Vladimir But

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Vladimir But
Full name	Vladimir Vladimirovich But
Date of birth	September 7, 1977 (1977-09-07) (age 30)
Place of birth	Novorossiysk, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1994 1996-2000 2000-2004 2004-2005 2005 2008	Chernomorets Novorossiysk Borussia Dortmund Freiburg Hannover 96 Shinnik Yaroslavl Chernomorets Novorossiysk	40 (5) 76 (8) 67 (7) 4 (0) 7 (0)
National team
1999-2000	Russia	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Vladimir But (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Бут; born September 7, 1977 in Novorossiysk) is a former Russian football player, who was once regarded as one of the most promising players in Europe.

At 16, But joined Borussia Dortmund from Chernomorets Novorossiysk. During his first season with the German club, But won the Champions League, but left the club after falling out with Matthias Sammer. In 2000, But joined Freiburg, where he stayed for the next three seasons, but yet again fell out with the coach and left Freiburg for Hannover 96.

He eventually returned to his hometown club of Chernomorets Novorossiysk.