Vasili Berezutskiy

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Vasili Berezutskiy
Personal information
Full name Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutskiy
Date of birth June 20, 1982 (1982-06-20) (age 25)
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 clubs
Smena
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2001
2002-present		 Torpedo-ZIL
CSKA Moscow		 29 (0)
113 (4)   
National team2
2003-present Russia 29 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2 July 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutskiy (Russian: Василий Владимирович Березуцкий) (born June 20, 1982 in Moscow) is a Russian football defender. He began his professional career in 1999 at the age of 17 in Torpedo-ZIL. He is now playing for CSKA Moscow. He is a Russia national football team regular. He plays as a fullback or centre back and sometimes is also deployed as wingback or side-midfielder. He is a good defender who can also attack well.

Vassili started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow. His identical twin brother, Aleksei, is also a CSKA defender.

Berezutskiy's current contract with CSKA Moscow runs until 2011. Vasilli scored his only goal so far for Russia during a euro 2008 qualification match against Macedonia.

[edit] Honours

v • d • e
Russia squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Akinfeev • 2 V. Berezutskiy • 3 Yanbayev • 4 Ignashevich • 5 A. Berezutskiy • 6 Adamov • 7 Torbinsky • 8 Kolodin • 9 Saenko • 10 Arshavin • 11 Semak • 12 Gabulov • 13 Ivanov • 14 Shirokov • 15 Bilyaletdinov • 16 Malafeev • 17 Zyrianov • 18 Zhirkov • 19 Pavlyuchenko • 20 Semshov • 21 Sychev • 22 Anyukov • 23 Bystrov • Coach: Hiddink
 Flag of Russia
v • d • e
PFC CSKA Moscow – current squad

2 Šemberas • 4 Ignashevich • 5 Ramón • 6 A. Berezutskiy • 7 Carvalho • 8 Dudu • 9 Vágner Love • 10 Jô • 11 Mamayev • 14 Ricardo Jesus • 15 Odiah • 17 Krasić • 18 Zhirkov • 19 Janczyk • 20 Kalouda • 22 Aldonin • 24 V. Berezutskiy • 25 Rahimić • 33 Pomazan • 35 Akinfeev • 46 Dzagoev • 50 Grigoryev • 60 Abakumov • 88 Caner Erkin • Manager: Gazzaev