Name Vasili Berezutski Siblings Aleksei Berezutski Years Team Salary 1.8 million EUR (2011) | Number 24 Height 1.89 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutski Date of birth (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982 (age 33) Spouse Olga Berezutskaya (m. 2009) Similar People Aleksei Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, Alan Dzagoev, Igor Akinfeev, Georgi Shchennikov | ||
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
How to Pronounce Vasili Berezutski PFC CSKA Moskva Football Goal Penalty Kick Yellow Red Card Injury
Vasili Vladimirovich Berezutski (Russian: Василий Владимирович Березуцкий; born 20 June 1982) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Moscow. 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 earned his 100th cap on 6 September 2016 in a friendly against Ghana. He plays as a fullback or centre back and sometimes is also deployed as wingback or wide-midfielder.
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- How to Pronounce Vasili Berezutski PFC CSKA Moskva Football Goal Penalty Kick Yellow Red Card Injury
- Vasili berezutski header goal vs england
- International
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- International goals
- References
Vasili started to play football in sport school Smena in Moscow. His identical twin brother, Aleksei, is also a CSKA defender.
Vasili berezutski header goal vs england
International
Vasili scored his first goal for Russia during a Euro 2008 Qualification match against 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 in Russia's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2012, but had to drop out before the tournament began due to a thigh injury.
On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, and appointed as the team captain. He was chosen in Russia's squad for Euro 2016 and scored an injury time equaliser in Russia's opening game against England.