Evgueni Pokhlebaev
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Yevhen Vasylyovych Pokhlebaev ' onMouseout='HidePop("15599")' href="/topics/Poltava">Poltava
) is a retired Ukrainian
football
midfielder
.
He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
He had to retire in 1997 after suffering severe amnesia
brought on by infection.
Poltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
) is a retired Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
He had to retire in 1997 after suffering severe amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
brought on by infection.