Vitali Kutuzov
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| Vitali Kutuzov | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitali Kutuzov | |
| Date of birth | March 20, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Pinsk, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Pisa Calcio | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 |
MPKC 96 RUOR Minsk BATE |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2001 2001–2004 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–present 2007–present |
BATE AC Milan → Sporting Lisbon (loan) → Avellino (loan) Sampdoria Parma → Pisa (loan) |
99 (55) 2 (0) 24 (3) 42 (15) 62 (7) 9 (0) 15 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002–present | Belarus | 37 (12) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vitali Kutuzov (Belarusian: Віталі Кутузаў, born March 20, 1980 in Pinsk) is a Belarusian football player, who plays in attack for Pisa Calcio and the Belarusian national team.
In 2001 he joined Italian side A.C. Milan from FC BATE Borisov, Belarus. During the half of the season he spent with the team he couldn't establish himself as stable player of the first team, playing only in 2 games.
For 2002-2003 football season he was loaned to Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. He played in 24 games and scored 8 goals for this side, including games in UEFA Cup.
For 2003-2004 season he was loaned to Italian Serie B side U.S. Avellino. Vitali established himself as one of the most important players of the side and a fan-favourite. He played 43 games, scoring 15 goals. Despite his efforts, the team was relegated to Serie C1.
After his successful season in Serie B, he was noticed by Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria. The club bought half of the rights for the footballer from A.C. Milan in 2004 and signed him until 2008. In the 2004-2005 season he played in 32 games (14 times in starting line-up, totaling 1,604 minutes) and scoring 4 goals.
On June 20, 2006, F.C. Parma bought the full rights on Kutuzov from Sampdoria and Milan. He signed a three-year contract with them.[1] He was loaned to newly-promoted Serie B side Pisa on July 2007.[2]
He has over 30 caps for the national team.
[edit] References
- ^ UEFA Kutuzov accepts Parma's call. article from UEFA.com.
- ^ "Preso Kutuzov: oggi la presentazione", Pisa Calcio, 2007-07-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. (Italian)
