Roman Pavlyuchenko

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Personal information
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Full name	Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко
Date of birth	December 15, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Stavropol, Russia
Height	188 cm
Nickname	Roma, Romachka, Buratino
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Spartak Moscow
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–99 2000–02 2003–present	Dynamo Stavropol Rotor Volgograd Spartak Moscow	31 (1) 65 (14) 104 (49)
National team²
1999 2001–03 2003–present	Russia U19 Russia U21 Russia	2 (0) 12 (5) 7 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russian: Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко) (born December 15, 1981 in Stavropol) is a Russian footballer. He is currently a forward for FC Spartak Moscow and the Russia national team. He made his first team debut at FC Dynamo Stavropol in 1999. He moved on in 2000 to Rotor Volgograd where he spent three years scoring 15 goals. In 2003, he left for Spartak. Pavlyuchenko has led the Moscow club in goals every year since his arrival. He is notable for his headers, timing and of course, his split-second reactions.