Anatoli Ponomarev

Anatoli Igorevich Ponomarev (born 12 June 1982) is an Azerbaijani former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career Ponomarev began his career in 1998 with Swedish club Reymersholms IK. He has also played in Sweden for Djurgårdens IF, IK Sirius, Vallentuna BK, Essinge IK, Kalmar FF, GAIS, Östers IF, Degerfors IF and Vasalunds IF, in Spain for RCD Mallorca B, in Greece for Skoda Xanthi, in Azerbaijan for Inter Baku, FK Qarabağ and FK Baku and in Switzerland for FC Vaduz. He last played for Orduspor in Turkey.

From Djurgården, he was loaned out to IK Sirius during the 2000 season.

While playing in Sweden, Ponomarev was relegated three times in three seasons – Östers IF (2007), Degerfors IF (2008) and Vasalunds IF (2009).

International career Ponomarev has made 16 appearances for the Azerbaijan national team.

Personal life His father is Igor Ponomaryov. International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 August 2004 Amman, Jordan 1–1 1–1 Friendly