Aleksei Berezutski

Aleksei Berezutski

Berezutski with CSKA Moscow in October 2015
Personal information
Full name Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski
Date of birth (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back, Left Back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 6
Youth career
Smena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2000 Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 2 (0)
2001 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 14 (1)
2001– CSKA Moscow 297 (5)
National team‡
2003– Russia 55 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2015
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Berezutski.

Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Березуцкий; born 20 June 1982 in Moscow) is an association footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Moscow and Russia.

Career

He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 in Torpedo-ZIL. He is now playing for CSKA Moscow.[1] He tends to play as a central defender but he can play as fullback, wingback, defensive midfielder or even as a winger. He is a defender who can join attacks from the wing. He scored CSKA Moscow's first goal as they came from behind to win the 2005 UEFA Cup Final.

Following his side's Champions League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 3 November, Berezutski (along with colleague Sergei Ignashevich) tested positive for the banned substance sudafed. The two players were provisionally suspended until the case was heard by the European governing body's disciplinary committee on 17 December, according to a UEFA statement. It was later revealed that they had taken a cold medicine which had not been reported, and both players were suspended for 1 game, which was applied retroactively.

In 2014, he scored a 90th minute equaliser against A.S. Roma in the Champions League. Berezutski's current contract with CSKA Moscow runs until 2014.

International

Berezutski is a Russia national football team regular, making 32 appearances since 2003.[2] Aleksey took a big part in Russia's second goal against England in a vital euro 2008 qualification match which Russia won 2–1. He was on the attack and took a shot from just outside the box which Paul Robinson could only parry away. Roman Pavlyuchenko then quickly ran to it and touched it in to the net.

Aleksei was selected Russia's captain for the 0–3 friendly defeat against Romania, though it was speculated that Hiddink only gave him the captain's armband so he could differentiate between Aleksei and Vasili.

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2015
Club Div Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Russia Torpedo-ZIL D2 2000 2000—20
Total20000020
Russia Chernomorets D1 2001 14100—141
Total1410000141
Russia CSKA Moscow D1 2002 1601020190
2003 3003010340
2004 27020100390
2005 27280151503
2006 2908080450
2007 2604080380
2008 2423052324
2009 1603090280
2010 2311080321
2011–12 40050100550
2012–13 505000100
2013–14 1304050220
2014–15 701020100
2015–16 1401090240
Total29754908324387
Career total31064909224548

Honours

Club

CSKA

International

Russia

Individual

Personal life

Aleksei started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow. He is married and has a daughter named Alyona. His identical twin brother, Vasili, is also a CSKA defender.

References

  1. ↑ Березуцкий Алексей Владимирович (in Russian). Sportbox.ru. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias. "Russia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.

External links

Preceded by
Andrei Arshavin		 Russia national football team captain
2008 		Succeeded by
Sergei Semak
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