Serhiy Rebrov

Serhiy Rebrov

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov
Date of birth	3 June 1974 (1974-06-03)
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	Dynamo-2 Kyiv
Number	Assistant Coach
Youth career
	Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1992	Shakhtar Donetsk	26	(12)
1992–2000	Dynamo Kyiv	189	(93)
2000–2004	Tottenham Hotspur	60	(10)
2003–2004	→ Fenerbahçe (loan)	38	(4)
2004–2005	West Ham United	27	(1)
2005–2008	Dynamo Kyiv	53	(20)
2008–2009	Rubin Kazan	31	(5)
Total		423	(145)
National team
1993–1995	Ukraine U21	17	(7)
1992–2006	Ukraine	75	(15)
Teams managed
2009–2010	Dynamo Kyiv reserves (assistant coach)
2010–	Dynamo-2 Kyiv (assistant)
2010–	Ukraine (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov (Ukrainian: Сергій Станіславович Ребров, born on 3 June 1974 in Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian football forward turned midfielder, currently assistant coach at Dynamo Kyiv reserves team. Rebrov gained international fame as an attacking partner of Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv throughout the 1990s and remains top all-time scorer of the Ukrainian Premier League. He has been capped 75 times by Ukraine and played in the 2006 World Cup, the nation's first ever World Cup.

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.

Dynamo Kyiv

Rebrov moved to Dynamo Kyiv in August 1992 and has since become the highest all-time scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. His total tally in the league with Shakhtar and Dynamo is 123 goals in 261 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 1999–2000 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.

England

In June 2000, he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for £11 million, 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. He scored once in the league for West Ham, the winner in a 3–2 win over Watford in November 2004. He also scored once in the League Cup against Notts County.

Return to Dynamo Kyiv

On 1 June 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, with goals and assists – and was named player of the season according to a poll of team managers and captains.

In July 2007, Rebrov became Dynamo captain. In the 2007–08 season, he was mostly benched, starting only seven out of eighteen 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 manager 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. Shortly thereafter, Rebrov received an offer of a two-year contract from Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.

Rubin Kazan

On 3 March 2008, Dynamo announced that Rebrov had signed a two-year contract with Rubin Kazan and would join the new club at the end of the season, in summer 2008. With the Russian season starting in spring, Rubin eventually agreed a $1 million compensation with Dynamo for Rebrov's early release from his contract. He was part of the team that won the 2008 Russian Premier League for the first time in Rubin's history, playing in midfield in 24 out of his team's 30 league matches and scoring 5 goals.

Retirement

Rebrov's retirement was announced on 20 July 2009. At the same time he became an assistant manager at Dynamo Kyiv reserves team. During his career he played in various European Leagues with 423 games recorded and 145 goals netted.

Controversy

Sergei Rebrov was at the centre of a race row in September 2008 by giving Spurs new signing Roman Pavlyuchenko some controversial advice. The former Tottenham striker reportedly warned Pavlyuchenko not to go out near White Hart Lane - because lots of "dark-skinned people" live there. According to the Daily Mirror, Rebrov's comments came in an interview in Russian magazine Football Weekly on how £13.8 million signing Pavlyuchenko should adapt to British life.

Rebrov, who played for Spurs between 2000 and 2004, said: "I wouldn't go for a walk on my own around White Hart Lane. A lot of dark-skinned people live there. So naturally the crime rate is higher than anywhere else. It's not nice to be a robbery victim. So I suggest that Roman doesn't walk but drives around that area."

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.

At the time of his retirement on 20 July 2009 he was the fourth most capped player in the Ukrainian national team's history having represented his country 75 times and was their second all-time scorer with 15 goals.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar	1991	7	2	3	1	0	0	-	-	10	3
	1992	19	10	6	1	0	0	-	-	25	11
	Total	26	12	9	2	0	0	-	-	35	14
Dynamo Kyiv	1992-93	23	5	6	2	2	0	-	-	31	7
	1993-94	10	2	1	0	2	1	-	-	13	3
	1994-95	24	8	6	1	7	1	-	-	37	10
	1995-96	31	9	5	1	2	0	-	-	38	10
	1996-97	30	20	1	0	4	0	-	-	35	20
	1997-98	29	22	7	7	12	8	-	-	48	37
	1998-99	22	9	5	5	14	8	-	-	41	22
	1999-00	20	18	4	2	16	10	-	-	40	30
	Total	189	93	35	18	59	28	-	-	283	139
Tottenham	2000-01	29	9	5	3	0	0	2	0	36	12
	2001-02	30	1	3	0	0	0	6	2	39	3
	Total	59	10	8	3	0	0	8	2	75	15
Fenerbahçe	2002-03	13	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	13	2
	2003-04	25	2	3	1	0	0	-	-	30	3
	Total	38	4	3	1	0	0	-	-	41	5
West Ham	2004-05	27	1	2	0	0	0	4	1	33	2
	Total	27	1	2	0	0	0	4	1	33	2
Dynamo Kyiv	2005-06	27	13	5	1	1	0	1	0	34	14
	2006-07	17	6	2	0	7	2	1	0	27	8
	2007-08	9	1	2	0	5	1	-	-	16	2
	Total	53	20	9	1	13	3	2	0	77	24
Rubin	2008	24	5	1	0	0	0	-	-	25	5
	2009	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	Total	31	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	33	5
Total for Dynamo		242	113	44	19	72	31	2	0	360	163
Career total		423	145	67	25	72	31	15	3	577	204

International

National team	Year
		Apps	Goals
Ukraine	1992	1	-
	1993	3	-
	1994	-	-
	1995	-	-
	1996	5	1
	1997	10	3
	1998	5	4
	1999	10	4
	2000	5	0
	2001	8	0
	2002	7	1
	2003	7	-
	2004	4	0
	2005	3	1
	2006	7	1
Career Totals		75	15

International goals

Serhiy Rebrov: International Goals

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

Awards and honours

Trophies

• Ukrainian Premier League: 1992-93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2006–07
• Ukrainian Cup: 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006
• Turkish Süper Lig: 2003-04
• Russian Premier League: 2008, 2009
• Channel One Cup: 2008

Individual honours

• Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1998
• Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Season: 1997-98, 1999-00, 2005–06
• Ukrainian Premier League Top Scorer: 1997-98
• Ukrainian Premier League Top All-Time Scorer
• European Cup/UEFA Champions League Joint Top Scorer: 1999-00
• Channel One Cup - Player of tournament 2008

Coaching career

After retiring on 20 July 2009 Rebrov signed a contract as an Assistant Coach of the FC Dynamo Kyiv Reserves and Youth Team.

External links

• Serhiy Rebrov career stats by KLISF
• Profile on Dynamo Website - Dynamo Kyiv Official Website
• Profile on website Football Ukraine

Preceded by Yuri Kalitvintsev	Ukrainian Premier League MVP 1996 (I)	Succeeded by Andriy Shevchenko
Preceded by Andriy Shevchenko	Ukrainian Premier League MVP 1998-1999 (II, III)	Succeeded by Andriy Vorobei