Yevhen Vasylyovych Pokhlebaev ( uk, Євген Васильович Похлєбаєв; russian: Евгений Васильевич Похлебаев; born 25 November 1971 in

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) is a retired

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Career

He capped 6 games for USSR youth team at

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and scored one goal against the youth team of

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. He had to retire in 1997 after complications from acute

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caused him to have severe

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.Евгений Похлебаев – сильный духом
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Honours

;Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk *

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

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USSR Federation Cup The Cup of Football Federation of USSR, az, SSRİ Futbol Federasiyasının Kuboku, kk, КСРО футбол федерациялары кубогы, KSRO fwtbol federacïyaları kwbogı, lt, TSRS Futbolo Lygos Taurė, ro, Cupa Federației de ...

: 1989 ;Dynamo Kyiv *

Ukrainian Top League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...

: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 *

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: 1995–96 ;Soviet Union U-18 *

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References

External links

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«Перестал узнавать даже близких». Трагедия лидера последней молодёжки СССР
www.championat.com 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Poltava Soviet footballers Ukrainian footballers Soviet Union men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Soviet Top League players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Dnipro players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Men's association football midfielders People with amnesia {{USSR-footy-bio-stub