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ANDRIY VORONIN
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| Position:
Striker
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| Date of Birth:
21/07/1979
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| Height:
5'10
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| Weight:
11st 8
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| 1st team games:
27
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| 1st team goals:
6
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| International caps:
53
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| International goals:
6
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| Former clubs:
Borussia Moenchengladbach, Mainz, Cologne, Bayer Leverkusen
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| Birth Place:
Odessa
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Striker Andriy Voronin arrived on a free from Bayer Leverkusen in July 2007.
The Ukrainian, who sports a distinctive ponytail, spent the previous 12 years plying his trade in German football.
He began his professional career aged 15 after Borussia Moenchengladbach spotted him playing for his country's under-16s.
In 2000, the player nicknamed The Raven moved to FSV Mainz, where his form helped earn an international debut against Romania in March 2002.
Voronin's most prolific season came in 2002-03 when he scored 20 goals, prompting a move to FC Cologne. However, he spent just a year at his new club before Leverkusen swooped.
In March 2005 the striker featured in the Bundesliga side's 6-2 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League.
Voronin, who appeared in the 2006 World Cup, left the BayArena with a record of 21 goals in 71 league games.
He made his Liverpool debut as a substitute against Aston Villa on August 11, 2007. Four days later he netted a 25-yard corker against Toulouse in a Champions League qualifier.
The forward tallied six goals in an injury-hit first season on Merseyside.
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