Former striker of Moscow “Spartak” and the Russian national team Roman Pavlyuchenko explained why he decided not to continue his professional career.
The 41-year-old football player was discussing with Ufa about possible participation in the Russian Cup match with Grozny Akhmat, which will be played on February 26, but eventually decided to give up on this idea.
“I realized with Akhmat that I couldn’t physically participate in the match. Still, the Russian Cup is a match against the RPL team. We must understand that this is not the case. This is not entirely true regarding the team and the guys going through the training camp. I decided that it would be more correct if I was just a fan of Ufa.
You have to understand that I’m 41: I won’t be able to get in shape in a week (laughs). I realized that I probably wouldn’t get any benefit. Some personal ambitions should be left behind, because this is a serious game – Ufa wants to go further, ”quotes Pavlyuchenko “Championship.com”.
The footballer is known for his performances in Moscow Spartak and Lokomotiv, London Tottenham, Krasnodar Kuban, Yekaterinburg Ural jerseys. Pavlyuchenko officially retired in October 2022. His last club was Znamya from Noginsk.
It was previously reported that Spartak’s striker Quincy Promes. didn’t fly With the team for the third winter training camp in Turkey.