Serhiy Rebrov

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Serhiy Rebrov

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Personal information
Full name Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov
Date of birth June 3, 1974 (1974-06-03) (age 34)
Place of birth    Horlivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Rubin Kazan
Youth clubs
Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–1992
1992–2000
2000-2004
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2008
2008–		 Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Tottenham Hotspur
→ Fenerbahçe (loan)
West Ham United
Dynamo Kyiv
Rubin Kazan		 026 (12)
189 (93)
060 (10)
038 0(4)
027 0(1)
052 (20)
004 0(0)
   
National team2
1993–1995
1992–		 Ukraine U21
Ukraine		 17 (7)
75 (15)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 24 November 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 June 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov (Ukrainian: Сергій Ребров, born on March 6, 1974 in Horlivka, Donetsk region) is a Ukrainian football forward turned midfielder, member of the Ukrainian national team, which he helped qualify for the 2006 World Cup, the nation's first ever World Cup. Rebrov gained international fame as an attacking partner of Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv throughout the 1990s and is known for his technical ability as well as his finishing. Rebrov is currently in his new club Rubin Kazan having also previously played for Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham Hotspur, Fenerbahçe and West Ham United.

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[edit] Club career

Rebrov joined Shakhtar Donetsk as a youth in 1990. In his debut 1991 season, then a 17-year old, he scored 2 goals in 7 games in the USSR Premier League. In his second season, playing in the newly established Ukrainian Premier League, he became a joint 3rd goalscorer, catching the eye of Dynamo Kyiv scouts. Rebrov moved to Dynamo Kyiv in August 1992 and has since become the highest all-time scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. As of April 3, 2007, his total tally in the league with Shakhtar and Dynamo was 120 goals in 249 games.

He scored several key goals in European competitions, notably in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons of the UEFA Champions League, including a famous goal against Barcelona from a tight angle. Dynamo reached the Champions League semi-final in 1999 but lost to Bayern Munich on aggregate. In the 1999-00 season Rebrov became a joint top scorer in the UEFA Champions League with 10 goals (including 2 goals in qualification games) as Dynamo progressed to the last sixteen before going out on head-to-head record against Real Madrid. As of September 14, 2006 Rebrov remained a joint 13th all-time scorer in the history of the Champions League/European Cup with 30 goals.

In June 2000 he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for £11 million,[1] but after the sacking of George Graham in March 2001, he was frozen out by new manager Glenn Hoddle. He went out on two consecutive loan spells to Fenerbahçe and subsequently signed a one year contract with West Ham United.[2]

On June 1, 2005, Rebrov became a free agent after declining to re-sign and two days later he signed a new two-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv, with the option of a one year extension. In the new 2005-06 season, Rebrov became Dynamo's top scorer with 13 goals, two behind league joint top scorers Brandão and Okoduwa, despite playing in midfield. Rebrov also topped the league in points (goals plus assists) and was named player of the season according to a poll of team coaches and captains.

In July 2007 Rebrov became Dynamo captain. In the 2007-08 season he was getting less playing time, starting only 7 out of 18 matches before the winter break. His contribution in some games was heavily criticised by the press. It was reported that Rebrov could move to Arsenal Kyiv during the transfer window. However, under new coach Yuri Semin Rebrov started all games and was named best player at the close season Channel One Cup. In February 2008 Dynamo president Ihor Surkis stated that the club was planning talks with Rebrov with a view of extending his contract.[3] Shortly thereafter Rebrov received an offer of a two-year contract from Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan. On March 3, 2008 Dynamo announced that Rebrov had signed a two-year contract with Rubin and would join the new club at the end of the season, in summer 2008.[4] With the Russian season starting in spring, Rubin eventually agreed a $1 million compensation with Dynamo for Rebrov's early release from his contract.[5]

[edit] National team career

Rebrov's club exploits earned him a recall to the national team and a ticket to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he scored a long range shot against Saudi Arabia as Ukraine progressed to the quarterfinals before going down to Italy.

He is currently (as of November 21, 2007) the third most capped player in the Ukrainian national team history having represented his country 75 times and is their second all-time scorer with 15 goals.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club career

The following table is up to date as of 24 November 2007.

