Anatoli Ponomarev
# Anatoli Ponomarev

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

## 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.

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 football team.

## Personal life

His father is Igor Ponomaryov.

## Career statistics

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| Azerbaijan | 2004 | 9 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 1 |

International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 8 August 2004 | Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
