Aleksandr Vladimirovich Panov (russian: Александр Владимирович Панов; born 21 September 1975) is a Russian former professional

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who played as a striker. He spent most of his club career in Russia. At international level, he made 17 appearances scoring 4 goals for the Russia national team between 1999 and 2004.

Career

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

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at the

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on 5 June 1999 in a 3–2 win. After a season with the farm club of

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Panov debuted for the first team in 1994. Panov spent a year in

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and another one with Shanghai Baosteel team in Shanghai. 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

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but was seriously injured soon after that. He returned to Russia after failing to become a regular in Saint-Étienne or

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(loan) and played for

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

, Dynamo Saint Petersburg, and

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. In 2006, he returned to Zenit again and he retired after a last season at Torpedo Moscow in 2010.

International goals

Honours

Club

* Russian Cup: 1999

Individual

Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

top goalscorer: 2003 (23 goals) *

player of the year (according to the Professional Football League): 2003кюспеюрш 2003
*

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Zone 5 top scorer: 1993 (15 goals)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panov, Aleksandr 1975 births Living people People from Kolpino Russian men's footballers FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian Premier League players AS Saint-Étienne players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players Russia men's international footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Russian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Russian expatriate sportspeople in China Men's association football forwards FC Dynamo Vologda players