Vasili Berezutski
 Berezutski with CSKA Moscow in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutski | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Smena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2001 | Torpedo-ZIL | 29 | (0) |
| 2002– | CSKA Moscow | 264 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003– | Russia | 74 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutski (Russian: Василий Владимирович Березуцкий) (born 20 June 1982 in Moscow) is an association footballer who played defender. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 in Torpedo-ZIL. He is now playing for CSKA Moscow.[1] He is a Russia national football team regular. He plays as a fullback or centre back and sometimes is also deployed as wingback or wide-midfielder.
Vasili started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow. His identical twin brother, Aleksei, is also a CSKA defender.
Vasili scored his first goal for Russia during a Euro 2008 Qualification match against Former Yugoslavic Republic of Macedonia.
He was called up to Russia's Euro 2008 squad and came on as a late substitute in their second game against Greece in Salzburg and started the semi-final against Spain in Vienna.
He was named to Russia's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2012, but had to drop out before tournament began due to thigh injury.
Career statistics
- As of 26 March 2013
| Club | Div | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Torpedo-ZIL | D2 | 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| D1 | 2001 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | D1 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 49 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 54 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 244 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 357 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 273 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 388 | 9 | ||
Honors
Club
- CSKA
- UEFA Cup (1): 2004–05
- Russian Premier League (4): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13
- Russian Cup (7): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
- Russian Super Cup (5): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
International
- Russia
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 bronze medalist
Individual
- In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia (8): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2012/13
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2007 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  Macedonia | 1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Euro 2008 Qualification |
| 2 | 5 September 2009 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint-Petersburg, Russia |  Liechtenstein | 1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 10 September 2013 | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint-Petersburg, Russia |  Israel | 1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ "Березуцкий Василий Владимирович" (in Russian). Sportbox.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
External links
- Vasili Berezutski at National-Football-Teams.com
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