Club Season League Cup Super Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar Donetsk 1991 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 2
1992 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 10
All 26 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 12
Dynamo Kyiv 1992-93 23 5 6 2 0 0 2 0 31 7
1993-94 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 13 3
1994-95 24 8 6 1 0 0 7 1 37 10
1995-96 31 9 5 1 0 0 2 0 38 10
1996-97 30 20 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 20
1997-98 29 22 8 7 0 0 12 8 49 37
1998-99 22 9 5 5 0 0 14 8 41 22
1999-00 20 18 4 2 0 0 16 10 40 30
All 189 93 36 18 0 0 59 28 284 139
Tottenham Hotspur 2000-01 29 9 7 3 0 0 0 0 36 12
2001-02 31 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 40 4
2002-03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All 60 10 16 6 0 0 0 0 76 16
Fenerbahçe 2002-03 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2003-04 25 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 3
All 38 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 5
West Ham 2004-05 27 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 2
All 27 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 2
Dynamo Kyiv 2005-06 27 13 5 1 1 0 1 0 34 14
2006-07 17 6 2 0 1 0 7 2 27 8
2007-08 8 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 13 2
All 52 20 8 1 2 0 12 3 74 24
Career totals 392 140 68 28 2 0 69 31 532 198

[edit] International career

The following table is up to date as of 29 March 2008.

National team Season Apps Goals
Ukraine 1992–93 1 -
1993–94 3 -
1994–95 - -
1995–96 1 -
1996–97 10 3
1997–98 4 1
1998–99 9 5
1999–00 8 3
2000–01 7 -
2001–02 8 1
2002–03 7 -
2003–04 7 -
2004–05 - -
2005–06 9 2
2006–07 1 -
2007–08 - -
Career Totals 75 15

[edit] International goals

The following table is up to date as of 23 June 2006.

Serhiy Rebrov: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. August 31, 1996 Belfast, Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–1 Won WC 1998 Qual
2. March 23, 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Moldova Moldova 1–0 Won Friendly
3. March 29, 1997 Tirana, Albania Flag of Albania Albania 0-1 Won WC 1998 Qual
4. August 20, 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Albania Albania 1-0 Won WC 1998 Qual
5. August 19, 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 4-0 Won Friendly
6. August 19, 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 4-0 Won Friendly
7. September 5, 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Russia Russia 3-2 Won EC 2000 Qual
8. October 10, 1998 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Flag of Andorra Andorra 0-2 Won EC 2000 Qual
9. June 5, 1999 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Andorra Andorra 4-0 Won EC 2000 Qual
10. August 18, 1999 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1-1 Draw Friendly
11. September 8, 1999 Reykjavík, Iceland Flag of Iceland Iceland 0-1 Won EC 2000 Qual
12. November 17, 1999 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1-1 Draw EC 2000 Qual Playoff
13. April 17, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 2-1 Won Friendly
14. August 17, 2005 Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2-1 Won Friendly
15. June 19, 2006 Hamburg, Germany Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0-4 Won WC 2006 Group H

[edit] Awards and honours

Trophies
Individual honours

[edit] Trivia

[edit] References

  1. ^ Thorpe, Martin. "Spurs smash record as they land £11m Rebrov", Guardian, 2000-05-17. Retrieved on 2008-03-11. 
  2. ^ "Hammers sign Rebrov", BBC Sport, 2004-07-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-01. 
  3. ^ "Dynamo will extend Rebrov's contract", Dynamomania, 2008-02-02. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  4. ^ "Serhiy Rebrov will move to Rubin", Dynamo Kyiv official site, 2008-03-03. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. 
  5. ^ "Rebrov is moving to Kazan", Dynamo Kyiv official site, 2008-03-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 

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Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Ukraine Yuri Kalitvintsev		 Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
1996		 Succeeded by
Flag of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
Preceded by
Flag of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko		 Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
1998		 Succeeded by
Flag of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Oleh Matviiv		 Ukrainian Premier League top scorer
1997–1998		 Succeeded by
Andriy Shevchenko
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