Mikhail Vladimirovich Pronichev (russian: Михаил Владимирович Проничев; born 22 April 1968) is a former Russian

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player.

Career

Pronichev was one of the first players from the still existing Soviet Union who went to play in Germany. Pronichev joined FC Berlin in 1990, where he had the opportunity to play a season with the small remainder of the team of

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that was once East German champions. He initially played alongside players such as

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and

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. Pronichev scored 13 goals for FC Berlin in the successful 1991-92 NOFV-Oberliga Nord. He was one of the most prominent players of FC Berlin in the mid-1990s, together with midfielder Stefan Oesker and libero Heiko Brestrich. Pronichev suffered a cruciate ligament injury at the start of the 1994-95 Regionaliga Nordost season. He left FC Berlin for TuS Makkabi Berlin in 1997.

Personal

Pronichev is the father of Maximilian Pronichev, who is now a professional footballer.

Honours

FC Lokomotiv Moscow

* Soviet Cup: ** ''Runners-up:'' 1989-90

FC Berlin

* NOFV-Oberliga Nord ** Winners: 1991–92

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* * 1968 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Soviet men's footballers FC Spartak Kostroma players FC FShM Moscow players FC Presnya Moscow players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Soviet Top League players Berliner FC Dynamo players Soviet expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Russian men's footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers FC Spartak Moscow players Men's association football forwards DDR-Oberliga players Regionalliga players {{Russia-footy-forward-1960s-stub