	Kolpino, Russia
Height	1.65 m
Nickname	Kolpino rocket
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number	78
Youth clubs
	Izhorets, Zenit
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1994 1994 1995 1996 1997–2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004–2006 2006 2007-present	Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg Zenit Saint Petersburg Dynamo Vologda Baokang Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint-Étienne Lausanne Sports Saint-Étienne Dynamo Moscow Dynamo St.Petersburg Torpedo Moscow Zenit Torpedo Moscow	34 (19) 25 (4) 3 12 (19) 90 (25) 7 (1) 4 8 24 (4) 39 (23) 67 (27) 8
National team²
1998-2004	Russia	17 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 September 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Aleksandr Panov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Панов) (born 21 September 1975 in Kolpino) is a Russian international football striker.

Panov is a lightweight and quick striker, nicknamed "Kolpino rocket" for his speed. Among his moments of glory are two goals in the 1999 final of Russian Cup, when he helped Zenit to a victory, and a double against France at Stade de France on 5 June 1999.

After a season with the farm club of Zenit Saint Petersburg Panov debuted for the first team in 1994. Panov spent a year in Vologda and another one with Baokang in Baoshan. In 1997 Panov returned to Zenit and become a first team regular, earning a national team call a year later.

In mid-2000, Panov transferred to AS Saint-Étienne but was seriously injuried soon after that. He returned to Russia after failing to become a regular in Saint-Étienne or Lausanne Sports and played for Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Saint Petersburg, and Torpedo Moscow. In 2006 he returned to Zenit again.

[edit] Achievements

Russian Cup winner: 1999
Russian First Division top goalscorer: 2003
Russian First Division player of the year (according to the Professional Football League): 2003 [1]